Ursula Thiess  Actress was married to Robert Taylor  Ursula
Thiess, 86, a German-born actress who was married to actor
Robert Taylor, died June 19 at an assisted living facility in
Burbank, said her son, Terry Taylor. The cause was not given.
Thiess began modeling in Germany in the late 1940s and was
billed as a "rising German model" on the cover of Life magazine
in 1951. She made her U.S. film debut in "Monsoon" in 1952.  Her
movie roles included "The Iron Glove" (1954), "The Americano"
(1955) and "Bandido" (1956). Her last film role was in "Left
Hand of Gemini" in 1972.  She married Taylor in 1954 and
appeared in his TV show "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor"
in 1960 and '61. They also had a daughter. Taylor died in 1969.
She was born Ursula Schmidt in Hamburg, Germany, on May 15,
1924. She married producer George Thiess in 1942 and had a son
and daughter. They later divorced. She also was married to film
distributor Marshall Schacker, who died in 1986.  Bill Wagner
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