Henriëtte Adriana "Hetty" Blok (6 January 1920 â€" 6 November 2012)
was a Dutch cabaret artist, singer, and actress who performed on the
stage, on radio, and on television for more than five decades. Her
best-known role is Nurse Klivia, one of the lead roles in the iconic
television series Ja zuster, nee zuster, a role with which she was
identified the rest of her life. She was known also as a friend of
Annie M. G. Schmidt and a singer of her songs.Blok was born in Arnhem
and made her stage début in 1943. Her career started shortly after
World War II in cabaret, performing with established singers and
musicians including Wim Sonneveld, Fien de la Mar, and Harry Bannink.
She met Annie M. G. Schmidt during this time period and developed an
intimate friendship with her. She sang and played in Sonneveld's 't is
Historisch (1948), Wij spelen pantomime (1949), Iene miene mutte
(1949), 't Is mij een raadsel (1950) and the Boekenbal program Een
bloemlezing in prachtband (23 February 1951). On 2 October 1951, she
was among the cast of Willy van Hemert's De toverspiegel, the first
live program on Dutch television. She also did radio: from 1952 to
1958, she was the voice of the housemaid Sjaantje in Annie M. G.
Schmidt's radio play In Holland staat een huis.Her most important
role, with which she was identified her entire life, was as Nurse
Klivia in Ja zuster, nee zuster, the television show by Annie M. G.
Schmidt which ran from 1966 to 1968 and remains one of the most
popular Dutch television shows ever. Besides acting in movies and
television series, she spent a lot of time on stage, singing popular
music accompanied by musicians such as Cor Lemaire, Harry Bannink,
Ruud Bos, and Bas Odijk.
was a Dutch cabaret artist, singer, and actress who performed on the
stage, on radio, and on television for more than five decades. Her
best-known role is Nurse Klivia, one of the lead roles in the iconic
television series Ja zuster, nee zuster, a role with which she was
identified the rest of her life. She was known also as a friend of
Annie M. G. Schmidt and a singer of her songs.Blok was born in Arnhem
and made her stage début in 1943. Her career started shortly after
World War II in cabaret, performing with established singers and
musicians including Wim Sonneveld, Fien de la Mar, and Harry Bannink.
She met Annie M. G. Schmidt during this time period and developed an
intimate friendship with her. She sang and played in Sonneveld's 't is
Historisch (1948), Wij spelen pantomime (1949), Iene miene mutte
(1949), 't Is mij een raadsel (1950) and the Boekenbal program Een
bloemlezing in prachtband (23 February 1951). On 2 October 1951, she
was among the cast of Willy van Hemert's De toverspiegel, the first
live program on Dutch television. She also did radio: from 1952 to
1958, she was the voice of the housemaid Sjaantje in Annie M. G.
Schmidt's radio play In Holland staat een huis.Her most important
role, with which she was identified her entire life, was as Nurse
Klivia in Ja zuster, nee zuster, the television show by Annie M. G.
Schmidt which ran from 1966 to 1968 and remains one of the most
popular Dutch television shows ever. Besides acting in movies and
television series, she spent a lot of time on stage, singing popular
music accompanied by musicians such as Cor Lemaire, Harry Bannink,
Ruud Bos, and Bas Odijk.
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