Louisa Ghijs

Louisa Ghijs
Louisa Ghijs and her husband Johannes Heesters in 1928.
Born	Ludovica Ghijs March 19, 1902(1902-03-19) Brussels, Belgium
Died	July 18, 1985(1985-07-18) (aged 83) Bavaria, Germany
Other names	Wiesje Ghijs
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914–1935
Spouse	Johannes Heesters (1930–1985)
Children	Wiesje Heesters (b. 1931) Nicole Heesters (b. 1937)

Ludovica "Louisa" Ghijs (March 19, 1902 – July 18, 1985) was a Belgian stage actress. She was married to Dutch actor and centenarian Johannes Heesters. Ghijs met Heesters in 1928, they married in 1930 and had two daughters Wiesje (1931) and Nicole (1937). In 1935, she played in her last movie, De vier Mullers, alongside her husband.

In 1985, when Ghijs died, she was a pianist in Vienna and Nicole was an actress. One of her grandchildren was also an actress; Saskia Fischer (born 1966). Louisa Ghijs was the inspiration of Suzy from the Belgian comic series Spike and Suzy (Dutch: Suske & Wiske).^[1]

References

^ Van Hooydonck, Peter (1994) (in Dutch). Biografie Willy Vandersteen. De Bruegel van het beeldverhaal (2nd ed.). Antwerpen: Standaard Uitgeverij. pp. 9–10. ISBN 90-02-19500-1.

Persondata
Name	Ghijs, Louisa
Alternative names
Short description	Theatre actor
Date of birth	March 19, 1902
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Date of death	July 18, 1985
Place of death	Bavaria, Germany