Elisabeth Mooij, also known by her married name Elisabeth Ghijben (
Amsterdam, 1712 – Amsterdam, 1759), was a Dutch actress. She was among the biggest stars in the
Netherlands in her time.
Elisabeth Mooij was the daughter of the wine maker Willem Mooij and Sara Ledeboer. In 1731, she married the oyster dealer Robbert Ghijben and together they had three sons and two daughters but two sons died at a young age.
She was employed at the
Amsterdamse Schouwburg
The Stadsschouwburg (; Dutch: ''Municipal Theatre'') of Amsterdam is the name of a theatre building at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The building is in the neo-Renaissance style dating back to 1894, and is the former home of the Na ...
theatre in 1743–1759. After the death of its premiere actress,
Anna Maria de Bruyn
Anna Maria de Bruyn (ca. 1708, Zwolle – buried 28 May 1744, Amsterdam) was a Dutch stage actress and ballet dancer.
She was born to the actors Jan de Bruyn (died 1749), and Elizabeth Bleeck (1684–1751). She was active at the theaters of Ams ...
in 1744, she was made first actress, and after this, she was often given the leading roles in the theatre's productions.
Elizabeth's daughter was the acclaimed actress
Cornelia Ghijben and Elizabeth's granddaughter,
Cornelia Bouhon, carried on the family tradition as a performer at the Schouwburg theater for at least 30 years.
See also
*
Johanna Wattier
References
* http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/DVN/voltooide_lemmata
1712 births
1759 deaths
Actresses from Amsterdam
18th-century Dutch actresses
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