- Eldest of a family with three children.
- Married her accordion teacher, Cor Ooms.
- Stage name Corita was made from from the first names of her husband (Cor) and herself (Rita).
- Her eldest son died of polio in 1944.
- Professional partner of Bueno De Mesquita, worked together in vaudeville and on television in the fifties, sixties and seventies.
- She was also a popular recording artist, scoring her biggest hit in 1958 with 'Lekker bakkie koffie' (Nice cup of coffee).
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