Education
Van der Meer attended the Amsterdam Theater School.
Van der Meer attended the Amsterdam Theater School.
Since 1978 Van der Meer has been married to the Dutch writer Willem January Otten. In 1976 De Behandeling (The Treatment), a monologue written for theatre, was played by Toneelgroep Centrum. In 1978 Van der Meer assisted Frans Marijnen as a stage director at the Ro Theater.
In 1985 she published her first book: Het limonadegevoel en andere verhalen (The Soft Drink Feeling and other Stories) for which she received the Geertjan Lubberhuizenprijs.
Some years later, Willem January Otten, her spouse, did the same. Some of her books are translated in German, Spanish and Bulgarian.