Simone Kleinsma (born 8 May 1958) is a musical theatre actress in the
Netherlands
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Personal life
On 5 June 1990, Simone married Guus Verstraete, a Dutch television director.
Career
Simone provided
voice over work to numerous major animated films; including The Fairy Godmother in ''
Shrek 2
''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek'' (2001) and the ...
'', Yzma in ''
The Emperor's New Groove
''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated slapstick comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 40th animated film produced by the studio, it was directed by Mark Dindal and p ...
'', Esmé Holgert in ''
Babe
Babe or babes may refer to:
* Babe, a term of endearment
* A newborn baby
* An attractive (especially female) person
People Nickname
* Babe Adams (1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Babe Barna (1917–1972), American Maj ...
'' and ''
Babe: Pig in the City'', Georgette in ''
Oliver and Company
''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. The 27th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the Charl ...
'' and ''
An American Tail
''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American animated musical adventure film directed by Don Bluth from a screenplay by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss and a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. The film features the voices of Phillip Glass ...
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Kleinsma performs on regularly base with pianists (most often Cor Bakker or Tony Eyk) or orchestra. As an actress, she became known for her part in the TV-hit series 'Kees & Co' (aired from 1997 to 2006 at RTL Broadcasting). She played Kees Heistee, mother of Anne (Amber Teterissa) and Rudie (Robin Tjon Pian Gi) and married to Ben Heistee (Rik Hoogendoorn).
In 1996–1997 she presented the cooking program 'Koken met Cas'.
Theater
Television
Awards
* Pisuisse Award for most promising major student Kleinkunst Academie (1978)
* Academy Award/
Gouden Beelden for Best Comedy actress as Kees Heistee in
Kees & Co (1999)
*
Golden Harp
The Golden Harp ''(Dutch: Gouden Harp)'' is awarded annually to Dutch musicians for their entire oeuvre. Golden Harps have been awarded 42 times. 149 different persons or (musical) groups have had the honour of receiving the award which is conside ...
(2000)
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John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for her part as Donna Stuiveling in the musical
Mamma Mia! (2004)
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John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for playing Norma Desmond in the musical
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare in ...
(2009)
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John Kraaijkamp Musical Award: Speciale Theater Award for her theatershow ''Simone: Songs from the Heart'' (2010)
* Nomination
John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for Best performance by an actress in a leading role as Roxie Hart in the musical
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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(2000)
* Nomination
John Kraaijkamp Musical Award voor Best performance by an actress in a leading role in Fosse (2003)
Albums
Singles
External links
The official Simone Kleinsma fansite*
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleinsma, Simone
1958 births
Living people
Dutch women singers
Dutch musical theatre actresses
Actresses from Amsterdam