Rifka Lodeizen (1972) was discovered by director Eddy Terstall and appeared in several of his films, including SIMON (Golden Calf nomination). Her breakthrough came with CAN GO THROUGH SKIN by Esther Rots (Berlinale), for which she won the Golden Calf as well as an international acting award.

This was followed by roles in films such as PUBLIC WORKS (Golden Calf nomination) and TONIO, the Dutch submission for the Oscars.

On television, she won a Golden Calf for ADULTERY and appeared in DISAPPEARANCE, LA HOLANDESA, FENIX, JUDAS (Golden Calf), JUDAS II, ARES, and DEAR MAMA.

More recently, she starred in MAUD & BABS, SLEEPERS, UNDER THE OPEN SKY, and SPHINX by Diederik van Rooijen.

As a screenwriter, her short film REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT was nominated for a Golden Calf. She co-wrote THE LITTLE ICE AGE and the videoland-series MAXIMA S2 and S3.

This past year Rifka played in MAXIMA and the Netflix-series DE EETCLUB