Marianne Polak-van Biene, daughter of Jacques van Biene and Rosette d'Oliveira, had been married to Pierre Perin before she married Polak. During the academic year 1911-1912 she attended acting school. She acted with various theatre companies under the stage name Marie van Biene for over ten years, including the Frascati Ensemble (1912-1915), the Haagsch Blijspel-ensemble (1913-1914) and the Neder…