Loes Luca
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Louise "Loes" Diana Wilhelmina Catharina Luca (born 18 October 1953) is a Dutch
actress, singer and comedian
. She began her career in the 1980s as a stage actress and singer in various musicals
. She later started a successful film and television career, starring in Spetters
, Het meisje met het rode haar, De Noorderlingen
and Ja zuster, nee zuster. She also appeared in the television show 't Schaep met de 5 Pooten.
, The Netherlands. When she was seventeen she wanted to go to the Academie voor Expressie. Because she didn't speak French at the time and had only three years Mulo
, after which she departed for France
to become an au pair
. Five years later she was admitted and she is now an official drama
teacher.
Luca married in the 1980s and had one daughter, but divorced in 1992 after her husband had cheated on her. Until his death in 2008 she was in a relationship with Harald van der Lubbe (brother to De Dijk
's Huub van der Lubbe).
In an interview with the Dutch Psychology
Magazine, Luca disclosed that her father engaged in sexual activities with younger men during her youth. She added that this had strained her relationship with her father.
Moordwijven Loes Luca depicts the racy story of five women fighting life's challenges in just a few scenes. Luca was nominated for the Theo d'Or, a theatre prize awarded annually to the best actress in a leading role. In March 2007 the production "Sophie Tucker, The Last Of The Red Hot Mama's" premiered.
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, singer and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. She began her career in the 1980s as a stage actress and singer in various musicals
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
. She later started a successful film and television career, starring in Spetters
Spetters
Spetters is a Dutch film released in 1980 directed by Paul Verhoeven.Spetters led to many protests across the board about the caricatural manner in which Verhoeven portrayed gays, Christians, the police, and the press. Although Verhoeven made one more film in the Netherlands, the response to...
, Het meisje met het rode haar, De Noorderlingen
De Noorderlingen
De Noorderlingen is a 1992 Dutch film by Alex van Warmerdam.This black comedy takes places in the 1960s, in a surreal Dutch new town consisting of only a single street. It tells the story of the people living in this street. Van Warmerdam himself has said that he considers this his best movie...
and Ja zuster, nee zuster. She also appeared in the television show 't Schaep met de 5 Pooten.
Personal life
She was born in RotterdamRotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, The Netherlands. When she was seventeen she wanted to go to the Academie voor Expressie. Because she didn't speak French at the time and had only three years Mulo
Mulo
* MULO, a school form in the Netherlands until 1968* Mullo, a kind of vampire...
, after which she departed for France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to become an au pair
Au pair
An au pair is a domestic assistant from a foreign country working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family's responsibility for childcare as well as some housework, and receive a small monetary allowance for personal use...
. Five years later she was admitted and she is now an official drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
teacher.
Luca married in the 1980s and had one daughter, but divorced in 1992 after her husband had cheated on her. Until his death in 2008 she was in a relationship with Harald van der Lubbe (brother to De Dijk
De Dijk
De Dijk is a Dutch rock band which formed in 1981. The band is named after the Zeedijk, a street in their hometown Amsterdam. Their music can be described as a mixture of soul, blues and rock 'n roll, with lyrics sung only in Dutch...
's Huub van der Lubbe).
In an interview with the Dutch Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
Magazine, Luca disclosed that her father engaged in sexual activities with younger men during her youth. She added that this had strained her relationship with her father.
Theatre
In the onemwomanshowOne man show
The term one-man show often referred to comedian, who would stand on stage and entertain an audience. With the advent of feminism, words and phrases such as one-woman show and comedienne have entered the modern-day lexicon....
Moordwijven Loes Luca depicts the racy story of five women fighting life's challenges in just a few scenes. Luca was nominated for the Theo d'Or, a theatre prize awarded annually to the best actress in a leading role. In March 2007 the production "Sophie Tucker, The Last Of The Red Hot Mama's" premiered.
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Production company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | De wangedachte | De Horde | ||
| 1982 | Ik mag zo graag eenvoudig stil | De Horde | ||
| 2006 | Loes Luca - Moordwijven (Murder bitches) | five women | Aat Ceelen | Kikproductions |
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Discography
Late 2006 she released a CD called Wenend in het portaal (crying in the porch), in which she sings old almost forgotten tear-jerkers.Filmography
| Year | Title | International Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 1980 in film - Events :* May 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the biggest grosser of the year .... |
Spetters Spetters Spetters is a Dutch film released in 1980 directed by Paul Verhoeven.Spetters led to many protests across the board about the caricatural manner in which Verhoeven portrayed gays, Christians, the police, and the press. Although Verhoeven made one more film in the Netherlands, the response to... |
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| 1981 1981 in film -Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it.... |
Een vlucht regenwulpen | A flight of rainbirds | Driver | |
| Het meisje met het rode haar The Girl with the Red Hair The Girl with the Red Hair is a 1981 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Renée Soutendijk - Hannie Schaft* Peter Tuinman - Hugo* Loes Luca - An* Johan Leysen - Frans... |
The girl with the red hair | An | ||
| 1983 1983 in film -Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of... |
Het veld van eer | Ada | ||
| 1984 1984 in film -Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film.... |
De schorpioen | The Scorpion | Girl in bar | |
| 1986 1986 in film -Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.... |
Abel | Voyeur | Christine | |
| 1987 1987 in film -Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records.... |
Een maand later | A month later | Voice of Ingrid | |
| 1989 1989 in film -Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million... |
Theo en Thea | Masochistic housekeeper | ||
| 1992 1992 in film The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards... |
De Noorderlingen De Noorderlingen De Noorderlingen is a 1992 Dutch film by Alex van Warmerdam.This black comedy takes places in the 1960s, in a surreal Dutch new town consisting of only a single street. It tells the story of the people living in this street. Van Warmerdam himself has said that he considers this his best movie... |
The northerners | Fat Willy's mother | |
| 1994 | Wie aus weiter Ferne | Woman farmer & tea lady | (TV) | |
| Seth & Fiona | Ellen | 1 Episode | ||
| 1996 1996 in film Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:... |
De jurk | The dress | Blind woman | |
| Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse is a 1997 Dutch film directed by Joram Lürsen and Ben Sombogaart.-Cast:*Afroditi-Piteni Bijker ... Katootje*Caroline van Gastel ... Tante Gazeuse*Boris de Bournonville ... O.J. aan de Loire... |
Midwife Willems | |||
| 2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy... |
Minoes | Undercover kitty | Aunt Moortje | (Voice) |
| 2002 2002 in film The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of... |
De sluikrups | Roxy | ||
| Ja zuster, nee zuster | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! | Sister Klivia | ||
| 2005 2005 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005... |
Lepel | Koppenol | ||
| Robots Robots (film) Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and was released theatrically on March 11, 2005. The story was created by Chris Wedge and William Joyce, a children's book author/illustrator. The two were trying to create a film version of... |
Aunt Fanny | (Voice Dutch version) | ||
| 2006- 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006... |
't schaep met de 5 pooten | Dora | Doortje Lefèvre | 8 Episodes (running) |
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