Daisy Margarete Spies (Moscow, 20 December 1905 – Berlin, 4 September 2000) was the sixth and last child of Leon Spies (1858-1921) and Martha von Mohl (1863-1946). She was the youngest sister of the famous painter, musician, photographer and Bali expert Walter Spies (1895-1942). Encouraged by the latter the very gifted Daisy began her study modern ballet in Dresden, and studied classical ballet as well. Later she became prima ballerina of the opera of Berlin and had a very successful career. From 1950 Daisy Spies dedicated her life to choreography and was ballet master of the Berlin ‘Staatsoper’, of the ‘Operettehaus’ in Hamburg and the ‘Landestheater’ in Linz. Later she was director of the ballet school Wigman-Studio in Berlin. She was married to the ballet dancer Rudolf Kölling (1919-1970).

Daisy was the last surviving of the brothers and sisters Spies and played an important role in securing Walter’s artistic, epistolary, scholarly and spiritual legacy. She was encouraged by Hans Rhodius (1912-1988), Walter Spies’ first biographer and editor of his letters. She became befriended with him and exchanged an extensive correspondence, now held in the Collection Walter Spies Foundation.