Cissy Van Bennekom
Biography
Francisca Wilhelmina 'Cissy' van Bennekom (1911-2005) was a Dutch actress. She was known for her fiery temperament and clashes with many directors she worked with.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Drummel is an accountant who gets acquainted with the Amsterdam nightlife. He and his secretary Mary are suspected for having committed theft.
Movie - 1935, 2h 15m • as Mientje
Comedy of errors centred around a piano and the baby of a servant girl whose existence is unknown to all, based on the play 'A house full of strife' by A. Duprez and A. Milo Bennet.
Movie - 1935, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Businessman and shameless social climber, Julius Lampe, is subjected to a cruel April Fools’ Day prank when he is led to believe a noble prince intends to personally inspect his pasta factory.
Movie - 1934, 2h 15m • as Doortje
After serving in the Royal Navy, Manus, Toon and Dries return to Amsterdam working-class quarter 'the Jordaan'. Back home, they find out things have changed while they were gone; Manus's girl Jans has been unfaithful to him, Toon's father now rejects him on account of his dissolute life and barmaid Auntie Piet has been cooking up a scheme to ruin Dries' relationship with his girl Greet.
Movie - 1936, 2h 15m • as Daisy Herman
Peter Gruber, a young tenor from Vienna, gives piano lessons to Daisy, the daughter of a dentist. They fall in love and when Gruber has to perform in Antwerp, Daisy follows him there. She pretends to be an American musician and manages to get a job with Gruber's orchestra. Daisy's worried father sets off in pursuit of his daughter, accompanied by a certain miss Lola.
Movie - 1939, 2h 15m • as Corrie
A group of travelers find themselves stranded for the night at a deserted train station, which according to the old stationmaster, has been haunted for the last 20 years.
Movie - 1935, 2h 15m • as Henriette Bekker
Several generations of Mullers go to war with each other over their family business, the main branch of which is about to go belly-up.
Movie - 1934, 2h 15m • as Marietje
Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck which duly goes down in a storm. Kniertje is left behind, alone and lonely. Based on Herman Heijermans’ socialist-inspired Dutch theatre classic.