Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (born 28 July 1952, Zeeland (North Brabant)

Zeeland (North Brabant)

Zeeland is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Landerd, about 5 km northeast of Uden.Zeeland was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Landerd....

) is a Dutch actress and director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

.

From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont

Jan de Bont

Jan de Bont is a Dutch cinematographer, producer, and film director.-Early life and career:De Bont was born, one of 17 children, to a Roman Catholic family in Eindhoven, Netherlands. His earliest work after studying at the Amsterdam Film Academy was with the Dutch avant garde director Adriaan...

, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a number of years. She is now married to actor and writer Edwin de Vries.

Her film debut as an actress was in Turkish Delight

Turkish Delight (film)

Turkish Delight is a 1973 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven and filmed by Jan de Bont. The film is a love story of an artist and a young woman, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. The story is based on the novel Turks fruit by Jan Wolkers...

in 1973. This film was an immediate breakthrough for her acting career. The Paul Verhoeven film was nominated for an Academy Award

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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 and was chosen as the best Dutch film

Cinema of the Netherlands

Because the Dutch film industry is relatively small, and there is little or no international market for Dutch films, almost all films rely on state funding. This funding can be achieved through several sources, for instance through the Dutch Film Fund or the Dutch public broadcast networks...

 of the century. Thirteen years later she played in the Oscar

Academy Awards

An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...

 winning film The Assault

The Assault (film)

The Assault is a 1986 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Harry Mulisch. The film was directed and produced by Fons Rademakers...

.

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

In 1996 she directed the short film Mama's Proefkonijn (English translation: 'Mama's Guinea Pig'); her first feature film as a director Zomerhitte

Zomerhitte

Zomerhitte is a 2008 film directed by Monique van de Ven. Her first feature-length film, it is based on the 2005 book-week giveaway novella by Jan Wolkers...

(Summer Heat) was released 2008.

Actress

• Turkish Delight
  Turkish Delight (film)
  Turkish Delight is a 1973 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven and filmed by Jan de Bont. The film is a love story of an artist and a young woman, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. The story is based on the novel Turks fruit by Jan Wolkers...
  
  (1973)
• Dakota (1974)
• Way Out (1974)
• Katie Tippel
  Katie Tippel
  Katie Tippel is a 1975 film by Paul Verhoeven. The film is based on the memoirs of Neel Doff and was the most expensive Dutch film produced up to that time...
  
  (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
  A Woman Like Eve
  A Woman Like Eve is a 1979 Dutch film centered around a woman who leaves her husband for a lesbian relationship. The film was directed by Nouchka van Brakel; Monique van de Ven stars in the title role of Eve, with Peter Faber as her husband Ad and Maria Schneider as Liliane, who becomes Eve's lover...
  
  (1979)
• Splitting Up (1979)
• Hoge hakken, echte liefde (1981)
• Breach of Contract (1982)
• Breathless (1982)
• Burning Love (1983)
• The Scorpion (1984)
• The Assault
  The Assault (film)
  The Assault is a 1986 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Harry Mulisch. The film was directed and produced by Fons Rademakers...
  
  (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
  Eline Vere (film)
  Eline Vere is a 1991 Dutch film directed by Harry Kümel, based on the famous 1889 novel by Louis Couperus.-Cast:*Marianne Basler ... Eline Vere*Monique van de Ven ... Betsy van Raat*Johan Leysen ... Henk van Raat*Thom Hoffman ... Vincent Vere...
  
  (1991)
• The Johnsons (1992)
• Long Live the Queen (1995)
• De Bovenman (2001)
• The Discovery of Heaven
  The Discovery of Heaven
  The Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 novel by Dutch author Harry Mulisch. It describes the intense friendship between two men and the mystical journey of another to return to Heaven the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments....
  
  (2001)
• Amazones (2004)

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