Career
From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director January de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a number of years. She is now married to actor and writer Edwin de Vries. Her film debut as an actress was in Turkish Delight in 1973.
This film was an immediate breakthrough for her acting career.
Thirteen years later she played in the Oscar-winning film The Assault. Apart from acting in feature films she also performs in Dutch television series and commercials.
In 1996 she directed the short film Mama"s Proefkonijn (English translation: "Mama"s Guinea Pig"). Her first feature film as a director Summer Heat (Zomerhitte) was released 2008.