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Blond, blue-eyed, tall and handsome Dutch actor Rutger Hauer enjoyed an international reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to sinister villains. Hauer was born in Breukelen, a Dutch town and former municipality in the province of Utrecht.
He was the son of Teunke Hauer (née Mellema) and Arend Hauer, actors who operated an acting school. As his parents were often touring, he and his three sisters were raised by a nanny. A bit of a rebel during his childhood, he chafed at the rules and rigors of school and was often getting into mischief. His grandfather had been the captain of a schooner and at age fifteen, Hauer ran away to work on a freighter for a year. Like his great-grandfather, Hauer was color-blind, which prevented him from furthering his career as a sailor.
Upon his return he attended night school and started working in the construction industry. When he again bombed at school, his parents enrolled him in drama classes. An amateur poet, he spent most of his time writing poetry and hanging out in Amsterdam coffee houses instead of studying. He was expelled for poor attendance and afterward spent a brief period in the Dutch navy.
Deciding he didn't like military life, Hauer honed his acting skills trying to convince his superiors he was mentally unfit and was sent to a special home for psych patients. It was an unpleasant place, but Hauer remained there until he had convinced his ranking officers that the military really did not need him.- Actress
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Sylvia Kristel was born on September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands. She first came to international attention in the early 1970s with Emmanuelle (1974) for director Just Jaeckin. Then two more sequels followed in which she also starred. Included in her credits are a long list of European films including the film Julia (1974), in which she played the lead. In 1979, she came to Hollywood, appearing in The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) for producer Jennings Lang, who also featured her in the comedy film The Nude Bomb (1980). However, this was all a prelude to the most successful film in Kristel's career -- Private Lessons (1981) -- in which she played the housekeeper who initiates 15-year-old Eric Brown to the wonders of sex. The film grossed over $50,000,000 worldwide. The Dutch actress, who speaks four languages (Dutch, English, Italian and French), now made her home in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sylvia Kristel died at age 60 of cancer in her sleep on October 18, 2012.- Yorick van Wageningen was born on 16 April 1964 in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), The Resurrection of a Bastard (2013) and The Judgement (2021).
- David Elsendoorn was born on 27 November 1994 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Ted Lasso (2020), Flikken Maastricht (2007) and Single Street (2019).
- Karina Smulders (Utrecht, 1980) was cast for the popular daytime 'Onderweg naar Morgen' when she was sixteen years old. After two years, she left the show and was admitted to the Academy of Performing Arts in Amsterdam where she graduated with honor in 2002 A year earlier, as an apprentice, she created the role of Katalijne in Lot Vekemans' 'Truckstop' for the Muztheater. She appeared in many feature films, including 'Ik omhels je met 1000 armen', 'Wolfsbergen', 'Kom niet aan mijn kinderen', 'Sum of Histories' and her star turn as Ada van Holland in 'Bride Flight'.
From 2002 till 2012 Karina was an ensemble member of Toneelgroep Amsterdam, the most renowned Dutch theatre company, led by Ivo van Hove. She performed in numerous plays, both classical and modern: True Love, Othello, Hedda Gabler, The Taming of the Shrew, Cries and Whispers, After the Fall, Roman Tragedies and The Russians!. Her role in After the Rehearsal / Persona in 2013 earned her a nomination for the Theo d'Or for best leading actress performance in play.
After her time with Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Karina worked as a freelance actress with several different companies. For her role as Hedda in Hedda Gabler she again earned a nomination for the Theo d'Or in 2017.
In addition to her work on stage, Katrina has been seen in many tv-series including Familie Kruys, Divorce and Nieuwe Buren. Most recently she starred as Xandra in the tv-series Keizersvrouwen directed by Ben Sombogaart. Later this year, she'll be featured in the film Jackie & Oopjen. - Actor
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Gijs Scholten van Aschat was born on 16 September 1959 in Doorn, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Oud geld (1998), Cloaca (2003) and The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018). He is married to Judith. They have three children.- Actor
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Gijs Naber was born on 9 August 1980 in Vinkeveen, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Penoza (2010), Aanmodderfakker (2014) and Black Book (2006).- Marina de Graaf was born on 16 December 1959 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Vrouwenvleugel (1993), The Debut (1977) and Mysteries (1978).
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Katja Schuurman was born on 19 February 1975 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress and director, known for Interview (2003), The Rules of Attraction (2002) and Costa! (2001). She was previously married to Freek van Noortwijk and Thijs Römer.- Actor
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A lifelong martial artist, Smoorenburg was given the opportunity to break into movie making with an audition for Jackie Chan's 'Who Am I?" (1998), taking on Chan in the final fight at the end of the movie. The movie's action was nominated for the Best Fight Choreography & Action Design at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards in 1998.
Over the course of his career, Ron has been able to work with many of the biggest names in martial arts cinema from Jackie Chan, Tony Jaa, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen, Iko Uwais, Michael Jai-White, Gary Daniels, Marko Zaror, Steven Seagal, Kane Kosugi and Scott Adkins.
Based in Thailand since 2005, Smoorenburg is known for numerous TV appearances there as well as his fights with Tony Jaa in both 'Tom Yum Goong/The Protector" (2005) and "Triple Threat" which saw him battling Jaa once more.
