Fita Benkhoff (1 November 1901 – 26 October 1967) was a German actress.
Life
Benkhoff was born in 1901. In the 1920s the actress
Louise Dumont
Louise Dumont (née Louise Maria Hubertine Heynen; 22 February 1862, in Cologne – 16 May 1932, in Düsseldorf) was a German actress and theater director.
Life
Louise Maria Hubertine Heynen, born on 22 February 1862 in Cologne near Neumark ...
separated from her husband. Dumont was attached to a number of young actresses including Benkhoff, Hanni Hoessrich and
Luise Rainer
Luise Rainer ( , ; 12 January 1910 – 30 December 2014) was a German-American-British film actress. She was the first thespian to win multiple Academy Awards and the first to win back-to-back; at the time of her death, thirteen days shy of her ...
. It has been presumed that Dumont was bisexual.
[Bio of Dumont]
lesbengeschichte.de, Retrieved 24 July 2016 Benkhoff appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1967.
Selected filmography
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Charley's Aunt
''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...
'' (1934)
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Heinz in the Moon
''Heinz in the Moon'' (german: Heinz im Mond) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heinz Rühmann, Rudolf Platte and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were desi ...
'' (1934)
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The Two Seals
''The Two Seals'' (german: Die beiden Seehunde) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Harry Gondi, and Walter Steinbeck
Walter Steinbeck (26 September 1878 – 27 August 1942) was a German film actor. ...
'' (1934)
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Trouble with Jolanthe
''Trouble with Jolanthe'' (German: ''Krach um Jolanthe'') is a 1934 German romantic comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Wilhelm P. Krüger, Marianne Hoppe and Olaf Bach.Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University ...
'' (1934)
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Mother and Child
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'' (1934)
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The Legacy of Pretoria
''The Legacy of Pretoria'' (german: Das Erbe von Pretoria) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Paul Hartmann, Charlotte Susa and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 It was based on the novel ''Die Reise nach ...
'' (1934)
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What Am I Without You
''What Am I Without You'' (german: Was bin ich ohne Dich) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Betty Bird, and Olga Chekhova.
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1934)
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Amphitryon
Amphitryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, ''gen''.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. His mother was named ei ...
'' (1935)
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The Valley of Love'' (1935)
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Street Music'' (1936)
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Boccaccio
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'' (1936)
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When Women Keep Silent
''When Women Keep Silent'' (German: ''Wenn Frauen schweigen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Johannes Heesters, Hansi Knoteck
Johanna Knoteck, known as Hansi Knoteck (2 March 1914 – 23 February 2014) ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Capers
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The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), used as a seasoning ...
'' (1937)
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The Marriage Swindler'' (1938)
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All Lies'' (1938)
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Opera Ball'' (1939)
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Wibbel the Tailor'' (1939)
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The Girl from Barnhelm
''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (german: Das Fräulein von Barnhelm) is a 1940 German historical comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Käthe Gold, Ewald Balser and Fita Benkhoff. It is an adaptation of the 1767 play '' Minna von Bar ...
'' (1940)
* ''
What Does Brigitte Want?
''What Does Brigitte Want?'' (german: Was will Brigitte?) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Leny Marenbach, Albert Matterstock and Fita Benkhoff.Rentschler p. 283
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1941)
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I Need You'' (1944)
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