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- Actress
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Sarah Wiedenheft was born on 3 July 1993 in Amersfoort, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Dragon Ball Super (2015), Orange (2016) and Chainsaw Man (2022).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Growing up as the youngest of four sons of the merchant Jacobus Heesters and his wife Gertruida, née van der Hoevel, he began a commercial apprenticeship after finishing school. He actually wanted to become a priest, but then began an apprenticeship in a bank. In 1920 he switched to acting. He initially completed singing and acting training in Amsterdam and had his first theater engagements there in 1921. He later also played on stages in The Hague, Brussels and Rotterdam. In 1924 he received a supporting role in his first silent film "Cirque Hollandais" directed by Theo Frenkel. In 1930 Heesters married Louisa H. Ghijs, with whom he had two daughters, Wiesje and Nicole. He was married to his wife for 53 years until her death in 1985. After appearances at theaters in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, he received his first engagement as a tenor in operetta in 1934 in Millöcker's "The Begging Student" at the Vienna Volksoper. A year later, in 1936, he went to Berlin.
Here Heesters celebrated his breakthrough, first at the Komische Oper and then at the Metropoltheater and the Admiralspalast. He also owed his nickname "Jopie" to the audience in the German capital. He was immediately discovered for the film. Numerous UFA productions followed, such as his first leading role in "The Bettelstudent" (1936) and "The Court Concert" (1936). With "Gasparone" (1937) alongside Marika Rökk, Heesters became a film star. In 1938 he sang the role of Count Danilo for the first time in the Franz Léhar operetta "The Merry Widow", a role that he developed into one of his signature roles for 35 years. This was followed by "The Adventure Continues - Every Woman Has a Sweet Secret", "My Aunt - Your Aunt" (1939) and "Love School" (1940). The Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda soon included him on the so-called "God-Given List". His attitude towards Nazi Germany was contradictory. Although he owed his success primarily to the UFA, he also rejected German citizenship. He neither became a member of the NSDAP nor did he explicitly distance himself from National Socialism.
Despite a few encounters with Adolf Hitler, he performed in the Netherlands in 1938 with a Jewish theater group that had fled Germany. There was massive criticism from abroad, especially in Holland, where he was accused of being a collaborator who was in German service when his homeland was occupied by the Wehrmacht. He celebrated great successes during the war years with films such as "Hello Janine" with Marika Rökk, "It began so harmlessly" with Theo Lingen and "Roses in Tirol" with Hans Moser. Despite his success in film, Heesters returned to theater after the Second World War. His popularity remained unbroken. Count Danilo's entrance song "I'm going to Maxim" from the operetta "The Merry Widow" became an evergreen. He appeared on stage in this role over 1,600 times. In 1953, Otto Preminger hired him for the Hollywood film "The Virgin on the Roof". Meanwhile, Heesters had already been involved in around 50 film productions by 1961. In 1970, after a long break from filming, he appeared in "The Inspector: Parking Lot Hyenas". "The Beautiful Wilhelmine" followed in 1983.
In 1984 Johannes Heesters became an honorary member of the Vienna Volksoper. In 1985 the comedy film "Otto - The Film" followed. Heesters was also active in literature. He described his life in his 1993 autobiography entitled "Thank God I'm Not Young Anymore." In the 1990s he appeared in front of the camera for the television plays "Two Munichers in Hamburg", "Two Old Hands" and "Between Night and Day". In 1992 Heesters married the actress Simone Rethel, who was 46 years his junior. From 1996 to the summer of 2001 he played alongside his wife in the play "A Blessed Age" written for him by Curth Flatow. In 1999 he was awarded a "Bambi" for his life's work. In 1997, at the age of 94, Heesters celebrated his 75th stage anniversary and went on tour with the play "A Blessed Age". At the turn of the millennium, Heesters, who was fond of tobacco and whiskey until old age, became the oldest active entertainer in the world. In 2001 he was honored with the Platinum Romy for his life's work.
In 2002, the 99-year-old Heesters was able to look back on 80 years on the stage. Another autobiographical work by Heesters followed in 2002 with the title "Even a hundred years are not enough". In 2003, Johannes Heesters received an honorary award from the "Bambi" for his life's work. In 2004, Heesters appeared four times in the role of the gentleman in Hofmannsthal's "Everyman". At the Wittenberge Elbland Festival he was awarded the title of "chamber singer". In August 2006, the first exhibition about Heesters took place in the Berlin Academy of Arts, which he personally opened with a song recital. In the year 2006 he received the "Honorary Radio Rainbow Award". In 2008, Heesters took on a supporting role in the Til Schweiger comedy "1 1/2 Knights - In Search of the Adorable Herzelinde". From July 2010, Heesters plays the king in Rolf Hochhuth's "Inselkomödie" in the Berliner Ensemble.
