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(b. 04/11/1916 – d. 26/06/1995). Actress.

When Francisca Kriel married J.F.(Jacobus Francois) Marais she adopted Cisca Marais as the name under which she acted in a number of films.

Her husband and Thomas Blok directed Donker Spore (1944), an early Afrikaans film, and she played the part of Elsie.

As screenwriter she wrote the story for Carel Trichardt's only film as director, Sononder (1971), and also assisted with costumes and props.

On the stage she appeared in Vrees, an Afrikaans adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play The Old Ladies, translated by J.F. Marais.

FILMS (as actress)

Donker Spore (Thomas Blok & J.F. Marais/1944), Paul Krüger (Werner Grünbauer/1956), Oupa for Sale (Richard Daneel/1968), Die onwettige huwelik (Mario Schiess/1970), Vinkel en Koljander (Roy Sargeant/1973)

PUBLICATIONS

Debuut: eenakters en hoorspele (1966) (compiler with Francois Marais)

Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm

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 (b. 04/11/1916 – d. 26/06/1995).  Actress.
-When [[Francisca Kriel]] married J.F. Marais|J.F. (Jacobus Francois) Marais she adopted  [[Cisca Marais]] as the name under which she acted in a number of films.
+When [[Francisca Kriel]] married J.F.(Jacobus Francois) Marais she adopted  [[Cisca Marais]] as the name under which she acted in a number of films.
 Her husband and [[Thomas Blok]] directed [[Donker Spore]] (1944), an early [[Afrikaans]] film, and she played the part of Elsie.