Chris Nietvelt (1962) was a member of the ITA-ensemble from 1988 to 1994, and returned in 2005.
In season 23|24 she will perform in the premieres of Primeval and other times (director Guy Cassiers) and The laws (director Eline Arbo) and in the revivals of Lehman Trilogy, Birds of a kind, The hours and Judas,
Nietvelt played before at ITA in 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
nomination Theo d'Or | Glazen speelgoed at Toneelgroep Amsterdam
2015
nomination Theo d'Or | Maria Stuart at Toneelgroep Amsterdam
2008
Theo d'Or | Romeinse tragedies at Toneelgroep Amsterdam
2007
nomination Colombina | Oresteia at Toneelgroep Amsterdam
2006
nomination Colombina | Opening Night at Toneelgroep Amsterdam / NTGent
2000
nomination Theo d'Or | Kameliendame at Toneelgroep Amsterdam / Schauspielhaus Hamburg
1995
nomination Theo d'Or | Rijkemanshuis at Zuidelijk Toneel
1990
nomination Theo d'Or | Lulu at Toneelgroep Amsterdam
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