Johannes Heesters died on December 24, 2011 in Starnberg, at the age of 108.- Riek Schagen was born on 15 November 1913 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Swiebertje (1955), Ciske de Rat (1955) and De overval (1962). She was married to Bert Westerman. She died on 14 July 2008 in Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Reda van der Putten was born on 19 November 1985 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a producer and director, known for Sporen van Indië (2023), Dependence (2009) and Amersfoort '40-'45 (2021).- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Jordy Cordier de Croust was born on 29 January 1989 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor and producer, known for Lensflare Pictures (2013), Britney's Lambo (2012) and Traces (2010).- Actress
Emma Duine was born on 22 March 2008 in Amersfoort, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Jos (2022).- Art Department
Piet Mondrian was born on 7 March 1872 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is known for The Lively Arts (1969), L'aventure de l'art moderne (1978) and Bir Resim Bir Hikaye (2019). He died on 1 February 1944 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Sanderijn Cels was born on 21 December 1970 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Ilja Gort was born on 5 January 1951 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Kinderen voor kinderen (1980), Zomer in Frankrijk (2023) and Dit was het nieuws (1996).- Valerie Zwikker was born on 24 May 1972 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is married to Chiel.
- Michael van Buuren was born on 10 November 1963 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Onderweg naar morgen (1994), In de praktijk (1998) and Rozengeur & wodka lime (2001).
- Cees Pijpers was born on 4 January 1909 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Floris (1969), The Count of Monte Cristo (1972) and De kleine zielen (1969). He died in 1985.
- Director
- Actress
- Editor
Ivana Raymonda van der Veen is a Dutch singer-songwriter, actress and model with over 200,000 Subscribers on YouTube. She produced her first music video at the age of 14 and has been going ever since. To date, Ivana has released over 170 original songs, 100 cover songs, 10 CDs, 5 LPs, 1 DVD and 6 Blu-rays.
In 2010 she made her radio debut, in 2011 gave her first big live performance, and further made her first appearance on TV. In 2012 Ivana performed at her first concert abroad in London, and in 2013 sang in her first movie, before taking first place in a competition on ArtistSignal, winning a $10,000 grand prize, and receiving her first printed review in Washington D.C. By 2015 Ivana's viewership had expanded to viral levels and in 2016 she reached #1 on Ecuador's iTunes Pop chart with "You Don't Own Me".
Throughout this time, she's maintained her own website at www.ivanavanderveen.com, enabling her to keep in touch with an ever-growing number of fans from all over the globe. Ivana says that she hopes her songs will brighten everyone's day.- Marieke de Kruijf was born on 14 February 1972 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for I Love You Too (2001), Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990) and Out of Sync (2010).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Robin Zijlstra was born on 17 February 1980 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), HotNews.nl (2005) and Grijpstra & De Gier (2004).- Femke Bol was born on 23 February 2000 in Amersfoort, Netherlands.
- Johtje Vos was born on 29 December 1909 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. She was married to Aart Vos and Heinrich Molenaar. She died on 10 October 2007 in Saugerties, New York, USA.
- Hans van de Hoek was born on 20 May 1929 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Centraal station (1974), Casanova (1976) and Andy, bloed en blond haar (1979). He died on 5 June 2007 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Hugo van Riet was born on 3 July 1946 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for De brug (1990), Goudkust (1996) and Flodder (1986).
- Composer
- Music Department
Tristan Keuris was born on 3 October 1946 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was a composer, known for De mannetjesmaker (1983), Oeroeg (1993) and Orimoa (1971). He died on 15 December 1996 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Marjolein Faber was born on 16 June 1960 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Danny Rombley was born on 26 November 1979 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Born in Amersfoort, and mainly working as a creative director in fashion with a passion for the beautiful heritage of the originally indigo dyed fabric 'Denim'. During college he started working in a video store and got hooked by films and directing. Started directing some music videos and brand features. This expanded to Tv commercials and short commercial movies. The whole aspect of creating, writing, producing, directing and post-production is fascinating. Using all different kind of techniques to express his thoughts, such as film, animation, directing, photography and writing. He is not only directing movies but also directing and creating fashion-shows is also a way to tell his story.- Jos van Burgsteden was born on 12 December 1978 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Lijn 32 (2012).
- Elza Matiz was born on 11 September 1995 in Amersfoort. She is an actress, known for CNN Newsroom (1989), Good Morning America (1975) and Christian Cowan: Fall/Winter 2019/2020 at NYFW (2019).
- Freddy is a bilingual model and actor. He was born in the Netherlands to British parents and speaks both English and Dutch. He has done many modelling assignments for large Dutch brands. He made his first film in October 2015; Little Noah's Last Adventure in which he plays the title role.
