Dora van der Groen (10 March 1927 – 8 November 2015) was a Belgian actress and theatre director. She appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1945 and 2003. She played Vrouw Coene in ''

Wij, Heren van Zichem ''Wij, Heren van Zichem'' (''We, Gentlemen of Zichem'') was a Flemish TV drama series, originally broadcast between 1969 and 1972 in 26 episodes on the BRT (nowadays the Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie, VRT). The program was based on ...

'' and starred in the 1975 film '' Dokter Pulder zaait papavers'', which was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. She spent her later years in a nursing home, and died in 2015 at the age of 88."Flemish actress Dora van der Groen deceased"
DVHN Amsterdam; accessed 9 November 2015.

Partial filmography

* ''Baas Ganzendonck'' (1945) * ''

Seagulls Die in the Harbour ''Seagulls Die in the Harbour'' ( nl, Meeuwen sterven in de haven) is a 1955 Belgian drama film directed by Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert, for which Jack Sels wrote the soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Fil ...

'' (1955) - Prostituée * ''Vuur, liefde en vitaminen'' (1956) - Jessy Labroche * ''Wat doen we met de liefde?'' (1957) - Lottie * ''Het geluk komt morgen'' (1958) - Olga * '' The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short'' (1966) - Beata Tyszkiewicz (voice) * '' Monsieur Hawarden'' (1968) - Mw. Deschamps * ''

The Deadly Trap ''The Deadly Trap'' (french: La Maison sous les arbres) is a 1971 suspense drama film directed by René Clément and set in France. It was screened at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition. Plot Jill an ...

'' (1971) * ''

Malpertuis ''Malpertuis'' (1943) is a gothic horror novel by the Belgian author Jean Ray (1887–1964). Premise Malpertuis is a crumbling, ancient house where a dying warlock has trapped the aging gods of Olympus inside the "skins" of ordinary Flemish ...

'' (1971) - Sylvie Dideloo * ''Ieder van ons'' (1971) * ''Het dwaallicht'' (1973) - Mevrouw Laarmans * ''Rolande met de bles'' (1973) - Coleta * ''Camera sutra (of de bleekgezichten)'' (1973) - Moeder * ''Dakota'' (1974) - Mary * ''Kind van de zon'' (1975) - Mother * ''

Keetje Tippel ''Katie Tippel'' (Dutch title: ''Keetje Tippel'') is a 1975 film by Paul Verhoeven. The film is based on the memoirs of Neel Doff (1858–1942) and was the most expensive Dutch film produced up to that time. The film was a box office success, bei ...

'' (1975) - Moeder André (uncredited) * '' Dokter Pulder zaait papavers'' (1975) - Mevrouw Mies * '' The Arrival of Joachim Stiller'' (1976) - Madame Frans * '' Rubens'' (1977) - Infante Isabella * ''Het verleden'' (1982) - Mw. Van der Putte * ''Alleen'' (1982) - Vrouw * ''De vlaschaard'' (1983) - Barbele * ''Jan zonder vrees'' (1984) - (voice) * ''De aardwolf'' (1985) - Moeder van Nora * ''L'été provisoire'' (1985) - La scénariste * '' De vulgaire geschiedenis van Charelke Dop'' (1985) - Eufrazie * '' Dagboek van een Oude Dwaas'' (1987) - Alma / Zuster-nurse * '' Havinck'' (1987) - Moeder Lydia * ''

The Abyss ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...

'' (1988) - Greete * ''Jan Rap en z'n maat'' (1989) - Dokter Jo * ''Eline Vere'' (1991) - hospita * ''Minder dood dan de anderen'' (1992) - Mother * ''

Antonia's Line ''Antonia's Line'' (Original title: ''Antonia'') is a 1995 Dutch feminist film written and directed by Marleen Gorris. The film, described as a "feminist fairy tale", tells the story of the independent Antonia (Willeke van Ammelrooy) who, after ...

'' (1995) - Allegonde * '' Dandelion Game'' (1998) - Kerkkoorleidster * ''S.'' (1998) - Grandmother * ''Film 1'' (1999) - Moeder Van Buren * '' Mariken'' (2000) - Zwarte Weeuw * '' Pauline and Paulette'' (2001) - Pauline Declercq * ''

Villa des Roses ''Villa des Roses'' is a 2002 film by Frank Van Passel, adapted from the 1913 novella by Belgian writer Willem Elsschot and starring Julie Delpy, Shaun Dingwall, Shirley Henderson, Timothy West, Harriet Walter and Albert Delpy. It won Best Featu ...

'' (2002) - Mrs. Gendron

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Der Groen, Dora 1927 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Belgian actresses 21st-century Belgian actresses Belgian film actresses Belgian television actresses Belgian theatre directors Actors from Antwerp