Married Croatian diplomat Branko Buzjak in Berlin during the war years. The couple fled Germany in late 1944 as the Allies advanced and settled in Denmark before emigrating to Argentina in 1948 as her husband was under investigation for war crimes.
Returned to Germany in 1954 after his death but was unable to find work due to her association with UFA during the Nazi years. After being unable to replicate her earlier successes, Thiele retired from acting and faded into obscurity.