Johanna ter Steege

Johanna ter Steege

Born: May 10, 1961
in Wierden, Overijssel, Netherlands
Johanna ter Steege is a Dutch stage and screen actress. She won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her movie debut in The Vanishing (1988). Among her other films are Robert Altman's Vincent & Theo (1990), István Szabó's Meeting Venus (1991) and Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (1992), Bernard Rose's Immortal Beloved (1994), and Bruce Beresford's Paradise Road (1997). In 1994, after Julia Robert and Uma Thurman declined, Stanley Kubrick cast her for his adaptation of Louis Begley's novel Wartime Lies. Kubrick abandoned the project after Steven Spielberg's success with Schindler's List.

Movies for Johanna ter Steege...

Under the Naked Sky
Title: Under the Naked Sky
Released: September 21, 2023
Type: Movie
Elvie is an inquisitive young girl, who lives in a caravan with her intellectually disabled mother – a loving but naive woman who has difficulty understanding others. During one long summer Elvie’s life is about to change forever. Growing more mature, she starts to see and understand the world in a way her mother is incapable of.
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The Marriage Escape
Title: The Marriage Escape
Character: Gedda
Released: February 10, 2020
Type: Movie
Jan has been married to Gedda for 35 years. Gedda loves Jan so much that she smothers him: before he can grab a glass from the table, she has already given him one. She picks out his clothing, his friends, his vacations and all their other activities. In an attempt to get some space Jan concocts a strange plan that literally transforms his marriage into a locked ward. Their daughter finds herself in a similar predicament with her exacting and jealous boyfriend.
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Maya
Title: Maya
Character: Johanna
Released: December 19, 2018
Type: Movie
The film follows a 30-year-old man named Gabriel, a French war reporter who was taken to hostage in Syria and then heads to India after months in captivity.
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Yesterday
Title: Yesterday
Character: Klara
Released: September 6, 2018
Type: Movie
50-year-old Victor Ganz owns a thriving civil engineering company that operates worldwide. But when some very costly problems on a site force him to go to Morocco, he is confronted with memories from his youth, that he had so far managed to bury. Between his meetings in ministries, the reappearance of a lost love who had mysteriously disappeared and an investigation into the local underground, Victor Ganz plunges into a labyrinthine world where present and past intertwine.
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What Doesn't Kill Us
Title: What Doesn't Kill Us
Character: Sophie
Released: September 1, 2018
Type: Movie
As a divorced father of two teenage daughters, with a head-strong ex-wife for a best friend, too many peculiar patients to keep up with and a new dog, psychotherapist Max certainly doesn't need another challenge. But when Sophie, a compulsive gambler with a boyfriend problem, regularly shows up late for her appointments, she rocks his world in ways he's not ready for.
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Title: Brussel
Character: Moniek van Dalen
Released: January 20, 2017
Type: TV
Brussels is a multi-thread story set behind the scenes of the European political. A place of power and impotence, of love and betrayal, of dreams and bitterness.
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Title: De mannen van dokter Anne
Character: Ine Visser
Released: December 6, 2016
Type: TV
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One Life is Not Enough
Title: One Life is Not Enough
Character: Herself / Fien de la Mar
Released: February 3, 2016
Type: Movie
Fien de la Mar (1898-1965) was a Dutch actress with exceptional allure and extraordinary talent. With this she celebrated many triumphs, but her life ultimately ended in tragedy.
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History's Future
Title: History's Future
Character: Therapist
Released: January 28, 2016
Type: Movie
Losing his memory after a mugging, a man known only as 'MP' (Missing Person) leaves his home and sets out on a journey - in search not only for his memory but perhaps also for a new identity. MP finds himself confronted by a world in which there are no longer any certainties; an era of crisis on many levels. On his travels from country to country, portrayed via an associative image montage and through a series of strange, illuminating, sometimes comic encounters, MP attempts to gain insight into the complexity of life in the 21st-century West - into what commentators have called an age of 'rolling catastrophe'.
