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Dyanne Thorne (October 14, 1936 – January 28, 2020) was an American actress, stage performer, and vocalist. She was known for her stage work in Las Vegas and as the lead actress in the Ilsa film franchise which began with Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975).
Dyanne Thorne reprises her role as the title character, [2] but in this installment, Ilsa, referred to as "Comrade Colonel," oversees a 1953 Siberian gulag that mentally and physically breaks down male political prisoners in the waning days of Stalinism.
Three crates arrive at the harem. Inside each is a gagged, buxom, chastity belt-wearing Western woman: the sole heiress of a "chain store king of the United States", a film actress dubbed "the new Scandinavian love goddess" in the media, and an Asian-European equestrian champion.
When she proved unviable, he sought out Dyanne Thorne to play the eponymous character. Thorne was a longtime Las Vegas showgirl who had studied under Stella Adler, and who at the time was working as a chauffeur. Thorne referred to the script as “awful”, but took the role after a friend recommended Edmonds personally.
Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (originally released as Greta: Haus Ohne Männer, and also known as Greta, the Mad Butcher, Ilsa: Absolute Power, and Wanda, the Wicked Warden) is a 1977 Canadian sexploitation film directed by Jess Franco, written by Ric Meyers, and starring Dyanne Thorne. [1]
The film was directed by Gus Trikonis, and stars Bruce Watson, Laura Hippe, William Smith, and Dyanne Thorne. It was re-released in 1980 as Eager Beavers. William Smith later recalled "Jesus Christ, that was a wild fuckin’ movie! (Laughing) Yeah, that was kind of fun." [2]
Lounge singer Tony Trelos is approached by a buxom blonde woman on a beach one afternoon. Her name is Andrea Hilliard, and she is a wealthy woman whose crippled husband Martin owns a record label.
Maurer launched his film career in 1974 with a role in Don Edmonds' Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS, which starred his future wife Dyanne Thorne in the lead role.After marrying Thorne in 1975 and gaining his Screen Actors Guild card, Maurer went on to star in the Ilsa sequels Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks, [8] Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia [9] and director Jess Franco's unofficial entry, Ilsa ...