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WILLEKE VAN AMMELROOY
Acclaimed Dutch Actress | Academy Award Winner

Willeke will shine in THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN BRAIDS (2026)

ABOUT One of the Netherlands’ most distinguished actresses with a career spanning over five decades. Known for powerful leading roles in both Dutch and international productions, including the Oscar-winning “Antonia’s Line.”

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (“Antonia’s Line”)

• Golden Calf Award for Best Actress

• Member of ShortCutz Amsterdam Film Jury (2017)

• Over 70 film credits across international productions

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY Recent International:

• “The Lake House” (2006)

• “Bride Flight” (2008)

Notable Dutch Films:

• “Antonia’s Line” (1995)

• “Ciske the Rat” (1984)

• “Lijmen/Het been” (2000)

• “Mariken” (2000)

Early Career Highlights:

• “Mira” (1971) – Feature Debut

• “De Lift”

• “Wan Pipel”

LANGUAGES

• Dutch (Native)

• English

ESSENTIALS Base: The Netherlands Type: Film, Television, Theatre

REPRESENTATION Jack & Jill Talent Agency (JJTA) Acting Territory: Worldwide Contact: Ines de Vos Email: jackjillcastagent@gmail.com Phone: 0031-(0)6-120 54 250 Website: www.jackjilltalentagency.com

Known for The Lake House (2006), Antonia’s Line (1995), Ciske the Rat (1984),Lijmen/Het been (2000)

Willeke van Ammelrooy starred in the award-winning feminist film Antonia’s Line, which tells the story of an independent woman who, after returning to the anonymous Dutch village of her birth, establishes and nurtures a close-knit matriarchal community.

Van Ammelrooy is married to the Dutch opera singer Marco Bakker.

Films

• Mira (1971)

• L’assassino… è al telefono (1972)

• De inbreker (1972)

• Frank en Eva (1973)

• Dakota (1974)

• Help! de dokter verzuipt (1974)

• Alicia (1974)

• La Donneuse (1975)

• L’arrière train sifflera trois fois (1975)

• L’amour au trousses (1975)

• O.Q Corral (1975)

• Wan Pipel (1976)

• Grijpstra en de Gier (1979)

• Een vlucht regenwulpen (1981)

• Het dak van de walvis (1982)

• De Lift (1983)

• Herenstraat 10 (1983)

• Ciske de Rat (1984)

• Op hoop van zegen (1986)

• Koko Flanel (1990)

• Alleen maar vrienden (1992)

• Antonia’s Line (1995) (Oscar for best foreign movie)

• Lijmen/Het Been(2001)

• De Schippers van de Kameleon (2003)

• De duistere diamant (nl) (2004)

• The Lake House (2006)

• Bride Flight (2008)

• The Hell of ’63 (2009)

• Bride Flight (2011)

• Life Is Wonderful (2018)