Fita Benkhoff

German actress

Fita Benkhoff
Fita Benkhoff in 1938
Born	(1901-11-01)1 November 1901 Dortmund, Germany
Died	26 October 1967(1967-10-26) (aged 65) Munich, West Germany
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1933-1967

Fita Benkhoff (1 November 1901 – 26 October 1967) was a German actress.^[1]

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