- Magda Janssens was born on April 18, 1884 in Antwerp, Belgium. She was an actress, known for De witte (1934), Memorandum van een dokter (1963) and Mens durf te leven (1962). She died on April 14, 1973 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Performed on stage for 72 years
- At the age of eighty, Janssens suffered a heart attack, but despite warnings from doctors, she continued to perform.
- The Flemish Magda Janssens fled to the Netherlands with her daughter in 1914 because of the First World War.
- Her first appearance on the silver screen was in the first spoken Flemish film "De Witte "(1934) by Jan Vanderheyden in the role of 'the mother'.
- After the Second World War, Janssens played with the company Komedanten of Johan Kaart. She also played with Comedia of Cor Hermus, the Rotterdams Toneel and the Nederlandse Comedie.
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