Anna Drijver (born 1 October 1983) is a Dutch actress and model.
Biography
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...
-born Drijver has practised classical ballet from the age of 6, and has worked as a model since she was fourteen. She appeared in the television series ''
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (, ), also known as ''GTST'' or simply ''Goede tijden'', is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily (every workday) soap in the Netherlands a ...
'', had a starring role in the
BNN television series ''Bitches'' and in 2005 appeared in the films ''Flirt'' and ''
Het Schnitzelparadijs''. She graduated in 2008 from
de Amsterdamse Toneel en Kleinkunst Academie.
In 2008 she played a leading role in the film ''
Bride Flight'', for which she received very favorable reviews. In the same year Anna sang the role of
Aphrodite
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(goddess of love) in the Dutch version of the video game
God of War III
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and did voice acting for the action-
MMO game
The Chronicles of Spellborn.
Since 2009 she played a role in the television series ''
De Co-assistent''. In the film ''
Komt een vrouw bij de dokter (Love Life)'' (based on the novel of the same name by
Raymond van de Klundert), Anna played the role of Roos, the woman with whom Stijn (
Barry Atsma
Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series ''Rozengeur & Wodka Lime'' (2001–2005) and the movie ''The Black Book''. He is a recipient of both a Golden Calf and a ...
) cheated while his wife Carmen (
Carice van Houten
Carice Anouk van Houten () is a Dutch actress and singer (born 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp). Her first leading role in the television film ''Suzy Q'' (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, s ...
) was battling
breast cancer
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. That same year she played the role of Sita in
telefilm
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''
Stella's oorlog''. In 2010, she appeared in the mini-television series ''
Bellicher; de Macht van meneer Miller'', playing the role of Kirsten. On the big screen she played the role of Ann Marai in the Dutch remake of the Flemish Film ''Loft''.
Drijver is also a stage actress. She starred in ''
Buitengewoon Binnen'' (director: Job Raaijmakers), in ''
Uitgedokterd'' (IRPA productions, directed by Bruun Kuyt) and in ''
90 Minuten'' (directed by Ola Mafaalani ). In 2010 she starred in the show ''
Niet zo bedoeld'' (), direction and text by
Benja Bruijning).
In 2010 Anna became an ambassador for the
Ubuntu Theatre Organization.
Anna Drijver ambassadeur UBUNTU Streetkids!
That same year, she sang ''Wat Doe Je Dapper'' with Diggy Dex. In 2011 Anna was in '' Wie is...de Mol?'', and was eliminated in Episode 8. Later that year she was awarded de Gouden Notekraker for her roles in ''Levenslied'' and ''Bellicher''.
Filmography
Book
Notes
External links
Anna Drijver homepageAnna Drijver homepage, in English
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1983 births
Living people
Actresses from The Hague
21st-century Dutch actresses
21st-century Dutch novelists
Dutch film actresses
Dutch stage actresses
Dutch television actresses
Dutch female models
Dutch women novelists
De Trap Theater Academy alumni
21st-century Dutch women writers