Marianne Hold (15 May 1933[2] – 11 September 1994) was a German movie actress who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s for her numerous roles in the Heimatfilm genre—romantic comedy films set in rural, especially Alpine, areas.
She served as the inspiration for the female characters created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto.
Born Marianne Weiss in Johannisburg, East Prussia (today Pisz, Poland), Hold had to flee with her mother when World War II was drawing to a close, and they settled in Innsbruck.
In 1950 she was offered her first big role by Luis Trenker, and starred with him in Barrier to the North.
While filming Mission to Hell (1964) Hold met Czech-born actor Friedrich Strobel von Stein, alias Frederick Stafford, and married him.