Renette Pauline Soutendijk ([ˈsʌutəndɛik], born 21 May 1957),
known professionally as Renée Soutendijk, is a Dutch actress. A
gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late
1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's films and
is perhaps best known for her work in his 1980 release Spetters, and
1983's The Fourth Man. Her good looks and striking blond hair secured
her status as a Dutch sex symbol in the 1980s.Soutendijk attempted to
establish herself in the United States in the late-1980s, and
appearing in the science fiction film Eve of Destruction (1991). Since
the 2000s, she has played a number of television and stage roles, and
appeared as one of the leads in the 2012 RTL 4 television series
Moordvrouw. She has also had supporting roles in the American drama A
Perfect Man (2013) and in Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria (2018).Soutendijk
was born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, on 21 May 1957. In
her youth, Soutendijk was a qualifying Olympic gymnast. She studied
acting at the Academy for Podium Formation in The Hague.Soutendijk
made her television debut in the Dutch television series Dagboek van
een herdershond (English: Dutch the Shepherd Dog (1979â€"1980). She
began her film career playing the heroines in the Paul
Verhoeven-directed cult films Spetters (1980) and The Fourth Man
(1983). Spetters established her as a sex symbol; the movie and its
star attracted attention in the United States as well, and The New
York Times saw her "stylish performance" of a "compelling character"
as a focal point of the movie. In the early 1980s, Soutendijk, Monique
van de Ven, and Willeke van Ammelrooy were the three best-known
actresses in Dutch cinema, and most movies featured one of the three.
The movie that marked her breakthrough as an actress in a major role,
though, is considered to be The Girl with the Red Hair (1981), in
which she played Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft. From 1981 to
1989 she played in Zeg 'ns Aaa, one of the longest-running and most
popular Dutch sitcoms. In 1983, Soutendijk gave birth to her first
child, a daughter named Caro.
known professionally as Renée Soutendijk, is a Dutch actress. A
gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late
1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's films and
is perhaps best known for her work in his 1980 release Spetters, and
1983's The Fourth Man. Her good looks and striking blond hair secured
her status as a Dutch sex symbol in the 1980s.Soutendijk attempted to
establish herself in the United States in the late-1980s, and
appearing in the science fiction film Eve of Destruction (1991). Since
the 2000s, she has played a number of television and stage roles, and
appeared as one of the leads in the 2012 RTL 4 television series
Moordvrouw. She has also had supporting roles in the American drama A
Perfect Man (2013) and in Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria (2018).Soutendijk
was born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, on 21 May 1957. In
her youth, Soutendijk was a qualifying Olympic gymnast. She studied
acting at the Academy for Podium Formation in The Hague.Soutendijk
made her television debut in the Dutch television series Dagboek van
een herdershond (English: Dutch the Shepherd Dog (1979â€"1980). She
began her film career playing the heroines in the Paul
Verhoeven-directed cult films Spetters (1980) and The Fourth Man
(1983). Spetters established her as a sex symbol; the movie and its
star attracted attention in the United States as well, and The New
York Times saw her "stylish performance" of a "compelling character"
as a focal point of the movie. In the early 1980s, Soutendijk, Monique
van de Ven, and Willeke van Ammelrooy were the three best-known
actresses in Dutch cinema, and most movies featured one of the three.
The movie that marked her breakthrough as an actress in a major role,
though, is considered to be The Girl with the Red Hair (1981), in
which she played Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft. From 1981 to
1989 she played in Zeg 'ns Aaa, one of the longest-running and most
popular Dutch sitcoms. In 1983, Soutendijk gave birth to her first
child, a daughter named Caro.
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