Fita Benkhoff

Fita Benkhoff
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

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, Hanni Hoessrich and Luise Rainer. It has been presumed that Dumont was bisexual.^[2]

Benkhoff appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1967.

Selected filmography

• Charley's Aunt (1934)
• Heinz in the Moon (1934)
• Trouble with Jolanthe (1934)
• Mother and Child (1934)
• Amphitryon (1935)
• Street Music (1936)
• Boccaccio (1936)
• The Legacy of Pretoria (1936)
• When Women Keep Silent (1937)
• The Marriage Swindler (1938)
• All Lies (1938)
• Wibbel the Tailor (1939)
• The Girl from Barnhelm (1940)
• I Need You (1944)
• Everything Will Be Better in the Morning (1948)
• Trouble Backstairs (1949)
• The Beaver Coat (1949)
• Pension Schöller (1952)
• The Singing Hotel (1953)
• Maxie (1954)
• On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1954)
• Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne (1955)
• If We All Were Angels (1956)
• The Beggar Student (1956)
• A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959)

References

1. "Fita Benkhoff". filmportal. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
2. Bio of Dumont, lesbengeschichte.de, Retrieved 24 July 2016

External links

• Fita Benkhoff at the Internet Movie Database