Melody Klaver
- Actress
Melody Klaver is an award-winning Dutch actress, known as one of the most versatile and standout talents of her generation. In 2019, she received the Dutch Academy Award (Golden Calf) for Best Actress for her leading role in the international feature Rafaël.
Melody started acting at a young age. At just fourteen, she received a Golden Calf nomination for Best Actress for her role in the art-house film Diep (2005). After graduating from the Toneelacademie Maastricht in 2014, Melody was awarded the Kemna Award for Most Promising Actor in the Netherlands and Belgium at the ITS Festival.
In recent years, Melody starred in productions such as Judas II (2022), Het Gouden Uur (2022), and Nood (2021 - 2023). Melody also released her debut novel, Een doodgewone nachtvlinder: with a slightly unusual story. There are plans to adapt the book into a film. Since 2023, she played leading roles in the international futuristic series Arcadia (2023 - ) and the crime thriller Incognito (2023). Followed by the mini-series Een moord kost meer levens (2023) and the new drama series Zussen (2024- ). This year Melody will be seen in the 2nd season of Zussen and the feature film Koude Kant (2026) directed by Johan Nijenhuis which will have its theatrical release in the fall.
Melody started acting at a young age. At just fourteen, she received a Golden Calf nomination for Best Actress for her role in the art-house film Diep (2005). After graduating from the Toneelacademie Maastricht in 2014, Melody was awarded the Kemna Award for Most Promising Actor in the Netherlands and Belgium at the ITS Festival.
In recent years, Melody starred in productions such as Judas II (2022), Het Gouden Uur (2022), and Nood (2021 - 2023). Melody also released her debut novel, Een doodgewone nachtvlinder: with a slightly unusual story. There are plans to adapt the book into a film. Since 2023, she played leading roles in the international futuristic series Arcadia (2023 - ) and the crime thriller Incognito (2023). Followed by the mini-series Een moord kost meer levens (2023) and the new drama series Zussen (2024- ). This year Melody will be seen in the 2nd season of Zussen and the feature film Koude Kant (2026) directed by Johan Nijenhuis which will have its theatrical release in the fall.
