Johanna ter Steege
Biography
Johanna ter Steege is a Dutch stage and screen actress. She was born on May 10, 1961, in Wierden, Overijssel, Netherlands. Ter Steege has appeared in numerous films, including The Vanishing, Vincent & Theo, Meeting Venus, Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe, Immortal Beloved, and Paradise Road. She won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Vanishing. Her known credits include 51 acting roles. Ter Steege has also been considered for roles in films adapted from novels, including Louis Begley's Wartime Lies, which was initially intended to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Career overview
Johanna ter Steege is a Dutch stage and screen actress. She made her film debut in The Vanishing in 1988. Her performance in this film earned her recognition, including a European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Ter Steege has appeared in various notable films, including Vincent & Theo, Meeting Venus, Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe, Immortal Beloved, and Paradise Road. These films showcase her versatility as an actress, working with renowned directors such as Robert Altman, István Szabó, Bernard Rose, and Bruce Beresford.
Ter Steege was initially cast in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Louis Begley's novel Wartime Lies, but the project was abandoned after Steven Spielberg's success with Schindler's List. Despite this, her career has continued to span multiple film genres and collaborations with prominent directors.
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- Boomers (2026)
- We Were Here Once (2026) as Jasmine
- Under the Naked Sky (2023)
- Zo doo wiejleu dat: een eeuw Twente op film (2023) Director
- Twente op Film - Zo doo wiejleu dat (2022) Director
- The Marriage Escape (2020) as Gedda
- Yesterday (2018) as Klara
- What Doesn't Kill Us (2018) as Sophie
- Maya (2018) as Johanna
- Brussel (2017) as Moniek van Dalen
- De mannen van dokter Anne (2016) as Ine Visser
- One Life is Not Enough (2016) as Herself / Fien de la Mar
- History's Future (2016) as Therapist
- The most beautiful thing in the world (2015) as Do's mother
- Sluizer Speaks (2014)
- To Life (2014) as Lili
- Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012) as Akkie's Mother
- Isztambul (2012) as Katalin
- The Contract (2012) as Moena
- Lilet Never Happened (2012) as Claire
- De Baby (2012) as voice
- Tirza (2010) as Alma
- Last Conversation (2009) as Anna
- Le Bel Âge (2009) as Madeleine
- Kunststof TV (2008)
- Ruwe honing (2008)
- The Trap (2008) as Moeder
- Magic Paris (2007) as Kate
- Guernsey (2005) as Bobby
- Someone Else's Happiness (2005) as Ann
- Sergeant Pepper (2004) as Anna Singer
- Sea of Silence (2003) as Ita Werner
- The Year of the First Kiss (2002) as Tristans Mutter
- Mariken (2000) as Gräfin
- Hanna lacht (2000) as Mom
- Rembrandt (1999) as Saskia Uylenburgh
- A Woman of the North (1999) as Emilie van Thuile
- Paradise Road (1997) as Sister Wilhelminia
- Forever and Ever (1997) as Susanna Eggers
- The Phantom Heart (1996) as Mona
- Tot ziens (1995) as Laura
- Immortal Beloved (1994) as Johanna Reiss
- The Birth of Love (1993) as Ulrika
- HBO First Look (1992) as Self / Johanna Reiss
- Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (1992) as Emma
- De bunker (1992)
- Meeting Venus (1991) as Monique
- I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar (1991) as Marianne
- Vincent & Theo (1990) as Jo Bonger
- The Vanishing (1988) as Saskia Wagter
- George Sluizer - Filming beyond Bounderies as Self