Cisca Marais

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

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


Her contribution to South African Theatre and Film

She contributed to the performing arts in a variety of ways.


As stage actress

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

As film actress

She appeared in Donker Spore (Thomas Blok and 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)

In the film made by her husband and Thomas Blok (Donker Spore, 1944), she played the part of Elsie.

As screenwriter and designer

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

As book editor

Co-compiler, with François Marais, of Debuut: Eenakters en hoorspele (1966)

Sources

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

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1293604/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=548345

http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?20140806101436B378046A&DN=00000015

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