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The most beautiful thing in the world
Title: The most beautiful thing in the world
Character: Do's mother
Released: January 31, 2015
Type: Movie
Sam and Do (short for Dominique) have been together for five years. They enjoy life and are very happy. But then Do gives birth to their son Max. Their whole life is suddenly upside down. Can their love survive after the arrival of their baby?
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To Life
Title: To Life
Character: Lili
Released: November 26, 2014
Type: Movie
Helen, Rose and Lili have survived the Holocaust and have never seen each other since the war has ended. In 1960, they meet again in Berck, France. They learn to enjoy together simple pleasures in life: nice meals, ballads on the beach, playing in the waves.
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De Baby
Title: De Baby
Character: voice
Released: December 20, 2012
Type: Movie
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Lilet Never Happened
Title: Lilet Never Happened
Character: Claire
Released: October 13, 2012
Type: Movie
Lilet Never Happened is the rollercoaster story of how a young girl, struggling to survive in the streets of Manila, spirals down into child prostitution. She is a fighter. She is a dreamer. She is a rebel and she thinks she can handle the world with her wits. But she has to face up to reality when she runs out of innocent dreams.
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The Contract
Title: The Contract
Character: Moena
Released: October 3, 2012
Type: Movie
Emma, a dissolute young woman with a strong desire to become a mother, has finally found the love of her life to settle down with. When she receives a mysterious postcard her new life is turned upsidedown. Her shady past has caught up with her: she has been traced by the company that wants from her what was agreed upon. She’s forced to pay her debt by making an impossible choice.
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Isztambul
Title: Isztambul
Character: Katalin
Released: February 16, 2012
Type: Movie
Housewife Katalin Munk (Johanna ter Steege) has her world torn apart when her lecturer husband János (Andor Lukáts) arrives home to tell her that he’s leaving her for a younger student of his. Katalin falls into a state of shock and wanders about the streets of Budapest in just her dressing gown carrying a pair of scissors. After a series of misadventures, Katalin eventually ends up in Turkey, where suddenly Katalin is awakened and decides to start a new life after meeting local man Hilal (Yavuz Bingol). Meanwhile her son Zoli (Norbert Varga) tries to hunt Katalin down.
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Cool Kids Don't Cry
Title: Cool Kids Don't Cry
Character: Akkie's Mother
Released: February 15, 2012
Type: Movie
Adaptation of one of Benelux most famous children's novels. Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with Leukemia, she has to fight for her life. On the verge of going to high school, Akkie has to allow love to enter her life, and thus gain courage to accept the inevitable.
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Tirza
Title: Tirza
Character: Alma
Released: September 30, 2010
Type: Movie
Jörgen's world is crumbling. Forced into early retirement and harassed by his ex-wife, the only part of his life which makes sense - his beloved daughter Tirza - is shattered when she disappears on holiday in Namibia. After weeks of terrifying uncertainty, Jörgen goes searching for her, but the heat, his drinking and bad memories combine to unhinge him. His only ally is a child prostitute called Kaisa. Together they journey into the wilderness on Tirza's trail to discover her fate.
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Le Bel Âge
Title: Le Bel Âge
Character: Madeleine
Released: December 30, 2009
Type: Movie
At 18, Claire is torn between swim practice and the pangs of first love. The elderly and eccentric Maurice Reverdy takes her in in his big house, but the girl carefully avoids this faraway figure, who is none other than her grandfather. Proud, rebellious, solitary, they represent two generations that are simultaneously attracted to and repelled by one another. Their lives will intertwine, as one seeks out her future and the other is tormented by his past.
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Last Conversation
Title: Last Conversation
Character: Anna
Released: September 10, 2009
Type: Movie
A woman drives in her car, wearing a grave look on her face. In the background, we hear the sounds of the freeway. The camera often captures her face, but occasionally we look at her from behind. Hypnotising lines on the road whiz by. Just like trees and other elements surrounding the road. Some short telephone conversations alternate with long silences. Meanwhile, the spectator travels along with the woman for many miles. Next, her phone rings for the third time. It turns out to be her lover. Gradually, the nature of the conversation becomes clear. It is their final, but intense and extensive talk. One time, the tone is very impersonal, another time defiant or even particularly emotional. More and more becomes clear about the two characters and their past relationship.
