Hilde Heijnen

Hilde Heijnen (born June 1965 in Mortsel, Flanders) is a highly respected Belgian actress with a career spanning theatre, film, and television. She graduated with highest honors from Studio Herman Teirlinck (1987). She spent several seasons at the Royal Theatres, performing more than 40 leading roles in works by Shakespeare, Molière, G. Lorca, T.Williams, Tom Lanoye and more.On screen,Hilde launched internationally in 94with a leading part in La Partie d’échecs alongside Catherine Deneuve and Denis Lavant. In '25 Hilde played Tracy in a Britsh/German movie called'Switch'Dir.Taisia Deeva, prod.Helga Hasse /Tempest Film &Riverstone Picture Hilde directed with Jan Matthys great Irish actors (Mocap) for a game play called "Lunar Strike". In '24, she appeared in as one of the leading roles "the weeping Walk", written&Dir. by Dimitri Verhulst./Czar/Brussels She worked together with a lot of great directors, such as Jacob Verbruggen, Susana White (Parade’s End, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch)Tom Shankland (the Missing, alongs.James Nesbitt) Marion Hänsel (alongs.Olivier Gourmet) Antonia Bird, Cecelia Verheyden, Nic Balthazar, Jan Matthys, Frank van Passel, Jan Verheyen,Tom Geens, Kaat Beels, Anke Blondé, Maarten Moerkerke, Yves Hanchar, Rimko Haanstra, Elias Mentzel, Eshref Reybroeck, Roel Mondelaers,Stijn Coninx, Frank Van Mechelen, Eric Van Looy, Kadir Balci etc. Hilde gives masterclasses :"How directing actors & casting/ RITCS School of Arts/Brussels & "Inclusive casting"'26 at the DisAbility FF She was nominated as the best voice of the Netherlands by recording the novel "Jonkvrouw," written by Pat Van Beirs&Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem.With her warm and unique voice she speaks various commercials, documentaries, animated films (Dreamworks, Disney, studio 100) commentary voice (Eyeworks/Vtm), literary evenings, live recitations of poems, combined with a jazz combo, created Performances for the University Antwerp( Hilde & Tuur Florizoone)for the honorary doctorate.