Elise Schaap (born 21 September 1982) is a Dutch actress.
Career Elise Schaap acts in television series and films. In the popular television series Familie Kruys, she played a pregnant Romanian bride. Schaap played the girlfriend of a drug kingpin in the series Undercover, reprising her role in the 2021 film Ferry. It was announced in 2021 that Schaap would star in the first Dutch Netflix original comedy series. She also starred in the films My Father Is an Airplane (2021), Hotel Sinestra (2022) and Faithfully Yours (2022).
Personal life
Schaap was born in Papendrecht. Her family then moved to Rotterdam when she was six. From age 15, she worked in a tanning salon. She studied at the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam and gave birth to a daughter in 2015.
Awards and recognition
Schaap won Best Actress at Monte-Carlo Television Festival (2011) for The Swing Girls (together with Andrea Osvárt and Lotte Verbeek). She was nominated for the 2014 Golden Calf for Best Supporting Role in Afscheid van de Maan. In 2021, she won the Televizier-Ster award for the third year in a row.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole2022 Faithfully Yours Isabel 2022 Stromboli Sara2021 Mijn vader is een vliegtuig Eva2021 Ferry Danielle2019Wat is dan liefde Cato2019April, May en June May2017Weg van jou Esther2015Ja, ik wil! Roos2014Afscheid van de maanMary2013ValentinoMonique2013Matterhorn Trudy 2012JackieRosa2010Le ragazze dello swingKitty2009SekjoeritieTjitske2008Bride FlightMarjorie2006Liefde, dood & luchtgitaarLaura
Television Year Title Role2025Dood spoorDr Anna O 2023 Ferry de Serie Danielle Bouman 2023 Bla Bla Bla met Schaap Presenter 2022 Make Up Your Mind herself 2021 Drag Race Holland herself 2021 De Casting Kantine herself 2020 I.M. Leonie Smit 2020 Barrie Barista En Het Einde Der Tijden Lilian 2020-heden Nieuw zeer o.a. Vlogger Hymke 2019-heden Undercover Danielle Bouman 2017-2018 Soof: een nieuw begin Josine 2016-heden De TV Kantine multiple: Sylvie Meis, Chantal Janzen, Estelle Cruijff, Lil' Kleine,Maan, Olcay Gulsen, Nikkie Plessen, Famke Louise, Britt Dekker, Miljuschka Witzenhausen and Samantha Steenwijk. 2015-2019 Familie Kruys Ruxandra 2014 Welkom bij de Romeinen Yvonne Jasperia 2013 Koefnoen Koningin Máxima en Chantal Janzen 2013 Doris Maya 2012 Welkom in de Gouden Eeuw Lidewij 2012 De vloer op 2012-heden Het Klokhuis Kassameisje Samantha 2011 Hart tegen Hard Ava Berendsen 2009 De vloer op 2007 Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten Annabel Prior 2005 Hotnews.nl Maja 2004 Bitches Chloe (1 afl.)
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