After singing lessons, she was committed in 1931 as a soubrette at the Grosses Schauspielhaus in Berlin.
She quickly advanced to starring roles alongside Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Albers.
The daughter of a journalist, she began her film career at UFA. Felix Guggenheim (m.1936–1976, his death)Įvelyn Holt (born Edith Toni Elsbeth Wenckens 3 October 1908 – 22 February 2001) was a German actress.