Alice Edmonde Nelly Toen (born 25 July 1924) is a Belgian actress and singer.[1]
Life and career
She has been active since the 1950s, also as a dramaturge and author of youth theater, an author of children's and youth theatre. Alice Toen was one of the founders of the Mechels Miniatuur Teater, where she became director.[2] Together with Dries Wieme she founded the group Jeugd en Teater, which played an important role in the youth theater of the 1970s.[3][4]
She appeared in numerous films and TV Shows like: Albertine Solie in Familie, Jeanne in Lili & Marleen, Madeleine in Thuis, Dora in Amigo's and Ma in De Kotmadan. Toen was known for herself as an author and dramaturg for children's and youth theater in the 1950s.[5] In April 2012, Toen received a supporting role in Nickelodeon 's daily soap Hotel 13, where she starred as Amalia Hennings from 2012 to 2013. Toen wrote Belgium songs in Eurovision Song Contest alongside Jo Leemans.[6] She was married to Dries Wieme until his death in 1993.[7]