- Nico Ter Linden was born on 26 July 1936 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He died on 28 January 2018 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Dominic Schrijer was born on 25 July 1966 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Art Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Jan Martin Wilschut was born on 23 October 1959 in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Jan Martin is an assistant director, known for Man in de war (1984), Meneer Klomp (1978) and Evenings (1989).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Mick van Dantzig was born on 15 July 1981 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a cinematographer, known for Arrêt Pipi (2015), De jacht op Meral Ö and Rotor (2014).- Editorial Department
- Actor
Joël started acting at the age of 4. he played in several semi professional plays and at the age of 16 he decided he wanted to become a film director/documentary filmmaker because he wanted to tell stories that matter. He studied film and television with the focus on directing and editing in Hilversum in the Netherlands and graduated in 2016. He worked several years as a professional video editor for a dutch television network.- Producer
- Director
- Editor
Remy Schepers was born on 18 April 1988 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a producer and director, known for White (2009), Blue (2007) and Traces (2010).- Matthieu van Eysden was born on 26 April 1896 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Merijntje Gijzen's Jeugd (1936), Pygmalion (1937) and Moderne landhaaien (1926). He was married to Mary van den Berg. He died on 8 November 1970 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Marco Florijn was born on 10 June 1977 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Director
- Producer
Ralph Inbar was born on 24 December 1938 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was a director and producer, known for Martine (1975), Bananasplit (1980) and Wintertijd (1999). He was married to Sonja Barend. He died on 15 March 2004.- Additional Crew
- Producer
Hejar Abdi (born 10/16/1993) is an Author, Entrepreneur, Model, TikTok Star and Social Media Influencer from the Netherlands. Abdi is well known for his collaborations with vital national and international brands, and his other piece of works involve his prodigious production projects- "Mulk". Abdi often forms plots in influential global digital news and magazines.
Abdi was born and raised in Amersfoort in the Netherlands. Growing up, Hejar Abdi would always catch moments to be the center of attention whether it was telling jokes, impersonating good friends of the family, and having an endearing heart.
Hejar Abdi always had a fascination with creation. His love for cartoons and Japanese anime made him create simple frame-by-frame flash animations as a kid. His interest and auto-didactic mindset made him develop many self-taught media related skills in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, HTML, CSS, neuromarketing and many other beneficial tools for acquiring an online successful business. Something he eventually gained for the first time through Instagram in 2016.
Abdi also produced content for the Instagram page of co-founder of Rocafella records Kareem 'Biggs' Burke. Biggs's network allowed his creative designs to be seen by many A-list celebrities, including: Russel Simmons, Naomi Campbell and Gary Vaynerchuck.
Abdi is well known for being an influencer and social media consultant for other high end influencers/brands/ambassadors and he still provides physical therapy related courses at offices throughout the Netherlands for the prevention of physical neck/shoulder/back complaints.- Soundtrack
Zosja El Rhazi was born on 5 May 1981 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Actor
- Composer
Ronald Snijders was born in 1975 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor and composer, known for Desiree (1984), De Avonturen van Buck & Tommy in Suriname (2010) and De Avonturen van Buck & Tommy op Skopelos (2011).- Job Cremers is a Dutch actor who gained his fame after his participation in the Dutch talent hunt-serie: 'The Voice Kids'. He left the game after 'The Battles' but was asked to host the backstage videos in the app of the television-program. He can also be known from his singing and acting in the German Christmas-commercial for Sky DE. This has been broadcasted on national TV and in cinemas. He is now planing to go to LA after his education in The Netherlands. In LA he probably will be participating in 'camera-acting' at the NYFA. Job is learning himself to play the guitar as well. And is registered at multiple casting agencies. You can look him up on 'iCasting' or 'A Million Faces'. Job is still looking for an artist-agency, if you are interested in managing him, please contact him via Instagram or Facebook.
- Ivan Wolffers was born on 17 May 1948 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was a writer and actor, known for Cursus voor beginners in de liefde (1989), We komen als vrienden (1985) and Dr. Krankenstein (1987). He was married to Marion Bloem. He died on 7 October 2022 in Netherlands.
- Karin Kraaykamp was born on 18 October 1927 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Claudia en David (1960), Nationaal Songfestival (1956) and Nationaal songfestival (1959). She died on 25 June 2018.
- Ernst Cramer was born on 26 June 1960 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Henk Vredeling was born on 20 November 1924 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He died on 27 October 2007 in Huis ter Heide, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Kim Eichelsheim was born on July 20th, 1992 in Amersfoort, the Netherlands as Kim Laura Eichelsheim. She is an actress, known for various roles in theater and lately developing her portfolio for modeling and acting in television series. At the moment she is cast as a semi-lead in the pilot of a new series; Curls & Crème. The sitcom is expected to do well when finished and ready for TV.
From a young age, Kim has been developing her acting-, singing- and dancing- skills. When she was cast as an extra for a television film, her drive for acting kicked into overdrive and she has since developed herself as an actress for TV, film and theatre. She has added both national and international titles to her resume, student but also feature films. - John van den Brom was born on 4 October 1966 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Robert Kranenborg was born on 12 October 1950 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Pak van mijn hart (2014), Dit was het nieuws (1996) and Expeditie Robinson (2000). He is married to Marjan Nusselder. They have two children.
- Pieter Jan Hagens was born on 14 August 1958 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Wie is de Mol? (1999), Drijfzand (2004) and EénVandaag (1993).
- Mounir Samuel was born on 30 September 1989 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Godert Van Colmjon was born on 17 October 1943 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Een zomer lang (1959) and Zo'n rustige straat (1961). He died on 11 January 2009 in Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Hedie Meyling was born on 17 March 1955 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Vivatgasse 7 (1982) and Kort Amerikaans (1979).