Maria Kraakman (1975) joined the ITA-ensemble in 2015.
In season 23|24 she will perform in the premiere of Prima facie (director Eline Arbo) and in the revivals of Lehman Trilogy, Penthesilea, The doctor and Judas.
Kraakman played before at ITA in The damned, Age of rage, The year of cancer (nomination Theo d'Or), Flight 49, The things that pass, Ibsen house, Roman Tragedies, The wood, Falling man, The homecoming, Small souls, The hidden force and Cries and whispers. In 21|22, she premiered at ITA with her directorial debut Client E. Busken.
She graduated from the Arnhemse Toneelschool in 1998. Her career in theatre soon took off with e.g. performances by Art & Pro, where she acted in Ivanov and Diskoobigge, directed by Frans Strijards, Eline Vere at Het Nationale Toneel and the solo performance Anoniem by Nataliya Golofastova (Productiehuis Rotterdam) for which she won a Gouden Kniertje award in 2009. After Rainer Maria and Alma at De Warme Winkel, her time at Toneelgroep Oostpool began, with roles in e.g. Zomergasten (Summerfolk), Hamlet and Tramlijn Begeerte (A Streetcar Named Desire). In 2010, Kraakman won the Theo d'Or for her role in Orlando.
As a film actress, she acted in e.g. Îles Flottantes by Nanouk Leopold and 06-05 by Theo van Gogh. For her muted role in Guernsey, also by Nanouk Leopold, she won a Gouden Kalf (Golden Calf) for Best Actress in 2005. She then went on to act in e.g. My queen Karo, Hunting & Zn. (for which she co-wrote the scenario), De bende van Oss and In Blue, for which she won a second Gouden Kalf in 2018. On television, she acted in series such as Medea, Ernstige delicten and Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten and played one of the leading roles in the series Koppels.
AWARDS
2018
Gouden Kalf | In Blue
2016
nomination Theo d'Or | Het jaar van de kreeft bij Toneelgroep Amsterdam
2015
nomination Gouden kalf | Schneider vs. Bax
2010
Theo d'Or | Orlando bij Toneelgroep Oostpool
nomination Gouden kalf | Hunting & Zn.
nomination Ensor | My queen Karo
2009
Gouden Kniertje | Anoniem bij Productiehuis Rotterdam
2005
Gouden Kalf | Guernsey
WORK OUTSIDE ITA / TONEELGROEP AMSTERDAM
2020
Het A-woord | Fiction Valley
2019
Instinct | Halina Reijn
Zeven kleine criminelen | Pupkin Film
2018
Mooi geweest | Mari Sanders
2017
In Blue | Jaap van Heusden
Cobain | Nanouk Leopold
2016
Vlaznost | Nikola Ljuca
De jacht | Talpa
Tussen man en vrouw | Martijn Maria Smits
2015
De lange nasleep van een korte mededeling | Joppe van Huizen
Schneider vs. Bax | Alex van Warmerdam
Angels in America | Toneelgroep Oostpool
2014
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Toneelgroep Oostpool
2012
Tramlijn begeerte | Toneelgroep Oostpool
Boiling Frog | Toneelgroep Oostpool
Man in pak | Anna van der Heide
2011
Till the fat lady sings | Toneelgroep Oostpool
2010
Hamlet | Toneelgroep Oostpool
Ksztalt | Toneelgroep Oostpool
Er moet licht zijn | Toneelgroep Oostpool
Hunting & Zn. | Sander Burger
2009
Orlando | Toneelgroep Oostpool
Zomergasten | Toneelgroep Oostpool
Alma | De Warme Winkel
My queen Karo | Dorothée Van Den Berghe
2008
Anoniem | Productiehuis Rotterdam
Eline Vere | Nationale Toneel
Rainer Maria | De Warme Winkel
2007
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi | Alaska
HannaHannah | Annemarie van de Mond
Olivier etc. | Sander Burger
2006
Koppels | TALPA
2005
Guernsey | Nanouk Leopold
06/05 | Theo van Gogh
2004
Zinloos | Arno Dierickx
2003
Gelogen gedachte | Toneelgroep Oostpool
2002
Eieredans | Nationale Toneel
2001
Îles Flottantes | Nanouk Leopold