- Ageeth Scherphuis was born on March 30, 1933 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Vijf minuten bedenktijd (1984), Tinkeltje (1957) and Varen is fijner dan je denkt (1958). She was married to Bert Sprenkeling. She died on April 16, 2012 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- SpouseBert Sprenkeling
- In her later career she used her fame to become an articulate advocate for feminist causes.
- Between 1939 and 1945 "Ageetje" (as she was known within the family at this time) attended junior school. When she was 11 her father arranged for her to undergo an "intelligence test", which produced the verdict that she had "very good language skills". She spent three years as a pupil at the local "Zaanlands Lyceum" (secondary school) and then transferred to the "Middelbare meisjesschool" / "MMS" (literally but misleadingly "Girls' Middle School") at Bergen, in the south of the country.
- As a young girl she went on to take a year in England, working in a hotel, in order to improve her spoken English. That was followed by a lengthy stay in France where she worked as an au pair, looking after the five children of a family of aristocrats.
- On 12 September 1956, just three months after her marriage to the fighter pilot Hans de Wolff, Ageeth Scherphuis made her debut as a television announcer. She was an instant hit with viewers: this continued to amaze her through early part of her career. The veteran radio announcers and presenters Ger Lugtenburg and Siebe van der Zee declared her "a perfect announcer".
- Scherphuis retired, formally, in 1998, but continued to contribute to the Dutch magazine 'Vrij Nederland' on a freelance basis for two more years.
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