- Ellen Jens was born on October 6, 1940 in Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands. She was a director and producer, known for Het is weer zo laat! (1978), Van Oekel blikt terug (1974) and Grote genade (1976). She was married to Wim T. Schippers. She died on November 17, 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- SpouseWim T. Schippers (divorced)
- In the early 1970s Jens was a "scriptgirl" working for the VPRO. Starting in 1972 she began working with Wim T. Schippers, producing his shows from 1972 (De Fred Hachéshow) to 1994 (We zijn weer thuis); on many of the shows she is credited as a director and writer as well.
- Ellen Jens was a Dutch television director and producer, best known for her collaboration with Wim T. Schippers on VPRO television.
- Jens produced and directed Hier is Adriaan van Dis, the talk show hosted by Adriaan van Dis (which ran from 1983 to 1992), and was the producer of the long-running VPRO TV show Jiskefet and the Schippers series on popular science Flogiston.
- She produced and directed a large number of other television shows, especially on literature and art, and was referred to as a "television legend".
- She was picked (as a "television legend") for her experience with literature, based in part on her work with Adriaan van Dis.
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