Mary Dresselhuys

Mary Dresselhuys (January 22, 1907 – May 19, 2004) was primarily a Dutch stage actress, although she also appeared in a number of films.

After she turned 80, she asked Paul Haenen to write a play, Een bijzonder prettig vergezicht ('A particularly pleasant view'), in which she and her daughter Petra could perform together.

At the age of 85 she played a part in the movie Eline Vere, and at 90 she was back on stage to do a retrospective of her career, together with Paul Haenen.

Spending her vacations with her grandmother in The Hague, she took every opportunity to go to the theatre, getting a front row seat if possible.

After graduation, in 1929 Dresselhuys, won her first role in the play Men trouwt geen meisjes zonder geld (One Doesn't Marry Girls Without Money).