Among Ron's other recognizable roles are appearances in the German TV series 'Der Puma" choreographed by Donnie Yen and his team, Akshay Kumar's "Brothers' (2016) , "The Avenging Fist" where he battles "Into the Badlands' Stephen Fung, "Crazy Alien', "Lost in Thailand" where his character has a memorable scene with a lady boy and gives Smoorenburg the chance to show a lighter side to his character than his regular bad guy roles, he can also be seen in Luc Besson's "Warriors Gate" and the Scott Adkins movie 'Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear" .
Ron plays the character 'Dutch" and served as the fight choreographer for the independent movie 'English Dogs".- Actor
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Jack Wouterse was born on 17 June 1957 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor and director, known for Vet hard (2005), All stars: De serie (1999) and Gangsterboys (2010).- Director
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Jan Kounen was born on 2 May 1964 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a director and writer, known for Renegade (2004), Vibroboy (1994) and 8 (2008).- Actress
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Beppie Melissen was born on 26 May 1951 in Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress and writer, known for Romy's Salon (2019), Gooische vrouwen (2011) and Gooische vrouwen (2005).- Touriya Haoud was born and raised in a small village in Holland of Marocain/Macedonian heritage.
Soon after graduating public education institute Schoevers, with a Communication Degree, a friend persuaded Touriya to participate in a modeling contest. Touriya not only won, but also from that moment on, she never looked back. Touriya then traveled Europe for the next few years landing European Campaigns with Tommy Hilfiger and Replay. In between her modeling, Touriya took various acting classes and landed a lead role in the popular Dutch television series, Hartslag (2002), the Dutch version of ER (1994).
In the winter of 2003, after only one year on Television, she landed one of the leading characters, in the highly acclaimed Dutch Independent Movie, Shouf shouf habibi! (2004) (Hush Hush Baby). This movie was not only accepted to the prestigious Berlin Film Festival, but was honored with the Public Choice Award. As of today this movie has been sold to more than 40 countries and 51 festivals worldwide. Most recently screened at the Vancouver Film Festival, scoring positive remarks amongst critics.
In 2004, Touriya was chosen to be one of the new faces for the prestigious TIM campaign; Italy's leading networks. Touriya now joins the likes of world acclaimed role models Sophia Loren, Naomi Campbell, in which she followed, and since has passed it on to the newest Adriana Lima.
Only months later, Touriya landed her biggest opportunity by being named to star opposite Laurence Fishburne, and Ryan Phillippe as his leading lady in the controversial film Five Fingers (2006).
Following the wrap of shooting of Five Fingers (2006), she moved to Los Angeles in April 2005. Currently, she can be seen in national commercials Budweiser Select, TAG Body Spray.
When she's not working Touriya enjoys, reading a good book, cooking up her favorite MarocianMacadonian dishes, traveling around the Coast of California. Our giving time out to help some of her favorite organizations, Orange Babies, in South Africa. - Willy van der Griendt was born on 19 January 1950 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for The Shaft (2001), Nefarious and Medisch Centrum West (1988).
- Carla Hardy was born on 11 March 1956 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for We zijn weer thuis (1989), Belle van Zuylen - Madame de Charrière (1993) and Midden in de winternacht (2013).
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Yannick van de Velde was born on 15 August 1989 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for De brief voor de koning (2008), In Oranje (2004) and Overspel (2011).- Animation Department
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Michael Dudok de Wit was born on 15 July 1953 in Abcoude, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a writer and director, known for The Red Turtle (2016), Father and Daughter (2000) and The Monk and the Fish (1994).- Actress
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Maria Kraakman was born on 5 August 1975 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress and writer, known for In Blue (2017), Guernsey (2005) and Hunting & Sons (2010).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Babette van Veen was born on 30 April 1968 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), De kameleon ontvoerd (2004) and Raveleijn (2011). She has been married to Bas Westerweel since August 1998. They have two children.- Cinematographer
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Rogier Stoffers was born on 9 November 1961 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a cinematographer, known for Quills (2000), School of Rock (2003) and Brimstone (2016).- Editor
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- Actor
Job ter Burg was born in Maarn, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an editor and actor, known for Elle (2016), Brimstone (2016) and The Creator (2023).- Actor
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- Soundtrack
Rijk de Gooyer was born on 17 December 1925 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for In voor- en tegenspoed (1991), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and Beppie (1989). He was married to Tonny Domburg. He died on 2 November 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Chantal Demming was born on 5 February 1978 in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Het leven uit een dag (2009), Littekens (2014) and Caged (2011).
- Marcel "Marco" van Basten is a Dutch football manager and retired professional player, who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he scored 300 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last match in 1993, at the of age 28, due to an injury which forced his retirement two years later. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
Known for his close ball control, attacking intelligence, impeccable headers, and spectacular strikes and volleys, Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992 and won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992. At club level, he won three Eredivisie titles and the Cup Winners' Cup with Ajax, and four Serie A titles and three European Cups with Milan. With the Netherlands, Van Basten won UEFA Euro 1988 where he earned the Golden Boot, scoring five goals, including a memorable volley in the final against the Soviet Union.