| Birth date | 2 August 1987 (age 39) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Awards | Golden Calf Theo d'Or |
Hannah Hoekstra (born 2 August 1987)[1] is a Dutch actress.
Career
In 2010, Hoekstra graduated from the Amsterdam Theater Academy, where she studied from 2006. During training, she participated in the play Underground by director Johan Simons. The following year, she debuted on TV, playing a small role in the TV series Flikken Maastricht.
Her breakthrough came in 2012 when she was cast in Sacha Polak's film Hemel, in which Hoekstra plays a sensual beauty with signs of hypersexuality. The film was shown at the Berlin film festival and received a special prize FIPRESCI. She was also awarded a Golden Calf Award at the Netherlands Film Festival,[2] and was nominated for a Rembrandt Award. She was named a recipient of the Shooting Stars Award which was presented by the European Film Promotion board at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Selected appearances
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Manslaughter | Judith | Cameo |
| 2012 | Mees Kees | Marie Louise | Cameo |
| 2012 | Hemel | Hemel | Winner—Golden Calf Award for Best Actress[2] |
| 2013 | App | Anna | |
| 2014 | The Canal | Alice | |
| 2016 | The Fury | Tiny | Winner—Best Actress (Montreal World Film Festival) Winner—Golden Calf Award for Best Actress |
| 2018 | Gek Van Oranje | Merel | |
| 2019 | Patrick | Nathalie | |
| 2019 | Charlie's Angels | Ingrid | |
| 2020 | My Father Is an Airplane | Joosje | |
| 2021 | Love in a Bottle | Lucky | |
| 2022 | Faithfully Yours | Yara Backer | |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | Elsa | |
| 2024 | Schitterend | Nina | |
| 2024 | Trip-Tych |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | Gerede Twijfel | Esmee | |
| 2013 | Freddy Heineken | Charlene | 4 Episodes |
| 2013 | Volgens Robert | Jasmijn | 8 Episodes |
| 2017–2018 | You Are Wanted | Angel | 4 Episodes |
| 2017 | Paare | 1 Episode | |
| 2020 | How to Sell Drugs Online Fast | Mia | 2 Episodes |
| 2020 | Amsterdam Undercover | Femke Pieters | 2 Episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Edelfigurant | Maaike Michaelson | 8 Episodes |
| 2021 | De strijd om het Binnenhof | Jacoba van Beieren | 1 Episode |
| 2021 | Joardy | Hannah Hoekstra (herself) | Season 2 |
| 2021 | Blackout | Lauren Shannon | 3 Episodes |
| 2022 | Diepe Gronden | Maxine | 4 Episodes |
| 2022 | Odds | Kim Benk | 10 Episodes |
| 2022 | Modern Love Amsterdam | Ada | 1 Episode |
| 2024 | De Ring | Anna Hartog | 10 Episodes |
Video games
- Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) as the model for Aloy and Elisabet Sobeck[3]
- Horizon Forbidden West (2022) as the model for Aloy, Elisabet Sobeck, and Beta
References
- ^ In Your Hands: Eindexamenboek van de Theaterschool 2010. Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. 2010. p. 90.
- ^ "On the website of the National theatre". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ "Guerrilla Games on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
External links
- Hannah Hoekstra at IMDb