Monique van de Ven (* 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

From 1973 until 1988 she was married with Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she in lived in Los Angeles for many years. She is now married with actor and writer Edwin de Vries. Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch cameraman and film director. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

Her film debut was Turkish Delight in 1973. This film was immediately her breakthrough in acting. The Paul Verhoeven film was nominated for an Academy Award and is chosen as the best Dutch film of the century. 23 years later she played in the Oscar winning film The Assault. Turkish Delight is the English title of the 1973 movie Turks fruit, directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on a novel by Jan Wolkers. ... Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch-born film director best known for his sometimes extremely violent science fiction films. ... // As a Special Award 1947 Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (Italy) - Societa Co-operativa Alfa Cinematografica - Paolo William Tamburella producer - Vittorio De Sica director 1948 Monsieur Vincent (France) - E. D. I. C., Union Général Cinématographique - George de la Grandiere producer - Maurice Cloche director 1949 The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette... The Dutch film industry is relatively small, though there have broadly been several very active periods in recent history in which Dutch filmmaking thrived. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... The Assault (original title De Aanslag) is a 1986 Dutch film based on a novel of Harry Mulisch. ...

Apart from acting in feature films she also does acting for Dutch television series and commercials.

In 1996 she directed the short film Mama's Proefkonijn (English translation: 'Mama's Laboratory Animal').

Filmography

Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven on the Turkish Delight DVD cover

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Actress

• Turkish Delight (1973)
• Dakota (1974)
• Way Out (1974)
• Keetje Tippel (1975)
• The Last Train (1975)
• Anita Drogemöller und die Ruhe an der Ruhr (1976)
• Doctor Vlimmen (1977)
• Inheritance (1978)
• Stunt Rock (1978)
• A Woman Like Eve (1979)
• Splitting Up (1979)
• Hoge hakken, echte liefde (1981)
• Breach of Contract (1982)
• Breathless (1982)
• Burning Love (1983)
• The Scorpion (1984)
• The Assault (1986)
• A Month Later (1987)
• Iris (1987)
• Amsterdamned (1988)
• Paint It Black (1989)
• Lily Was Here (1989)
• Romeo (1990)
• The Man Inside (1990)
• Eline Vere (1991)
• The Johnsons (1992)
• Long Live the Queen (1995)
• De Bovenman (2001)
• The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
• Amazones (2004)

Turkish Delight is the English title of the 1973 movie Turks fruit, directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on a novel by Jan Wolkers. ... The Assault (original title De Aanslag) is a 1986 Dutch film based on a novel of Harry Mulisch. ... The Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 novel by the famous Dutch author Harry Mulisch. ...

Director

• Mama's Proefkonijn (1996)

External links

• Monique van de Ven at the Internet Movie Database