Belinda Meuldijk (born 7 January 1955) is a Dutch actress, writer, and
activist. She has performed in Dutch television shows and movies, and
is also a song writer. She first performed at age six in the Pipo de
Clown television show, conceived by her father, Wim Meuldijk; later,
she provided the impetus for the 2003 movie Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder
and produced and wrote the songs for the 2009 musical Pipo en de
Gestolen Stem.Belinda Meuldijk is the daughter of Wim Meuldijk, the
creator of the television show Pipo de Clown, which was on Dutch
television from 1958 to 1980. She grew up surrounded by the showâ€"the
cameras and other equipment were stored in her bedroom, her father
built the sets for the show at home, and sometimes shows were taped in
their backyard. "Pipo is in my blood," she said.Meuldijk's first
appearance on screen was in Pipo de Clown, at age six, and in 1975,
she played the character Uni in the Pipo TV series Pipo en het
Grachtengeheim. She had a minor part in the Wim T. Schippers' movie
Volk en Vaderliefde (1976), and got her big break in the 1977 Paul
Verhoeven film Soldier of Orange. She played in a few more TV movies
and series including, again, a Pipo series (Pipo in West-Best, 1980),
and in the soap opera Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden. Also she played
the role of one of the three brides of Dracula in the BBC TV film
"Count Dracula" (1977) directed by Philip Saville and starring by
Louis Jourdan.Later, Meuldijk continued her father's legacy and was
instrumental in the production of a movie, Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder,
which was released in 2003. She helped produce a 2009 musical
featuring Pipo, Pipo en de Gestolen Stem, for which she wrote the song
lyrics.
activist. She has performed in Dutch television shows and movies, and
is also a song writer. She first performed at age six in the Pipo de
Clown television show, conceived by her father, Wim Meuldijk; later,
she provided the impetus for the 2003 movie Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder
and produced and wrote the songs for the 2009 musical Pipo en de
Gestolen Stem.Belinda Meuldijk is the daughter of Wim Meuldijk, the
creator of the television show Pipo de Clown, which was on Dutch
television from 1958 to 1980. She grew up surrounded by the showâ€"the
cameras and other equipment were stored in her bedroom, her father
built the sets for the show at home, and sometimes shows were taped in
their backyard. "Pipo is in my blood," she said.Meuldijk's first
appearance on screen was in Pipo de Clown, at age six, and in 1975,
she played the character Uni in the Pipo TV series Pipo en het
Grachtengeheim. She had a minor part in the Wim T. Schippers' movie
Volk en Vaderliefde (1976), and got her big break in the 1977 Paul
Verhoeven film Soldier of Orange. She played in a few more TV movies
and series including, again, a Pipo series (Pipo in West-Best, 1980),
and in the soap opera Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden. Also she played
the role of one of the three brides of Dracula in the BBC TV film
"Count Dracula" (1977) directed by Philip Saville and starring by
Louis Jourdan.Later, Meuldijk continued her father's legacy and was
instrumental in the production of a movie, Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder,
which was released in 2003. She helped produce a 2009 musical
featuring Pipo, Pipo en de Gestolen Stem, for which she wrote the song
lyrics.
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