Dora van der Groen
Acting
Biography
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Born: March 10, 1927
Place of Birth: Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
Known For
Langs de Kade
De Bossen Van Vlaanderen
The Dutch title means "The woods of Flanders", referring to the rustic setting of this costume drama about the complex context of a number of murders in 19th century Belgium before, during and after the German occupation in World War I.
Antonia's Line
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.
Seagulls Die in the Harbour
A pessimistic urban drama, with a musical score by Jack Sels and Max Damasse, charts in strongly expressionistically lit black-and-white images the wanderings of a tormented man through the cosmopolitan port city of Antwerp. The only people to show him understanding are an orphan and two disillusioned women.
Pauline & Paulette
Pauline is a 'little girl of 66 years old'. She is mentally retarded and been cared after by her sister Martha. When Martha dies, her two younger sisters, Paulette and Cecile have to make a decision on the best place for Pauline to be looked after. Neither of them is ready to take care of her. Paulette has a shop to look after and Cecile has her Albert. But according to Martha's last will, her fortune will only be divided in three equal parts if one of the sisters looks after Pauline. If they decide to take her to an institution, Pauline will be the only heir.
Tales of a Liar
Situated after the war in Antwerp, Belgium. The port is developing and old villages like Oosterdonk have to be torn down because more space is needed for the industry. The show depicts life around 1960 before the village disappeared and at the same time is about life 35 years on at the funeral of one of the protagonists, long after the village is gone.
Malpertuis
A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.
Katie Tippel
In the late 19th-century, the Tippel family moves to rural Stavoren in search of greener pastures. However, their dreams are quickly shattered, as teenage Katie is terrorized by a male-dominated society who only see her as an object. Her situation worsens when, following her father's sacking and her elder sister's descent into alcoholism, her mother decides that, rather than starving, Katie becomes a prostitute.
Dakota
A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his plane in the air.
Monsieur Hawarden
A woman disguises herself as a man to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover fifteen years ago. She is the last living member of a wealthy Vienna family, and has spent the years after the murder traveling Europe with her female servant. Her travels provide her with an anonymous cloak that allows her freedom of movement but little peace of mind. Nearing middle age, the guilt and weariness of an empty life has her contemplating suicide as the only way out of her dilemma.
Filmography
as Mrs. Gendron
as Pauline Declercq
as Schwarzen Witwe
as Grootmoeder
as Fien
as Allegonde
as Blanche
as Mother
as Gravin Ruysseveldt
as Greete
as Mammie
as moeder Lydia
as Alma / Zuster-nurse
as Moeder van Nora
as Thérèse Terlinck
as Margaretha van Parma
as Barbele
as Madame Frans
as Mrs. Mies
as Moeder Andre
as Mary
as mevrouw Laarmans
as Coleta
as Sylvie Dideloo
as Ida Spilliaert
as Mw. Deschamps
as Melanie van de Smid / Vrouw Coene
as Vrouw Coene
as Jessy Labroche
as Prostituée
as herself