Mary Dresselhuys

Acting

Mary Dresselhuys

Born January 22, 1907 · Utrecht, Netherlands

Died May 19, 2004 · aged 97

Marie Johanna 'Mary' Dresselhuys (1907 - 2004) was a Dutch actress. During her long career she played more than 150 roles, many of which were comedic, earning her the title of 'Queen of Comedy'. She performed until high age; at age 85 she appeared in 'Eline Vere', and at age 90 she appeared on stage for the last time.

Known For

PygmalionPygmalion · 1976
Pygmalion
8.01976
Movie
Een Bijzonder Prettig VergezichtEen Bijzonder Prettig Vergezicht · 1988
Een Bijzonder Prettig Vergezicht
1988
MovieDrama
Sylvia and Ingrid are mother and daughter, but not each others. Ingrid feels guilty about her mother's death; she can't remember the fatal words she spoke before her mother's heart attack. Sylvia likes to take on the mother role and in weekly sessions the two women play scenes from Ingrid's life, moments from her relationship with her mother.
Eline VereEline Vere · 1991
Eline Vere
6.31991
MovieDramaHistory
This melodramatic film follows Eline Vere, as she attempts to break free from the confines of her narrow existence in The Hague through three tumultuous and ultimately disastrous courtships. Adaptation of Louis Couperus' novel Eline Vere.
En nu naar bedEn nu naar bed · 1973
En nu naar bed
1973
MovieMusicComedy
Television recording of the Dutch musical by Annie M.G. Schmidt (lyrics) and Harry Bannink (music) from 1971. Two fairies guide the life of young Frans. The good fairy wishes him that he will become a decent man, with a good job and an exemplary family. The evil fairy wishes him bad luck. Her goal is to make the boy as unhappy as possible. Both bring twists and turns in the boy's life. They accompany his life in different guises, as a teacher, as a cashier, as a customer in a shop, as a psychiatrist, as aunts at a reception. Their fight continues until morals begin to scramble. Because what is actually still good and what is really bad?
The CrosspatchThe Crosspatch · 1935
The Crosspatch
9.01935
MovieComedyRomance
Willy, the son of baron Van Hergershuizen, finds himself disinherited after he marries an untitled girl. His wife decides to take action and applies for the job of the baron's housekeeper.
Village by the RiverVillage by the River · 1958
Village by the River
6.91958
MovieDramaComedy
An independent-thinking doctor in a rural community with his own ideas of how medicine should be practiced begins to find himself ostracized from the community after one of his patients commits suicide.
The World of Simon CarmiggeltThe World of Simon Carmiggelt · 1983
The World of Simon Carmiggelt
7.31983
MovieComedy
Eight newspaper-columns by Dutch writer Simon Carmiggelt were turned into a film in honor of his 70st birthday.
BaantjerBaantjer · 1995
Baantjer
7.01995
SeriesCrime
Baantjer is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier as Dick Vledder, his helper. The series is based on the novels of writer A. C. Baantjer. In 1999, RTL 4 broadcast the television film Baantjer, de film: De Cock en de wraak zonder einde because of the tenth anniversary of the network.

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