Susanna van Lee (ca. 1630 â€" buried 13 January 1700) was a Dutch
stage actor and ballet dancer. She was married to Conrad Rochus
Eeckhout (ca. 1630â€"1701), musician. She was a member of the theatre
company of Jan Baptist van Fornenbergh (1624â€"1697), and as such
toured in Northern Germany, Denmark and Sweden. She was also active at
the theatre of Amsterdam in 1655â€"1700.At her performance at the
court of Queen Christina of Sweden in 1653, she, together with her
colleagues Ariana Nozeman and Elizabeth Baer Kalbergen, became the
first professional female actors known by name to have performed in
Sweden. In 1655, she, again with her colleagues Ariana Nozeman and
Elizabeth Baer Kalbergen, became the first women to be hired at the
theatre of Amsterdam. She was an appreciated actress, and also
performed in ballet and prepared costumes. Her husband was a violinist
at the theatre, and they also managed a tavern.In 1700, she died in
Amsterdam.
stage actor and ballet dancer. She was married to Conrad Rochus
Eeckhout (ca. 1630â€"1701), musician. She was a member of the theatre
company of Jan Baptist van Fornenbergh (1624â€"1697), and as such
toured in Northern Germany, Denmark and Sweden. She was also active at
the theatre of Amsterdam in 1655â€"1700.At her performance at the
court of Queen Christina of Sweden in 1653, she, together with her
colleagues Ariana Nozeman and Elizabeth Baer Kalbergen, became the
first professional female actors known by name to have performed in
Sweden. In 1655, she, again with her colleagues Ariana Nozeman and
Elizabeth Baer Kalbergen, became the first women to be hired at the
theatre of Amsterdam. She was an appreciated actress, and also
performed in ballet and prepared costumes. Her husband was a violinist
at the theatre, and they also managed a tavern.In 1700, she died in
Amsterdam.
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