Micky Hoogendijk
Encyclopedia
Mirjam "Micky" Hoogendijk (Amsterdam, 8 July 1970) is a Dutch
actress, presenter and model.
. Rob Scholte and Micky Hoogendijk married in 1994. Six months after their marriage, a grenade exploded under their car while they were driving through the Jordaan, a neighborhood in Amsterdam. Rob lost both legs. The persons responsible for the explosion were never identified. After the explosion Hoogendijk and Scholte moved to Tenerife, to rebuild their life there. In 1997 Hoogendijk moved back to Amsterdam, where the couple separated.
". She played the part of villainous Cleo de Wold, a pathological manipulator.
In 2002 she moved to Los Angeles
for lessons in method acting
at the academy of Eric Morris
. In 2004 she came back to the Netherlands, but would return to L.A. twice a year for acting classes. During this time, she starred with Kate Hudson
in the movie, Raising Helen
. She also worked with Rutger Hauer.
Hoogendijk has acted in several Dutch series including "Spangen", "Blauw Blauw", "Grijpstra en de Gier", "Koefnoen en Parels en Zwijnen".
, San Francisco, London
, Singapore
and Istanbul
. There are plans to start a supperclub in Los Angeles
and Las Vegas
. In 2006 she started film production company Dramatic Beat, a website for young film producers.
, leading to his divorce from Patricia Paay
.
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...
actress, presenter and model.
Biography and career
Micky Hoogendijk was one of the first people in the Netherlands to be conceived via IVF. She was raised by her mother in an international art environment.Marriage and bombing incident
In 1990 she met artist Rob ScholteRob Scholte
Rob Scholte is a Dutch contemporary artist. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. His work consists of reproductions of images from the media and from art history...
. Rob Scholte and Micky Hoogendijk married in 1994. Six months after their marriage, a grenade exploded under their car while they were driving through the Jordaan, a neighborhood in Amsterdam. Rob lost both legs. The persons responsible for the explosion were never identified. After the explosion Hoogendijk and Scholte moved to Tenerife, to rebuild their life there. In 1997 Hoogendijk moved back to Amsterdam, where the couple separated.
Acting career
From 2000-2002 Hoogendijk played a role in the Dutch soap opera "Goede Tijden, Slechte TijdenGoede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
Goede tijden, slechte tijden , also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily soap in the Netherlands. The soap is produced by Joop van den Ende and to date over 4,000 episodes have been broadcast...
". She played the part of villainous Cleo de Wold, a pathological manipulator.
In 2002 she moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
for lessons in method acting
Method acting
Method acting is a phrase that loosely refers to a family of techniques used by actors to create in themselves the thoughts and emotions of their characters, so as to develop lifelike performances...
at the academy of Eric Morris
Eric Morris
Eric Morris may refer to:* Eric Morris , actor and acting teacher* Eric "Monty" Morris, Jamaican musician*Eric Morris * Eric Morris , Scottish football player with Rangers and Ayr United...
. In 2004 she came back to the Netherlands, but would return to L.A. twice a year for acting classes. During this time, she starred with Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson
Kate Garry Hudson is an American actress. She came to prominence in 2001 after winning a Golden Globe and receiving several nominations, including a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Almost Famous. She then starred in the hit film How to Lose a Guy in 10...
in the movie, Raising Helen
Raising Helen
Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. It stars Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer and his sister Abigail Breslin and Helen Mirren...
. She also worked with Rutger Hauer.
Hoogendijk has acted in several Dutch series including "Spangen", "Blauw Blauw", "Grijpstra en de Gier", "Koefnoen en Parels en Zwijnen".
Businesses
After spending time in front of the camera, she now works behind the scenes as creative director and producer. She founded Micky Hoogendijk Productions and started as creative director of the supperclub. Since 2007 the Supperclub is in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, San Francisco, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. There are plans to start a supperclub in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
. In 2006 she started film production company Dramatic Beat, a website for young film producers.
Current
In April 2009 Micky Hoogendijk was known to be romantically involved with Adam CurryAdam Curry
Adam Clark Curry is a broadcasting and Internet personality well known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a video jockey on the music video channel MTV. In the mid-1990s, Curry was a World Wide Web entrepreneur and one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer a Web site...
, leading to his divorce from Patricia Paay
Patricia Paay
Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij , best known as Patricia Paay, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model and television personality. In the Netherlands, she is well known for her musical career, which spans over four decades...
.