Maria Kraakman

Maria Kraakman
Born	(1975-08-05) 5 August 1975 (age 49) Soest, Netherlands
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001 – present
Awards	Golden Calf for Best Actress, Theo d'Or

Maria Kraakman (born 5 August 1975) is a Dutch actress. She has been awarded the Golden Calf for Best Actress at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2005 and 2018, and the Theo d'Or theatre award for best leading actress in 2010 as well as for the most impressive acting performance in a leading role in 2024.[1][2]

Career

Kraakman has played roles in various Dutch films, including 06/05 (2004), My Queen Karo (2009) and Schneider vs. Bax (2015). She won the Dutch Golden Calf for Best Actress award twice: for her role in the 2005 film Guernsey by Nanouk Leopold and for the 2017 film In Blue by Jaap van Heusden.[3][4]

Kraakman has performed on stage with Toneelgroep Oostpool in Arnhem[5] and has been a cast member at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA) since 2017.[1] During the ITA's 2023/24 season, Kraakman gave 30 performances of Suzie Miller's one-woman play Prima Facie, which also included a small tour across the Netherlands.[6] The role garnered Kraakman the 2024 Theo d'Or theatre award for the most impressive acting performance in a leading role.[7] She had previously been awarded a Theo d'Or for her performance in the Dutch stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando in 2010.[8]

In 2025, Kraakman will reprise her role in Prima Facie at the ITA, with 13 performances scheduled for February and March.[9] During the ITA's 2024/25 season, she will also perform the role of Rogier Hartman in the Dutch adaptation of Robert Icke's The Doctor[10] and the role of Prothoe in Heinrich von Kleist's Penthesilea.[11]

In April 2021, Kraakman gave her directorial debut in the ITA's production of Cliënt E. Busken, a monologue based on Jeroen Brouwers' novel of the same name. It was revived in the 2024/25 season at the ITA, with Kraakman returning as director.[12]

Awards

Kraakman has received several awards throughout her career.[1]

Film

• 2005: Golden Calf for Best Actress (won), Guernsey (2005)
• 2010: Ensor for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), My Queen Karo (2009)
• 2010: Golden Calf for Best Actress (nominated), Hunting & Zn. (2010)
• 2015: Golden Calf for Best Actress (nominated), Schneider vs. Bax (2015)
• 2018: Golden Calf for Best Actress (won), In Blue (2017)

Theatre

• 2009: Gouden Kniertje (won), Anoniem, Productiehuis Rotterdam
• 2010: Theo d'Or (won), Orlando, Toneelgroep Oostpool
• 2016: Theo d'Or (nominated), Het jaar van de kreeft, Toneelgroep Amsterdam
• 2024: Theo d'Or (won), Prima Facie, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

References

1. "Maria Kraakman". Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. "Gender-neutral theater award Theo d'Or presented for the first time". nltimes.nl. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
3. "Nanouk Leopold regisseert eerste toneelstuk bij Toneelgroep Amsterdam" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
4. "Gouden Kalf voor beste Nederlandse film: Bankier van het Verzet" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
5. Institute, Dutch Art. "Oostpool". dai. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
6. "calendar". tga.nl. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
7. "Maoria Kraakman receives Theo d'Or". Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
8. "Actors have ambivalent feelings about 'awards circus', or Gala of Dutch Theatre". cultureelpersbureau.nl. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
9. "Maria Kraakman". tga.nl. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
10. "The Doctor". Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
11. "penthesilea". Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
12. "Client E. Busken". Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

External links

• Maria Kraakman at IMDb