Louisa Ghijs Explained

Louisa Ghijs
Birth Name:Ludovica Ghijs
Birth Date:19 March 1902
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium
Death Place:Bavaria, Germany
Othername:Wiesje Ghijs
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1914–1935
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

Ghijs was the inspiration for Wiske ("Suzy") in the Belgian comic series Suske en Wiske (English: Spike and Suzy).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Van Hooydonck, Peter . 1994 . Biografie Willy Vandersteen. De Bruegel van het beeldverhaal . 2nd . Standaard Uitgeverij . Antwerpen . 90-02-19500-1 . 9–10 . nl.