Renée Fokker (born 29 June 1961) is a Dutch television and film actress. She is known for her roles in the television series Vrouwenvleugel and De zomer van '45. Fokker also won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award for her role in the 1996 film Blind Date.[1]

Renée Fokker
Born (1961-06-29) 29 June 1961 (age 63)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
OccupationActress
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Fokker studied at the Toneelschool Amsterdam, now known as the Academy of Theatre and Dance, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[2] She has acted in many plays and television shows, including the television series Hart tegen hard (2011), Zwarte tulp (2015, 2016) and Hotel Beau Séjour (2017). She also appeared in the television series De mannentester (2017) and several episodes of Meiden van de Herengracht, Moordvrouw and Flikken Maastricht.

In 1996, Fokker wrote the script for the film Blind Date together with director Theo van Gogh and actor Peer Mascini. She also won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award for her role in this film.[1][2][3] In 2017, she appeared in the film Oh Baby directed by Thomas Acda.[4] In 2018, she appeared as Astrid Holleeder in the play Judas, based on the book with the same name by Astrid Holleeder, the sister of Dutch criminal Willem Holleeder.[5]

In 2019, Fokker appeared in the speed skating television show De ijzersterkste.[6] In 2020, she appeared in Life as It Should Be, the film adaptation of the book Alles is zoals het zou moeten zijn by Dutch model and host Daphne Deckers.[7]

Fokker was one of the contestants in the twenty-first season (2021) of the Dutch television series Wie is de Mol?.[8] She was the Mole of this season of the show.[9]

In 2024, she plays a role in the war musical 40-45.[10]

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  1. ^ a b "Overzicht: Carriere Theo van Gogh" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Renée Fokker". Nederlands Film Festival (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Overzicht: Carriere Theo van Gogh". NU.nl (in Dutch). 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Thomas Acda regisseert eerste bioscoopfilm". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Judas-actrice Renée Fokker: Astrid Holleeder is erg betrokken bij toneelstuk". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Jan Smit en Kees Boot gaan schaatsen in programma De ijzersterkste". NU.nl (in Dutch). 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Sanne Langelaar en Holly Mae Brood in boekverfilming Daphne Deckers". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Deze tien BN'ers doen mee aan 21e seizoen Wie is de Mol?". NU.nl (in Dutch). 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Actrice Renée Fokker is de mol". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Babette van Veen, Renée Fokker en Kees Boot te zien in 40-45 de Musical" [Babette van Veen, Renée Fokker and Kees Boot to appear in 40-45 de Musical]. Musicalweb (in Dutch). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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