As she admired American tennis player William T. Tilden, she chose "Tilden" as
her stage name.
Discovered by Max Reinhardt in 1930.
She made her film debut in 1935 with "Die Leuchter des Kaisers". In the next years her roles became bigger and finally she also impersonated leading roles.
She made her theater debut at the beginning of the 30's and in the following years she appeared regular at important theaters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
After the war she was able to continue her stage and film career to the old age.
From the 70's she normally appeared in TV productions.
She early decided to become an actress but first she had to get over the resistance of her parents.