Anna Drijver (born 1 October 1983) is a Dutch actress and model.

Biography

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-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 ''

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'', 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 ''

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'', for which she received very favorable reviews. In the same year Anna sang the role of

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(goddess of love) in the Dutch version of the video game God of War III and did voice acting for the action- MMO game

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. 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) cheated while his wife Carmen ( Carice van Houten) was battling

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. That same year she played the role of Sita in telefilm '' 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''. In 2023, she played the character of Melissa in the highly successful Belgian-Dutch series ''

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''.

Personal life

Drijver is in a relationship with actor Benja Bruijning. They have two children, a daughter born in November 2016 and a son born in November 2019.

Filmography

Book

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External links

Anna Drijver homepageAnna Drijver homepage, in English
{{DEFAULTSORT:Drijver, Anna 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