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Jet Naessens

Jet Naessens
Born4 September 1915
Brecon, Powys, Wales
Died25 June 2010 (aged 94)
Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Alma materKoninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen
Occupation(s)actress and director
Years active1937–1978
Employer(s)Royal Dutch Theatre, Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen
Notable workThe Legend of Doom House (1971)
Driekoningenavond (1972)

Jet Violet Naessens (4 September 1915 – 25 June 2010) was a Belgian actress and director known for her work in Flemish cinema.

Biography

Naessens was born in Brecon, Powys, Wales in 1915, where her parents had fled during World War I.[1][2]

Naessens studied Theatre Arts at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen (Royal Conservatoire Antwerp).[3] After graduating, she began her acting career on stage at the Royal Dutch Theatre.[1]

She returned to the Royal Conservatoire later in her career, teaching acting between 1959 and 1975.[2] Her students included Belgian stars Sien Eggers, Herbert Flack, Marilou Mermans, and Simonne Peeters.[1]

Naessens is most known in film for Driekoningenavond (1972) and also starred as Eleonora in The Legend of Doom House (1971).[4][5] She directed a Dutch language adaption of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Luc Phillips in 1970, having played Titania earlier in her career.[6] She retired in 1978.[2]

Naessens married Belgian actor Jos Gevers.[1] She died in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, in 2010, aged 94.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Actrice Jet Naessens (94) overleden". GVA (in Flemish). 25 June 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Actrice Jet Naessens overleden". De Standard (in Dutch). 25 June 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  3. ^ Een vermoeden van talent. 111 jaar Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen (in Dutch). Asp / Vubpress / Upa. 2009. ISBN 978-90-5487-638-0.
  4. ^ Taylor, John Russell (1999). Orson Welles: A Celebration. Applause Books. ISBN 978-1-55783-349-5.
  5. ^ Lentz (III.), Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography. McFarland. p. 1298. ISBN 978-0-7864-0952-5.
  6. ^ Vienne-Guerrin (éd.), Nathalie; Hatchuel (éd.), Sarah. Shakespeare on screen : a midsummer night's dream. Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre. p. 251. ISBN 978-2-87775-843-7.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_Naessens