Fita Benkhoff (1 November 1901 – 26 October 1967) was a German actress.[1]
Fita Benkhoff | |
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 Fita Benkhoff in 1938 | |
| Born | 1 November 1901 Dortmund, Germany |
| Died | 26 October 1967 (aged 65) Munich, West Germany |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933-1967 |
Life
Benkhoff was born in 1901. In the 1920s the actress Louise Dumont separated from her husband. Dumont was attached to a number of young actresses including Benkhoff. It has been presumed that Dumont was bisexual.[2] Benkhoff appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1967.
Selected filmography
- Mother and Child (1934) - Frau Hellinger
- Ein Mädel wirbelt durch die Welt (1934) - Fräulein Pape
- Gold (1934) - (uncredited)
- Der Meisterboxer (1934) - Amalie Wipperling, Inhaberin eines kleinen Modegeschäftes
- Charley's Aunt (1934) - Mary Fin
- Trouble with Jolanthe (1934) - Erna Klüfkorn, seine Braut
- What Am I Without You (1934) - Frau Winkler
- Heinz in the Moon (1934) - Madame Pythia
- Schwarzer Jäger Johanna (1934) - Philine Melchior
- Alte Kameraden (1934) - Liselotte Klarerdag
- The Legacy of Pretoria (1934) - Lilly Clausen
- The Two Seals (1934) - Thekla
- Amphitryon (1935) - Andria
- Die Werft zum Grauen Hecht (1935) - Mila Schellhase
- The Valley of Love (1935) - Theres
- Liebeslied (1935) - Angelina
- Hangmen, Women and Soldiers (1935) - Die Kesse
- The Bashful Casanova (1936) - Dody Hartwig, Verkäuferin
- Street Music (1936) - Hilde Neumann - eine junge Witwe
- Boccaccio (1936) - Bianca, seine Frau
- Moral (1936) - Ernina Lapomme
- Dinner Is Served (1936) - Henrietta - seine Frau
- Die un-erhörte Frau (1936) - Lisa Brandt - seine Frau
- When Women Keep Silent (1937) - Lilo - seine Frau
- Capers (1937) - Peggy MacFarland
- Manege (1937) - Miß Nelson
- Petermann ist dagegen (1938) - Hanne Krüger - Leiterin der Betriebskantine
- Stimme des Blutes (1938)
- The Marriage Swindler (1938) - Frau Lindemann
- Schüsse in Kabine 7 (1938) - Daisy Lennox
- Diskretion - Ehrensache (1938) - Lilian
- All Lies (1938) - Elisabeth
- Spaßvögel (1939) - Katharina Eberhorn
- It's a Wonderful World (1939)
- Wibbel the Tailor (1939) - Fin, seine Frau
- Die goldene Maske (1939) - Nora
- Opera Ball (1939) - Stubenmädchen Hanni
- Ihr Privatsekretär (1940) - Frau Helene Kiepergass
- Casanova heiratet (1940) - Johanna 'Joe' Brinkmann
- Was wird hier gespielt? (1940)
- The Girl from Barnhelm (1940) - Franziska
- What Does Brigitte Want? (1941) - Beate Forbach
- Frau Luna (1941) - Frau Elisabeth Gerlack
- in Immer nur Du (1941) - Isolde Brummel
- So ein Früchtchen (1942) - Ria Corsini
- Meine Freundin Josefine (1942) - Bianka Terry
- Johann (1943) - Marie Pietschmann
- I Need You (1944) - Hedi Scholz
- Ich habe von dir geträumt (1944) - Maria Dahlberg
- Der Scheiterhaufen (1945)
- Everything Will Be Better in the Morning (1948) - Peggy Hansen, Schauspielerin
- The Time with You (1948) - Frau Beckel
- Trouble Backstairs (1949) - Irma Schulze
- The Beaver Coat (1949) - Auguste Wolff
- Friday the Thirteenth (1949) - Vilma Reckennagel
- Kein Engel ist so rein (1950) - Philine
- Melody of Fate (1950)
- Taxi-Kitty (1950) - Elvira Rembrandt
- Das gestohlene Jahr (1951) - Anna von Boehlen
- The Midnight Venus (1951) - Madame Lavable
- Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar (1951) - Yvonne
- Die Frauen des Herrn S. (1951) - Stabila
- Durch dick und dünn (1951) - Else Müller
- In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus (1951) - Hermine Kackelmann
- The Thief of Bagdad (1952) - Suleika
- Pension Schöller (1952) - Josefine Krüger, Schriftstellerin
- Dancing Stars (1952) - Nicolle Ferrar
- When the Heath Dreams at Night (1952) - Hermine Knauer
- We'll Talk About Love Later (1953) - Margot Hollmann
- The Singing Hotel (1953) - Dr. Toni Bruscher
- Fanfare of Marriage (1953) - Daisy van Roy
- Must We Get Divorced? (1953) - Elisabeth Lindpaintner
- The Abduction of the Sabine Women (1956) - Frau Striese
- The Telephone Operator (1954) - Tante Bruni
- Maxie (1954) - Irene, beider Freundin
- On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1954) - Luise
- The Captain and His Hero (1954) - Frau Kellermann
- Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft (1955)
- Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne (1955) - Frl. Biermann
- A Heart Full of Music (1955) - Ellinor Patton
- Three Girls from the Rhine (1955) - Therese Hübner
- Dany, bitte schreiben Sie (1956) - Madame Georgette
- The First Day of Spring (1956) - Käthe
- Opera Ball (1956) - Hermine, seine Frau
- If We All Were Angels (1956) - Selma
- The Beggar Student (1956) - Gräfin Palmatica
- Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit (1957) - (uncredited)
- ...und die Liebe lacht dazu (1957) - Luise Papendiek
- The Schimeck Family (1957) - Bernhardine, seine Frau
- Europas neue Musikparade 1958 (1957) - Tante Fita
- Ist Mama nicht fabelhaft? (1958) - Tante Emma
- Majestät auf Abwegen (1958) - Berta Linke
- Immer die Mädchen (1959) - Baronin Beate Siebenstein
- Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen (1959) - Frau Lüsenhoop
- A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959) - Therese Leuchtenthal
- Ingeborg (1960) - Tante Ottilie
- The Time Has Come (1960, TV Series) - Barbara Barstow
- Bei Pichler stimmt die Kasse nicht (1961) - Ludmilla
- Love Has to Be Learned (1963) - Ilse Lehmbruck