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s in The Netherlands. The award itself is a golden medal, currently designed by Eric Claus. It was named after the Dutch actress

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. The Theo d'Or is awarded annually, along with the other VSCD stage awards, at the Gala of Dutch Theater in the

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Jury

The jury is compiled of theater programmers, producers and critics, who have explicitly provided themselves in their relative disciplines. Jurors can take part of a jury for maximal six years. New jurors can be nominated by the jury itself or be appointed by the board of the VSCD.''Prijzen''
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Award winners

*1955: Ank van der Moer *1956: Ida Wasserman *1957: Myra Ward *1958:

Elisabeth Andersen Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn (1 January 1920 – 3 October 2018), better known by the stage name of Elisabeth Andersen, was a Dutch actress, primarily in theatre. She was a three-time recipient of the Theo d'Or. Career Born in The Hague, Andersen att ...

*1959: Ida Wasserman *1960: ''not awarded'' *1961:

Ellen Vogel Ellen Marie Elze Anthing Vogel (; 26 January 1922 – 5 August 2015) was a Dutch film, stage and television actress. Personal Born on 26 January 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands as the second child of publicist Louis Albert Anthing Vogel (1 ...

*1962: Anny de Lange *1963: ''not awarded'' *1964: Ank van der Moer *1965: Annet Nieuwenhuijzen *1966: Elisabeth Andersen *1967: Anny de Lange *1968: Andrea Domburg *1969:

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*1970: Christine Ewert *1971: Lies Franken *1972:

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(refused) *1973: Petra Laseur *1974:

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*1975: Christine Ewert *1975: Annet Nieuwenhuijzen *1976:

Anne Wil Blankers Wilhelmina Cornelia Maria (Anne Wil) Blankers (born 21 October 1940) is a Dutch actress. She was awarded 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 seaso ...

*1978: Mary Dresselhuys *1979: Caro van Eyck *1980: Josée Ruiter *1981: Petra Laseur *1982: Marjon Brandsma *1983: ''not awarded'' *1984: Elisabeth Andersen *1985: Anne Wil Blankers *1986: Henny Orri *1987: Viviane De Muynck *1988:

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*1989: Andrea Domburg *1990: Katelijne Damen *1991:

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*1992: Els Dottermans *1993: Sacha Bulthuis *1994:

Anneke Blok Anneke Blok (born 24 December 1959) is a Dutch actress. She won the 2008 Golden Calf for Best Actress award for her performance as Anne in ''Tiramisu Tiramisu ( it, tiramisù , from , "pick me up" or "cheer me up") is a coffee-flavoured It ...

*1995: Ilse Uitterlinden *1996:

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*1997:

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*1998: Marlies Heuer *1999:

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*2000: Marie-Louise Stheins *2001: Ria Eimers *2002: Betty Schuurman *2003:

Ariane Schluter Ariane Schluter (born 1 February 1966) is a Dutch actress. She is best known for playing in films by such Dutch filmmakers as Alex van Warmerdam and Theo van Gogh. Career Ariane Schluter studied at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. Af ...

*2004: Ariane Schluter *2005: Bien de Moor *2006: Elsie de Brauw *2007:

Will van Kralingen Will van Kralingen (1 October 1951 in Nijmegen – 9 November 2012 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch actress whose starring credits included '' Havinck'' in 1987 and '' Temmink: The Ultimate Fight'' in 1998. Kralingen also appeared in Dutch television se ...

*2008:

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*2009: Lineke Rijxman *2010:

Maria Kraakman Maria Kraakman (born 5 August 1975) is a Dutch actress. She won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award twice at the Netherlands Film Festival. Career Kraakman won the Golden Calf for Best Actress twice: for her role in the 2005 film ''Guernse ...

*2011: Elsie de Brauw *2012: Marlies Heuer *2013:

Halina Reijn Halina Reijn (; born 10 November 1975) is a Dutch actress, writer and film director. Early life and education Halina Reijn was born on 10 November 1975 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Fleur ten Kate and Frank Volkert Reijn (1931-1986). Reijn's pa ...

*2014: Abke Haring *2015:

*2016: Wine Dierickx *2017: Romana Vrede

References

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External links

Homepage of the VSCD stage awards

Wiki Theaterencyclopedie
Awards established in 1955 Dutch awards Theatre acting awards 1955 establishments in the Netherlands