Sophie van Winden
Text and performance
Sophie van Winden graduated from the Toneelacademie Maastricht in 2005. She has played major roles with NNT, Het Nationale Theater, Orkater, and Oostpool. She won the Guido de Moor Prize for her double role as Gretchen and Helena in Faust.
On television, Sophie has appeared in various series including Rembrandt & ik (‘Rembrandt & I’), The Adulterer (Overspel), Lord & Master (Heer & Meester), Klem (‘Trapped’), I Know Who You Are (Ik weet wie je bent), and Zenith. She appeared in the film Leef! (‘Live!’) by Willem van de Sande Bakhuijzen, for which she won a Golden Calf. She played the lead roles in Prooi (‘Prey’) by Dick Maas and Eileen by Hanro Smitsman.
Together with Eva Marie de Waal, she founded the theatre duo Waal en Wind in 2015. At Via Rudolphi, they created a triptych about the position of women: Holy F, Mama Marlene, and Doing it Right.
Alongside acting and theatre production, Sophie has also dedicated herself to writing. She co-wrote the screenplay of the TV film 20 Lies, 4 Parents and a Little Egg (20 leugens, 4 ouders en een scharrelei), wrote the short film Retour (‘Return’), and is currently working on the screenplay of the feature film De Moeder (‘The Mother’).
She is also writing her debut novel, which will be published in 2026 by Uitgeverij Thomas Rap.
