Cisca Marais

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

When Francisca Kriel married J.F. (Jacobus Francois) Marais, she adopted Cisca Marais as the professional 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.

CREDITS

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)