Caroline De Bruijn

Caroline De Bruijn
Born	(1962-07-31) 31 July 1962 (age 62) Dordrecht, Netherlands
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990-present
Known for	Goede tijden, slechte tijden

Caroline De Bruijn (born 31 July 1962) is a Dutch actress. She gained national fame through her longstanding role as Janine Elschot in the show Goede tijden, slechte tijden, which she has played since 1992.[1][2]

Career

De Bruijn was raised in Valkenswaard and Eindhoven. Since an early age she played piano and took ballet lessons. After obtaining her gymnasium-diploma she moved to Amsterdam at age 17. There she studied ballet at the National Ballet Academy and law at the University of Amsterdam.[3] In 1986 she graduated in Dutch law. In the same period De Bruijn was also taking acting classes, and began taking roles in plays.[3][4]

After taking guest roles on television shows like the comedy Ha, die Pa!, De Bruijn was cast in Goede tijden, slechte tijden in 1992.[1] Her role as Janine Elschot became one of the most recognizable in the show. It was there that she met Erik de Vogel, playing the part of Ludo Martens, and they became romantic partners.[5] On 29 July 2000 they had a daughter.[6][7]

Since 2013 De Bruijn has produced and hosted travel show Romancing the Globe together with her partner de Vogel for RTL4. In the first episode they travelled to Morocco.[8]

Filmography

Television

• 12 steden, 13 ongelukken (1990)

• Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1992–present)

• Vreemde praktijken (1992)
• Ha, die pa! (1992)
• Romancing the globe (2013-present)
• Nieuwe tijden (2016)

Film

• The Wild Thornberrys Movie (Dutch version voice actor) (2002)

• Chicken Little (Dutch version voice actor) (2005)
• Don (2006)
• Hop ((Dutch version voice actor) (2011)

• Sneeuwwitje en de zeven kleine mensen (2014)
• Robinson Crusoe (Dutch version voice actor) (2016)
• First kiss (2018)

References

1. den Blanken, Mark (5 October 2022). "Caroline De Bruijn is al dertig jaar Janine in GTST". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
2. "Niet alleen Nola, ook familie Sanders zwaar getroffen in zomercliffhanger GTST". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
3. de Vries, Corine (30 September 1998). "COLLEGEGANGERS; Caroline De Bruijn 'Het voltooien van twee opleidingen geeft ook wel een hoop rust'; Balletmeisje met rechtvaardigheidsgevoel". De Volkskrant. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
4. "Zo zag GTST-actrice Caroline de Bruijn 'Janine' er vroeger uit!" [This is how GTST-actress Caroline de Bruijn 'Janine' used to look like!]. Story (in Dutch). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
5. Schut, Martine (2019-05-11). "Caroline de Bruijn en Erik Vogel over de liefde voor elkaar | Nouveau". www.nouveau.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-09.
6. "Dit is de echte dochter van GTST-stel Ludo en Janine" [This is the real daughter of GTST-couple Ludo and Janine]. Story (in Dutch). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
7. "Zó ziet de echte dochter van GTST-koppel Ludo en Janine eruit". Cosmopolitan (in Dutch). 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
8. Kiene, Aimée (16 October 2014). "'In een bepaald opzicht houdt Goede Tijden me tegen'". De Volkskrant. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

External links

• Caroline De Bruijn at IMDb