Inge Hornstra
Encyclopedia
Inge Hornstra is a Dutch
-born Australian
television and stage actress. She is best known for her roles on Heartbreak High
and McLeod's Daughters
.
to a Dutch mother and father. They moved to Sydney, Australia when she was four-years-old. She graduated for NIDA
with a degree in Performing Arts in 1994.
, a drama series set in an athletic school. It also starred Heath Ledger
in his first leading role in a television series, but due to low ratings, it was cancelled after just one season. Folling her role on Sweat, Hornstra began appearing in a recurring role on teen television series Heartbreak High
, as 'Allie Matts', in which she appeared for two seasons. In 2002, Hornstra began a recurring role on popular series McLeod's Daughters
, as 'Sandra Kinsella' (later Kinsella-Ryan), her role on the show finished in 2006. Heartbreak High and McLeod's Daughter are shows which she is best known for. Her other credits include medical drama series G.P., Big Sky, Murder Call
, Wildside, Water Rats
, Head Start
, BeastMaster
, and Farscape
, and the television films Chameleon, which aired on UPN
in 1998, BlackJack: Murder Archive and BlackJack: Ace Point Game.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
-born Australian
Australian people
Australian people, or simply Australians, are the citizens of Australia. Australia is a multi-ethnic nation, and therefore the term "Australian" is not a racial identifier. Aside from the Indigenous Australian population, nearly all Australians or their ancestors immigrated within the past 230 years...
television and stage actress. She is best known for her roles on Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High is an Australian television series that ran for seven years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries...
and McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
.
Early life
Hornstra was born in 1974 in Holland, NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
to a Dutch mother and father. They moved to Sydney, Australia when she was four-years-old. She graduated for NIDA
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
with a degree in Performing Arts in 1994.
Career
Hornstra began her acting career in 1993 appearing in a short film titled The Door. She gained recognition for her leading role as 'Tatyana 'Tats' Alecsandri' in SweatSweat (TV series)
Sweat was an Australian drama series created by John Rapsey and produced by Barron Entertainment in Perth. The show aired on Network Ten in 1996 and centred around students at an Australian school for the athletically gifted.Sweat was Heath Ledger's first regular role on a television show...
, a drama series set in an athletic school. It also starred Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian television and film actor. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his film career...
in his first leading role in a television series, but due to low ratings, it was cancelled after just one season. Folling her role on Sweat, Hornstra began appearing in a recurring role on teen television series Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High is an Australian television series that ran for seven years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries...
, as 'Allie Matts', in which she appeared for two seasons. In 2002, Hornstra began a recurring role on popular series McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
, as 'Sandra Kinsella' (later Kinsella-Ryan), her role on the show finished in 2006. Heartbreak High and McLeod's Daughter are shows which she is best known for. Her other credits include medical drama series G.P., Big Sky, Murder Call
Murder Call
Murder Call was an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The idea to the series was born by the books of Tessa Vance by Jennifer Rowe: Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked...
, Wildside, Water Rats
Water Rats (TV series)
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
, Head Start
Head Start (TV series)
Head Start is an Australian television drama series that ran for forty episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2001.-Story:...
, BeastMaster
BeastMaster (TV series)
BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM movie The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons...
, and Farscape
Farscape
Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
, and the television films Chameleon, which aired on UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
in 1998, BlackJack: Murder Archive and BlackJack: Ace Point Game.
Personal life
Hornstra has two children, a daughter, Summer (born 12 July, 2004) and a son, Javi (born 2008).Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Door | Daughter | Short film |
| 1995 | G.P. | Kim Garland | Episode: "You Say Potato" |
| 1996 | Sweat Sweat (TV series) Sweat was an Australian drama series created by John Rapsey and produced by Barron Entertainment in Perth. The show aired on Network Ten in 1996 and centred around students at an Australian school for the athletically gifted.Sweat was Heath Ledger's first regular role on a television show... |
Tatyana 'Tats' Alecsandri | Leading role; 26 episodes |
| 1995–1997 | Heartbreak High Heartbreak High Heartbreak High is an Australian television series that ran for seven years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries... |
Allie Matts | Recurring role; 33 episodes |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Debbie | Episode: "It Only Takes One" |
| 1997 | Murder Call Murder Call Murder Call was an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The idea to the series was born by the books of Tessa Vance by Jennifer Rowe: Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked... |
Bliss Bridie | Episode: "Something Wicked" |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Nurse Silla | Television film |
| 1998 | Wildside | Ellen Douglas | Episodes: Season 1, episodes 18, 23 & 32 |
| 1998 | Chameleon | Agent Hudson | Television film |
| 1998–2000 | Water Rats Water Rats (TV series) Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney... |
Carly Herbert / Margie Goodwin | Episodes: "Behind Closed Doors", "The Long Haul", "Jump in the Mouth" |
| 2001 | Head Start Head Start (TV series) Head Start is an Australian television drama series that ran for forty episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2001.-Story:... |
Rhonda | Episode: "Seeing is Believing" |
| 2001 | BeastMaster BeastMaster (TV series) BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM movie The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons... |
Nadeea | Episode: "Serpent's Kiss" |
| 2002 | Farscape Farscape Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment... |
Essk | Episode: "I-Yensch, You-Yensch" |
| 2003 | BlackJack: Murder Archive" | Carmen | Television film |
| 2005 | BlackJack: Ace Point Game | Kylie | Television film |
| 2002–2006 | McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
Sandra Kinsella / Sandra Kinsella-Ryan | 49 episodes |