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Ruwe honing
Title: Ruwe honing
Released: October 1, 2008
Type: Movie
A tense father and mother prepare a visit to their son, whose birthday it is. The father is sent out to find a gift. When he comes home, his wife points out that he has chosen something inappropriate. That would only scare their son. They will have to bring something else. Their teenage daughter decides to stay home. It is soon clear that things are not going smoothly with the son and this family.
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Title: Kunststof TV
Released: September 7, 2008
Type: TV
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The Trap
Title: The Trap
Released: February 6, 2008
Type: Movie
What at first appears to be a surprise family holiday turns into a kidnapping and ends in a nightmare, when Simone discovers her father is on the run from serious problems. As she slowly realises that he is losing his mind and on the verge of doing awful harm, she decides to protect her family. Loosely based on a family drama in the Netherlands.
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Magic Paris
Title: Magic Paris
Character: Kate
Released: March 17, 2007
Type: Movie
Kate comes alone to Paris for the week-end. In this city she doesn't know, she is going to meet a man and his dog.
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Someone Else's Happiness
Title: Someone Else's Happiness
Character: Ann
Released: December 7, 2005
Type: Movie
A village outside Brussels is rocked when a child is killed in a hit-and-run accident and its inhabitants react in a variety of ways to the tragic news.
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Guernsey
Title: Guernsey
Character: Bobby
Released: August 25, 2005
Type: Movie
Guernsey is the story of a woman who suddenly looks at her own life and wonders how she became miles apart from the people she is closest to.
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Sergeant Pepper
Title: Sergeant Pepper
Character: Anna Singer
Released: December 23, 2004
Type: Movie
A dog who was named after the Beatles album, inherits his master's fortune. His owner's two children, however, devise a plan to make off with his wealth.
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Sea of Silence
Title: Sea of Silence
Character: Ita Werner
Released: September 26, 2003
Type: Movie
1969. Nine-year old Caro lives on a pig farm in a small town with her four other siblings and another on the way. She is curious and determined to understand the mysteries of the world around her. But her devout catholic father can't explain the new world and her mother is too busy for philosophy so she converses to God. One day at school she is horrified to learn that man will soon set foot on the moon. In her eyes it's not possible that God would allow anyone to get so close to Heaven. Her clowning father agrees and, unable to cope with modern-day progress, hits the bottle. Caro is preparing for her first holy communion to become 'a bride of God' but before that she seals a pact with her father to overcome her fear of swimming in exchange, he will not touch a drop of alcohol.
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The Year of the First Kiss
Title: The Year of the First Kiss
Character: Tristans Mutter
Released: October 3, 2002
Type: Movie
31 year-old Tristan remembers the time when he was 15 and had just hit puberty. But he is not alone in this, he is with a large group of friends: Specki, a fat kid who is always stuffing himself, Streusel, a cheeky boy covered with spots, Tümai, a pretty Turkish girl, Kerstin, best friend of Tümai and very sporty, Elrond, with a heavy stutter, but regardless extremely popular and good looking, Lars and Simone, so far the only couple in the class who spend most of their time smooching and Long Jana, a girl who is at least 6 foot tall and extremely skinny.
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Mariken
Title: Mariken
Character: Gräfin
Released: December 7, 2000
Type: Movie
A family film, based on a well-known Dutch story from the Middle Ages. Mariken tells the compelling and poetic story of spirited young girl named Mariken. The orphan Mariken lives in a secluded forest with an eccentric old hermit. One day, she decides to leave her surroundings and sets off for town to buy a new goat. On her adventurous journey into the 'real' world, she finds out about the good and bad sides of people.
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Hanna lacht
Title: Hanna lacht
Character: Mom
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
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A Woman of the North
Title: A Woman of the North
Character: Emilie van Thuile
Released: September 30, 1999
Type: Movie
Young Dutch widow Emilie travels to a seaside resort in Italy, where she falls in love with Italian officer Aldo. Meanwhile, her deceased husband's assistant Hugo plans to propose to her as soon as the period of mourning is over.
