Chris Nietvelt (1962) was a member of the ITA-ensemble from 1988 to 1994, and returned in 2005.

In season 24|25 she will perform in the premiere of The wall (director Eline Arbo) and in the revivals of The laws (director Eline Arbo) and The hours (director Eline Arbo).

Nietvelt played before at ITA in Primeval and other times, Lehman Trilogy, Birds of a kind, Judas, Kings of war, The damned, Age of rage, Flight 49, Falling man, The cherry orchard, Roman Tragedies (Theo d'Or 2008), Freud, The hidden force, Small souls, May we be forgiven, The maids, The glass menagerie (nomination Theo d'Or), Mary Stuart (nomination Theo d'Or), Teorema, Phaedra, And We Will Never be Parted, Disgrace, The Russians!, La grande bouffe, Macbeth (as Lady Macbeth), The Seagull, Blood Wedding, Hamlet vs Hamlet, Liliom, Cries and whispers, Children of the sun, Opening Night (nomination Colombina), Ifigeneia in Aulis, Naar Damascus, Oresteia (nomination Colombina), Don Carlos, Perfect wedding, Cocktail, Bergtaal, Count your blessings, De mooie onbekende, Het mondeling verraad, Lady Windermere's fan, Penthesilea, Variété, Andromache, Anne Frank, de tentoonstelling, Bekende gezichten, gemengde gevoelens, Ballet, Lulu, Boeing boeing, Kras and Titus, geen Shakespeare.

In 2008, she was awarded the Theo d’Or for best actress for her role as Cleopatra in Roman Tragedies. In 2007, she was nominated best supporting actress for her role in Oresteia and in 2006 for her role in Opening Night. In 2015 she received a Theo d'Or nomination for her part in Mary Stuart and in 2016 a Theo d'Or nomination for her part in The glass menagerie.

In 1994, Nietvelt joined the theatre company ZT Hollandia, where she became one of the company’s defining actresses. She also acted in the highly acclaimed production of Houllebecq’s Atomised in collaboration with the Schauspielhaus in Zürich, directed by Johan Simons. In 2008, Nietvelt played the role of the courtisan Marquerite Gautier in Van Hove’s German language production Kameliendame.

AWARDS

WORK OUTSIDE ITA / TONEELGROEP AMSTERDAM

2021
Leef | Polar Bear, VRT
Red light | BNNVARA

2020
Flikken Maastricht | AVROTROS
Over water | Panenka

2019
Fiskepark | deMensen
Grenslanders | Column Film, EyeWoks

2018
FENIX | Shariff Korver

2007
Spoed | VTM
Verschoten & Zonen | VTM

2004
Sentimenti | NPS

1998
Thuisfront | Ivo van Hove

1994
Oude tongen | Gerardjan Rijnders

1991
Werther Nieland | Wilbert Bank
Oog in oog | IKON

1989
Postbus X | VRT