Elise Schaap (born 21 September 1982) is a Dutch actress.

Career

Elise Schaap acts in television series and films. In the popular television series ''Familie Kruys'', she played a pregnant Romanian bride. Schaap played the girlfriend of a drug kingpin in the series ''

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'', reprising her role in the 2021 film ''

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''. It was announced in 2021 that Schaap would star in the first Dutch

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comedy series. She also starred in the films ''

My Father Is an Airplane ''My Father Is an Airplane'' ( nl, Mijn vader is een vliegtuig) is a 2021 Dutch psychological drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer from a screenplay by Maaik Krijgsman, based on the novel of the same name by Beumer. The film premiered as the ...

'' (2021), ''

Hotel Sinestra ''Hotel Sinestra'' is a 2022 Dutch family film directed by Michiel ten Horn. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. Elise Schaap, Jeroen Spitzenberger and Bobbie Mulder play lead roles in the film. Principal photog ...

'' (2022) and ''

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'' (2022).

Personal life

Schaap was born in

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. Her family then moved to

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when she was six. From age 15, she worked in a tanning salon. She studied at the

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in Amsterdam and gave birth to a daughter in 2015.

Awards and recognition

Schaap won Best Actress at

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(2011) for ''

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'' (together with

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and

Lotte Verbeek Lotte Verbeek (born 24 June 1982) is a Dutch actress, dancer and model. She is known for her role as Giulia Farnese in '' The Borgias'' television series created by Neil Jordan, and as Geillis Duncan in the Starz series '' Outlander''. Early li ...

). She was nominated for the 2014 Golden Calf for Best Supporting Role in ''Afscheid van de Maan''. In 2021, she won the Televizier-Ster award for the third year in a row.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaap, Elise People from Papendrecht 21st-century Dutch actresses People from Rotterdam Living people 1982 births