Tjitske Reidinga

Infobox actor
name = Tjitske Reidinga


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caption = Tjitske Reidinga
birthname = Tjitske Jacoba Reidinga
birthdate = birth date and age|1972|02|20
birthplace = Flagicon|Netherlands Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands
othername =
occupation = comedian and actor
yearsactive = 1996-present
spouse =
partner = Vincent Croiset
children = Foppe and Klaas (b. 2004)
awards = Colombina for Best Supporting Actress 2002 "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Tjitske Reidinga (born Tjitske Jacoba Reidinga [cite news |first=Fedde|last=Dijkstra |title='Al dat gepraat over acteren, wat een poespas'|url=|work=|publisher=Leeuwarder Courant|date=20-09-2002|language=Dutch|accessdate=2007-10-28] on 20 February 1972 in Leeuwarden) is a Dutch actress. Reidinga began her career on stage and acted in numerous plays. She won a Colombina award for her role in "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf" in 2002. She made her screen debut in 1996. Her first major film role was as "Jet" in "Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster" (2002). She is probably known best for her role as 'Claire' in the successful Dutch series "Gooische vrouwen".cite news |first=Mieke|last=van Wijk |title='Over monogamie gaan we niet moeilijk doen'|format=PDF|url= http://www.hettoneelspeelt.nl/UserFiles/File/IV%20Tjitske%20Esta.pdf?PHPSESSID=456a9ca6e0b363dd5f653c3887d3ca10|work=10|publisher=Esta|date=|language=Dutch|pages= 22-27|accessdate=2007-10-26 ]

Early life

She was born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, but grew up in Africa. Her parents moved to Uganda shortly after they got together. Her father who had just graduated from Academie Minerva, an art school in Groningen, found a job at an advertising agency in Kampala. They moved back to the Netherlands to flee Idi Amin's reign of terror. Her mother was pregnant at the time, and a few months later she was born in the Frisian capital.

After she was born her parents wanted to go back to Africa, and the three went to Malawi where she lived until the age of 8. She remembered it as a beautiful country with a glittering lake (Lake Nyasa), where she could play freely. Her brother Hesling was born there and a few years later they returned to the Netherlands. She had a hard time trying to adjust herself to the cold and crowded country where she was born.cite news |first=Mieke|last=van Wijk |title='Over monogamie gaan we niet moeilijk doen'|format=PDF|url= http://www.hettoneelspeelt.nl/UserFiles/File/IV%20Tjitske%20Esta.pdf?PHPSESSID=456a9ca6e0b363dd5f653c3887d3ca10|work=10|publisher=Esta|date=|language=Dutch|pages= 22-27|accessdate=2007-10-26 ]

Becoming an actress

Ever since she was a little girl she knew she wanted to be an actress. Her parents had always fully supported their daughter's dream. Strengthened by her parents confidence, she never considered the possibility her dream wouldn't come true. If so she'd have quite a problem, having nothing in reserve. The only moment she had her doubts was at the academy. She noticed her teachers did not share her parents' trust. They had no idea what to make of her and as a result she had to do the year all over again. Though being very disappointed, she was strong an resilient and finally graduated in 1997. On her time at the Amsterdamse Toneelschool she commented: "Op de Toneelschool word je klaargestoomd om de keiharde praktijk aan te kunnen. Maar na m'n afstuderen heb ik de praktijk eigenlijk als een stuk makkelijker ervaren dan de opleiding." ("At the academy you are crammed for the real thing, but after I graduated I actually found my training a lot harder than the practice.")cite news |first=Mieke|last=van Wijk |title='Over monogamie gaan we niet moeilijk doen'|format=PDF|url= http://www.hettoneelspeelt.nl/UserFiles/File/IV%20Tjitske%20Esta.pdf?PHPSESSID=456a9ca6e0b363dd5f653c3887d3ca10|work=10|publisher=Esta|date=|language=Dutch|pages= 22-27|accessdate=2007-10-26 ]

Career

Theatre

After her graduation she made a flashy start on stage at "RO Theater", one of the major theatrical companies in the Netherlands, in the play "De ziekte die jeugd heet" Since then she has appeared in almost twenty different plays. One of those was 2001 production of "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf" by Hummelinck Stuurman. For the latter she received a Colombina award for "Best Female Supporting Role" as child-wife "Honey" in 2002.cite web|url=http://www.lyonpartners.nl/tjitske_reidinga.html|title=Tjitske Reidinga| publisher=Lyon&Partners Group|language=Dutch|accessdate=2007-10-26] [cite web|url=http://gooischevrouw.web-log.nl/gooischevrouw/2005/10/tjitske_speelt_.html| title= Tjitske Reidinga speelt Claire|date=30-10 2005|publisher=Gooische Vrouw.web-log.nl|language=Dutch|accessdate=2007-10-26] [cite web|url=http://www.moose.nl/inhoud/nieuws/toneelprijzen/prijs.php?prijsid=6&winnaarid=36| title=Dossier Toneelprijzen:Colombina| publisher=Moose Group|language=Dutch|accessdate=2007-10-27]

Theatre credits

Personal life

Whilst in the academy in Amsterdam she got to know actor Vincent Croiset, whom she is now with for ten years. They have two children together, twins Foppe and Klaas. They are not married but have plans to do so in the future.cite news |first=Mieke|last=van Wijk |title='Over monogamie gaan we niet moeilijk doen'|format=PDF|url= http://www.hettoneelspeelt.nl/UserFiles/File/IV%20Tjitske%20Esta.pdf?PHPSESSID=456a9ca6e0b363dd5f653c3887d3ca10|work=10|publisher=Esta|date=|language=Dutch|pages= 22-27|accessdate=2007-10-26 ]

References

External links

*imdb name | id=0714921 | name=Tjitske Reidinga
*amg name | id=2:358132 | name=Tjitske Reidinga
*ymovies name|1808574372
*nl icon [http://www.moose.nl/inhoud/nieuws/toneelprijzen/prijs.php?prijsid=6&winnaarid=36 Details on the Colombina award she won in 2002 at Moose.nl]
*nl icon [http://www.annie-mg.com/huiskamer/killendoornse_courant/jznz/nieuws_reidinga.shtml#top Killendoornse Courant Interview] (2002)
*nl icon [http://www.moov.nl/index2.php/muziek/tjitskereidinga?s=75 Moov Interview] (2005)

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title=Colombina for Best Supporting Actress
years=2002
before=Margot Ros
after=Carice van Houten