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- Died
- Birth nameMathilde Rupp
- Tilli Bébé was born on March 27, 1879 in Perchtoldsdorf, Vienna , Austria. She was an actress, known for Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht (1917), Die graue Frau von Alençon (1919) and Der weiße Schrecken (1917). She died on April 11, 1932 in Vienna, Austria.
- She was a well-known Austrian lion tamer.
- Once well-known, she died forgotten and in poverty after a long illness.
- Bébé made appearances in many European capitals throughout her career with both lions and polar bears.
- Performing at the Belgian Circus Krembser, at the climax of her act she put her head inside a lion's mouth before carrying him out of the arena on her shoulders.
- Performing into her 50s, she died in Vienna in 1932.
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