Tilly Lauenstein was born on July 28, 1916 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany. She is known for Der Mönch mit der Peitsche (1967), Cäsar und Cleopatra (1969) and Die Troerinnen (1966). She died on May 8, 2002 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.