Ilse Petri was born on March 20, 1918 in Göttingen, Province of Hanover, Prussia [now Lower Saxony], Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Raub der Sabinerinnen (1936), Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank - 1. Trimester: Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968) and Der eingebildete Kranke (1938). She was previously married to Joe Niczky. She died on February 3, 2018 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.