Ellen ten Damme (born October 7, 1967) is a Dutch actress, performer,
singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Ten Damme both sings and
acts in four languages (Dutch, English, French and German), and plays
piano and keyboards, guitar and violin. During her school years Ellen
was an enthusiastic gymnast, and incorporating some gymnastic tricks
or even circus acts into her shows has become a trademark.Ten Damme
grew up in the rural village of Roden, close to the university town
Groningen, where she studied Dutch for a while. However she switched
to the Amsterdam Theatre school for stage, film, cabaret and musical
actors. After spending a great deal of time in Germany, Ten Damme
returned to Amsterdam, where she lives in a houseboat."After a few
small Dutch TV roles, Ten Damme made her film debut starring in the
1991 short film The Tears of Maria Machita[nb 1] by director Paul
Ruven, and was nominated for a Golden Calf movie award. Since then Ten
Damme has consistently worked in TV and film â€" mostly in Dutch and
German, and mostly in supporting roles and guest parts. Examples are
recurring parts in Dutch comedy series We zijn weer thuis (1993) and
Jiskefet (1995â€"1997), and appearing in 25 episodes of lawyer drama
Pleidooi (1993â€"1995). Further movie parts included The Little Blonde
Death (1993), No Trains No Planes (1999), Full Moon Party (2002) and
Interview (2003), directed by Theo van Gogh. In 2000 Ten Damme played
an English language leading role in Irish film drama Conamara. In 2013
she featured in World War II theatre comedy To Be or Not to Be, based
on the Ernst Lubitsch film of the same name alongside Waldemar
Torenstra, Raoul Heertje, Frank Lammers and others."
singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Ten Damme both sings and
acts in four languages (Dutch, English, French and German), and plays
piano and keyboards, guitar and violin. During her school years Ellen
was an enthusiastic gymnast, and incorporating some gymnastic tricks
or even circus acts into her shows has become a trademark.Ten Damme
grew up in the rural village of Roden, close to the university town
Groningen, where she studied Dutch for a while. However she switched
to the Amsterdam Theatre school for stage, film, cabaret and musical
actors. After spending a great deal of time in Germany, Ten Damme
returned to Amsterdam, where she lives in a houseboat."After a few
small Dutch TV roles, Ten Damme made her film debut starring in the
1991 short film The Tears of Maria Machita[nb 1] by director Paul
Ruven, and was nominated for a Golden Calf movie award. Since then Ten
Damme has consistently worked in TV and film â€" mostly in Dutch and
German, and mostly in supporting roles and guest parts. Examples are
recurring parts in Dutch comedy series We zijn weer thuis (1993) and
Jiskefet (1995â€"1997), and appearing in 25 episodes of lawyer drama
Pleidooi (1993â€"1995). Further movie parts included The Little Blonde
Death (1993), No Trains No Planes (1999), Full Moon Party (2002) and
Interview (2003), directed by Theo van Gogh. In 2000 Ten Damme played
an English language leading role in Irish film drama Conamara. In 2013
she featured in World War II theatre comedy To Be or Not to Be, based
on the Ernst Lubitsch film of the same name alongside Waldemar
Torenstra, Raoul Heertje, Frank Lammers and others."
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