Biography

The actress Grete Diercks was born as Margarete Dierkes. She got an education for acting and singing and was able to apply it in practice from 1906.

Although as a child she was befallen by a domestic accident when her mother spilled some hot water from a cooking pot over the head of Grete Diercks. She had some stigmas on her forehead which she hid behind her noticeable parting hairstyle later.

Grete Diercks made her professional stage debut in 1906 also at the German Schauspielhaus in Hamburg where she first impersonated support roles. In the next years followed other engagements at other German theaters where she also appeared as an operetta singer before she went to Vienna in 1912.

Grete Diercks already appeared in the movie "Der fidele Bauer" (1908) for the first time (according to the biography of Curt Bois) and for this reason might be referred as a pioneer of the film.

Grete Dierks is often confused with the singer and actress Grete Dierkes (1882-1957).