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Rembrandt
Title: Rembrandt
Character: Saskia Uylenburgh
Released: August 9, 1999
Type: Movie
This French-German-Dutch biopic on the life of 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is told in flashbacks from the point-of-view of the aged artist. Soon after establishing his career as a painter in Amsterdam, he marries the radiant Saskia. As he makes a name for himself, he can soon afford to buy a large house by teaching wealthy aristocrats how to paint. However, the couple's happiness is short-lived; Saskia dies soon after bearing their son, Titus. Crushed, van Rijn seeks comfort first in the arms of his maid Geertje and then with his second wife, Hendrickje, who gives birth to a daughter. In spite of his genius, van Rijn's determinedly eccentric behavior alienates the very members of the elite who were paying his bills. At one point, the artist's home and belongings, including many of his paintings, are seized and sold for humiliatingly low prices in a rigged auction.
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Paradise Road
Title: Paradise Road
Character: Sister Wilhelminia
Released: February 11, 1997
Type: Movie
A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.
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Forever and Ever
Title: Forever and Ever
Character: Susanna Eggers
Released: January 30, 1997
Type: Movie
A life of little Maria who lives in a foster family breaks after a sudden appearance of her mother Melanie who was absent for five years...
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The Phantom Heart
Title: The Phantom Heart
Character: Mona
Released: March 27, 1996
Type: Movie
Philippe is a middle-aged painter, he lives with Annie : they have two kids. Just after they split up, Philippe meets Justine. He starts thinking about love, the relationship between former lovers..
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Title: Dalziel & Pascoe
Released: March 16, 1996
Type: TV
British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick Detective Sargent, later Detective Inspector, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining a down to earth wit and humour.
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Tot ziens
Title: Tot ziens
Character: Laura
Released: September 7, 1995
Type: Movie
A woman falls in love with a married, Belgian man. She finds out that he's married too late... although it's the second thing he says. The rest of the film is about the struggle of the man between his two loves, and of the woman not able to finish the hopeless and dangerous relationship. The title "tot ziens" (au revoir, a farewell greeting that implicates that one will see eachother again), is the ironic description of the film, which is about going away for good and then coming back again, because something is always stronger than your ratio.
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Immortal Beloved
Title: Immortal Beloved
Character: Johanna Reiss
Released: December 16, 1994
Type: Movie
A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
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The Birth of Love
Title: The Birth of Love
Character: Ulrika
Released: September 22, 1993
Type: Movie
The unhappy love lives of Paul and Marcus, two artists and friends who are neither particularly young nor successful anymore.
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De Bunker
Title: De Bunker
Released: October 1, 1992
Type: Movie
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, high-profile Dutch resistance member Gerrit Kleinveld sets out to escape from the maximum-security prison in Amersfoort concentration camp.
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Title: HBO First Look
Character: Self / Johanna Reiss
Released: June 12, 1992
Type: TV
HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show is part documentary and part advertisement. It airs on HBO with no set schedule.
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Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe
Title: Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe
Character: Emma
Released: March 20, 1992
Type: Movie
The story shows Emma's and Böbe's fight for survival, for keeping their position in society which they achieved with hard work in the previous regime. They don't want to lose their place and become village girls again.
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Meeting Venus
Title: Meeting Venus
Character: Monique
Released: November 15, 1991
Type: Movie
Celebrated Swedish opera star Karin Anderson is slated to appear in an internationally-telecast production of Tannhauser. Ms. Anderson balks at the notion of working with obscure Hungarian conductor Zoltan Szanto. The much-anticipated production may never get off the ground, thanks to labor-management difficulties, intramural jealousies, and clashing egos. Amidst all this chaos, the mismatched Anderson and Szanto fall in love.
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I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar
Title: I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar
Character: Marianne
Released: September 11, 1991
Type: Movie
For those who were young, living under the delusions of love and soft drugs in Paris, May 1968 - even if the guitar is still playing, they can't hear it any longer.
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Vincent & Theo
Title: Vincent & Theo
Character: Jo Bonger
Released: December 2, 1990
Type: Movie
The tragic story of Vincent van Gogh broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. Based on the letters written between the two.
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The Vanishing
Title: The Vanishing
Character: Saskia Wagter
Released: October 27, 1988
Type: Movie
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.