Maria Kraakman (born 5 August 1975) is a Dutch actress. She has been awarded the Golden Calf for Best Actress at the

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in 2005 and 2018, and the

Theo d'Or The Theo d'Or is a Dutch acting award, given annually to the actress with the most impressive leading role of the theater season. It is awarded by the Vereniging van Schouwburg- en Concertgebouwdirecties (VSCD), the main trade organisation for the ...

theatre award for best leading actress in 2010 as well as for the most impressive acting performance in a leading role in 2024.

Career

Kraakman has played roles in various Dutch films, including ''

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'' (2004), ''

My Queen Karo ''My Queen Karo'' is a 2009 drama film. It was directed by Dorothée Van Den Berghe, produced by Frank Van Passel, and starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Déborah François, and Anna Franziska Jaeger. The film tells the story of Karo, a ten-year-old ...

'' (2009) and '' Schneider vs. Bax'' (2015). She won the Dutch Golden Calf for Best Actress award twice: for her role in the 2005 film ''Guernsey'' by Nanouk Leopold and for the 2017 film ''

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. Kraakman has performed on stage with Toneelgroep Oostpool in

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and has been a cast member at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA) since 2017. During the ITA's 2023/24 season, Kraakman gave 30 performances of Suzie Miller's one-woman play ''

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'', which also included a small tour across the Netherlands. The role garnered Kraakman the 2024 Theo d'Or theatre award for the most impressive acting performance in a leading role. She had previously been awarded a Theo d'Or for her performance in the Dutch stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ''

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'' in 2010. In 2025, Kraakman will reprise her role in ''Prima Facie'' at the ITA, with 13 performances scheduled for February and March. During the ITA's 2024/25 season, she will also perform the role of Rogier Hartman in the Dutch adaptation of Robert Icke's ''

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'' and the role of Prothoe in Heinrich von Kleist's ''

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''. In April 2021, Kraakman gave her directorial debut in the ITA's production of ''Cliënt E. Busken'', a monologue based on Jeroen Brouwers' novel of the same name. It was revived in the 2024/25 season at the ITA, with Kraakman returning as director.

Awards

Kraakman has received several awards throughout her career.

Film

* 2005: Golden Calf for Best Actress (won), ''Guernsey'' (2005) * 2010: Ensor for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), ''My Queen Karo'' (2009) * 2010: Golden Calf for Best Actress (nominated), ''Hunting & Zn.'' (2010) * 2015: Golden Calf for Best Actress (nominated), ''Schneider vs. Bax'' (2015) * 2018: Golden Calf for Best Actress (won), ''In Blue'' (2017)

Theatre

* 2009: Gouden Kniertje (won), ''Anoniem'', Productiehuis Rotterdam * 2010: Theo d'Or (won), ''Orlando'', Toneelgroep Oostpool * 2016: Theo d'Or (nominated), ''Het jaar van de kreeft'', Toneelgroep Amsterdam * 2024: Theo d'Or (won), ''Prima Facie'', Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

References

External links

* 1975 births Living people 20th-century Dutch actresses 21st-century Dutch actresses Dutch film actresses Golden Calf winners People from Soest, Netherlands {{Netherlands-actor-stub