Fita Benkhoff (1 November 1901 – 26 October 1967) was a German actress.

Life

Benkhoff was born in 1901.

In the 1920s the actress Louise Dumont separated from her husband. Dumont was attached to a number of young actresses including Benkhoff, Hanni Hoessrich and Luise Rainer. It has been presumed that Dumont was bisexual.

Benkhoff appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1967.

Selected filmography

• Charley's Aunt (1934)
• Heinz in the Moon (1934)
• Trouble with Jolanthe (1934)
• Mother and Child (1934)
• The Legacy of Pretoria (1934)
• Amphitryon (1935)
• Street Music (1936)
• Boccaccio (1936)
• When Women Keep Silent (1937)
• The Marriage Swindler (1938)
• All Lies (1938)
• Wibbel the Tailor (1939)
• The Girl from Barnhelm (1940)
• I Need You (1944)
• Everything Will Be Better in the Morning (1948)
• Trouble Backstairs (1949)
• The Beaver Coat (1949)
• Pension Schöller (1952)
• The Singing Hotel (1953)
• Maxie (1954)
• On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1954)
• Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne (1955)
• If We All Were Angels (1956)
• The Beggar Student (1956)
• A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959)