Dutch actresses who were born in 1966
Here are 5 famous actresses from Netherlands were born in 1966:
Marjolein Beumer
Marjolein Beumer (October 27, 1966 Amstelveen-) is a Dutch actor and screenwriter.
She started her acting career in the late 1980s and soon became a well-known face in the Dutch film and television industry. Beumer is best known for her performances in movies like "Soof" (2013), "The Happy Housewife" (2010), and "Love is All" (2007).
In addition to acting, Beumer is also an accomplished screenwriter. She has written several successful scripts, including the screenplay for "Soof" (2013) and its sequel "Soof 2" (2016). She has also written the script for "The Happy Housewife" (2010).
Beumer comes from a family of actors, including her sisters Famke Janssen and Antoinette Beumer, who are also well-known in the Dutch film industry.
Ariane Schluter
Ariane Schluter (February 1, 1966 Voorburg-) is a Dutch actor.
She is best known for her work in theater, film and television. Schluter completed her acting training at the Theatre School in Amsterdam, and made her stage debut at the Haarlem City Theatre in 1990. She has since gone on to perform in numerous Dutch theatrical productions, earning critical acclaim for her performances.
In addition to her theater work, Schluter has appeared in several Dutch television series, including "Baantjer" and "Flikken Maastricht", and has acted in a variety of Dutch films, such as "No One's Boy" and "The Little Gangster". She has also worked as a voice actress, lending her voice to Dutch language versions of animated films such as "Despicable Me 2" and "Minions".
Schluter has been the recipient of several prestigious awards for her acting work, including the Theo d'Or and Colombina awards for Best Actor and Actress in a Leading Role respectively. She continues to be a prolific and highly respected figure in Dutch theater and film.
Monic Hendrickx
Monic Hendrickx (December 3, 1966 Sint Anthonis-) also known as Monique Hendrickx is a Dutch actor. Her child is called Javaj Vermeesch.
Monic Hendrickx has appeared in several films and TV series in the Netherlands. She is best known for playing the role of Carmen van Walraven in the Dutch television series "Penoza," for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Golden Calf Awards in 2012. Hendrickx has also won the award for Best Actress in a TV Drama at the Dutch TVFestival twice, in 2007 and 2012.
Aside from her success in acting, Hendrickx has also been involved in activism for several causes, such as environmental protection and mental health awareness. In 2019, she was appointed as an ambassador for Samen Sterk Tegen Stigma, the Dutch campaign against stigma surrounding mental health issues.
In addition to her work in the entertainment industry, Hendrickx has also worked as a voice actress, providing voiceovers for several Dutch-language documentaries, TV series, and films.
Barbara Visser
Barbara Visser (May 20, 1966 Haarlem-) is a Dutch artist, film director, screenwriter, visual artist, conceptual artist, photographer, teacher and actor.
She studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and began her artistic career as a sculptor, specializing in installations that explored the relationship between space and the perception of the observer. In the mid-1990s, she turned to film and video, and has since created numerous works that investigate the themes of identity, gender and power relationships.
Visser's films have been shown at major international festivals, including the Venice Film Festival, the Rotterdam Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. In 2003, she was awarded the Dutch government's Prix de Rome, one of the most prestigious awards for visual artists in the Netherlands.
As an actor, Visser has appeared in several Dutch television series and films, including the award-winning drama "Bluebird" (2004). She has also taught at various art schools in the Netherlands and abroad. In addition, she has been a member of the Dutch parliament since 2017, representing the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
Christine van der Horst
Christine van der Horst (September 9, 1966 Zaandam-) is a Dutch actor.
Christine van der Horst graduated from the Amsterdam Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1989. She has since appeared in numerous movies, television series, and plays.
In the early years of her career, van der Horst appeared in Dutch films such as The Northerners (1992) and Temmink: The Ultimate Fight (1998). She also starred in the popular television series Baantjer and Grijpstra & De Gier.
Van der Horst's later film credits include the Dutch romantic comedy Alles is Familie (2012) and the thriller Rendez-vous (2015). In addition to her work in film and television, she is also an accomplished stage actress, having performed in plays such as Dood van een Handelsreiziger and Medea.
In 2016, van der Horst was awarded the Theo Mann-Bouwmeester award for her contributions to Dutch theater.