Johanna ter Steege
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
From 1979 to 1984 Johanna ter Steege studied at the academy of dramatic
art in Kampen to become a drama teacher. Her initial desire to develop
theatre for and with children prompted her to seek a career as an
actress and a teacher. From 1984 to 1988 she attended the school of
acting at Arnhem to become a stage actress. Considering acting "the
language of the heart", one of the most important things she learned
was that the personnel and creative development of an actor are closely
knit. Her acting experience ranges from Shakespeare, Sophocles,
Strindberg and Chekhov to improvisory clown acts.
At the academy, collaboration with fellow students resulted in the very
successful theatre group "De Trust", directed by Boermans. In 1987
Johanna was asked for a role in the film The Vanishing (1988) (A.K.A. "The Vanishing"),
directed by George Sluizer. This role met international acclaim, winning her
the "Felix Award" (Best Supporting Actress) in Berlin.
Inevitably, her career shifted from the theatre to the cinema. For the
past twelve years she has traveled all over the world, acting in
different languages and working with renowned directors, such as
Robert Altman (Vincent & Theo (1990)), István Szabó (Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe (1992), A.K.A. "Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe"),
Heddy Honigmann (Goodbye (1995) A.K.A. "Goodbye", for which she won Best Actress at the
Locarno International Film Festival) and Bruce Beresford (Paradise Road (1997)).
Johanna has also worked with actors such as Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Isabella Rossellini, Tim Roth and Klaus Maria Brandauer. In January 2001 ter Steege played
Countess Geschwitz, in the play "Lulu", directed by Jonathan Kent, both
in the Almeida theatre in London and in Washington.
art in Kampen to become a drama teacher. Her initial desire to develop
theatre for and with children prompted her to seek a career as an
actress and a teacher. From 1984 to 1988 she attended the school of
acting at Arnhem to become a stage actress. Considering acting "the
language of the heart", one of the most important things she learned
was that the personnel and creative development of an actor are closely
knit. Her acting experience ranges from Shakespeare, Sophocles,
Strindberg and Chekhov to improvisory clown acts.
At the academy, collaboration with fellow students resulted in the very
successful theatre group "De Trust", directed by Boermans. In 1987
Johanna was asked for a role in the film The Vanishing (1988) (A.K.A. "The Vanishing"),
directed by George Sluizer. This role met international acclaim, winning her
the "Felix Award" (Best Supporting Actress) in Berlin.
Inevitably, her career shifted from the theatre to the cinema. For the
past twelve years she has traveled all over the world, acting in
different languages and working with renowned directors, such as
Robert Altman (Vincent & Theo (1990)), István Szabó (Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe (1992), A.K.A. "Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe"),
Heddy Honigmann (Goodbye (1995) A.K.A. "Goodbye", for which she won Best Actress at the
Locarno International Film Festival) and Bruce Beresford (Paradise Road (1997)).
Johanna has also worked with actors such as Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Isabella Rossellini, Tim Roth and Klaus Maria Brandauer. In January 2001 ter Steege played
Countess Geschwitz, in the play "Lulu", directed by Jonathan Kent, both
in the Almeida theatre in London and in Washington.