Ingeborg Elzevier

Ingeborg Elzevier
Born(1936-02-20)February 20, 1936
Amsterdam, Netherlands
DiedAugust 14, 2025(2025-08-14) (aged 89)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationActress

Ingeborg Elzevier (20 February 1936 – 14 August 2025) was a Dutch actress.

Early life and career

Elzevier grew up in Amsterdam and went to drama school there.[1] In 1958 she graduated together with Femke Boersma and Louis Bongers.[2]

After graduating, Elzevier immediately got an appointment at theater group Theater in Arnhem. She made her debut in Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams with the role of Dolly Hamma. In 2018 she celebrated her 60th stage anniversary.[3]

She also appeared in such films as Scratches in the Table (1998), The Dress (1996), Grimm (2003) and Rocco & Sjuul (2023).

Personal life and death

In 1963 she married actor Lou Steenbergen. The couple had a son. She later divorced him. Elzevier married and divorced three times in her life.[4]

Elzevier died in Amsterdam on 14 August 2025, at the age of 89.[5]

References

  1. ^ Zin (1 October 2018). "'Humor is het beste wapen'". Zin.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ^ "De toneelschool af, de planken op". Het Parool. 31 May 1958. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. ^ EenVandaag (7 March 2019). "Fransje, Ingeborg en Roefke maken al decennia succesvol carrière, dit kunnen we van ze leren". EenVandaag (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  5. ^ Janssen, Hein (14 August 2025). "Ingeborg Elzevier (1936-2025) gaf met haar droogkomische spel een fraaie invulling aan menselijk ongemak". volkskrant.nl. Retrieved 15 August 2025.