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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.

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

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

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

Co-compiler, with François Marais, of the one-act play collection Debuut: Eenakters en hoorspele (1966)

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

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 === 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)
+She appeared as "Elsie" in ''[[Donker Spore]]'' (a film by [[Thomas Blok]] and [[J.F. Marais]], 1944), and had roles in ''[[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 ===