Louisa Ghijs
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Louisa Ghijs | |
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 Ghijs and her future husband Johannes Heesters in 1928 | |
| Born | Ludovica Ghijs 19 March 1902 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 18 July 1985 (aged 83) Bavaria, Germany |
| Other names | Wiesje Ghijs |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1914–1935 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Wiesje Heesters (b. 1931) Nicole Heesters (b. 1937) |
Ludovica "Louisa" Ghijs (19 March 1902 – 18 July 1985) was a Belgian stage actress. She was married to Dutch-German actor Johannes Heesters.
Ghijs met Heesters in 1928, they married in 1930, and had two daughters Wiesje (1931), nowadays a pianist in Vienna, and Nicole (1937) who became an actress. One of her grandchildren is also an actress: Saskia Fischer (born 1966). In 1935, she played in her last movie, De vier Mullers, alongside her husband. She died in Bavaria, Germany.
Popular culture[edit]
Ghijs was the inspiration for Wiske ("Suzy") in the Belgian comic series Suske en Wiske (English: Spike and Suzy).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Van Hooydonck, Peter (1994). Biografie Willy Vandersteen. De Bruegel van het beeldverhaal (in Dutch) (2nd ed.). Antwerpen: Standaard Uitgeverij. pp. 9–10. ISBN 90-02-19500-1.
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