Melody Klaver
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| Born | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Melody Zoë Klaver is a Dutch actress.
Early life and education
Klaver has two older sisters, actress Kimberley Klaver and dancer Stephanie Klaver. She Klaver received her professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she graduated in July 2014.
Career
She played the part of Heleen in Diep (2005), a dramatic movie by Simone van Dusseldorp, for which Klaver received a Golden Calf nomination, one of the most important film awards in the Netherlands. She played the role of Debby in Afblijven (2006) and starred as Erica van Beusekom in Oorlogswinter (2008), a World War II movie set in Nazi-occupied Netherlands in January 1945. She played in several TV series, such as Van God Los and Bagels en Bubbels -Zij hoort bij mij-.
Awards
She won a Rembrandt Award (People's Choice award) for best actress, for her role in Oorlogswinter (2008), and the Kemna Award for best and most outstanding actor at the International Theatreschool Festival in Amsterdam 2014.
Personal life
In June 2007, Klaver's boyfriend, Timo Smeehuijzen, was killed by a suicide attack during his military service in Afghanistan.
Filmography
- Diep (2005 film)
- Langer Licht (2006 film)
- Afblijven (2006 children's film)
- Oorlogswinter (2008 film)
- Schemer (2010)
- Verre Vrienden (2010)
- Brasserie Valentijn (2016)
- Van God Los (2012 television series )