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Dutch actress (1925–2022)
Henny Orri
BornHenriëtte Josephine Orri
(1925-06-16)16 June 1925
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died4 January 2022(2022-01-04) (aged 96)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
OccupationActress

Henriëtte Josephine Orri (5 June 1925 – 4 January 2022) was a Dutch actress.

Life and career

Born in Amsterdam, Orri studied at the Amsterdam Drama School, graduating in 1947. She mainly worked in theatre, as a member of numerous stage companies, and in 1986 was awarded a Theo d'Or for her performance in Arthur Kopit's Wings. She also appeared in films and television works.

Orri was married two times, the first with Ton Lensink, with whom she had a daughter, Diane Lensink, who was also an actress and who died of cancer in 2012. She later remarried to the playwright and stage director Theo Kling, with whom she often collaborated.

Orri officially retired in 1996, but nevertheless continued to appear on stage until 2006. In 2015 she received a Blijvend Applaus Prijs [nl] for her career. She died in Amsterdam on 4 January 2022, at the age of 96.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1970 Puppet on a Chain Herta
1975 Dokter Pulder zaait papavers Lieske Pulder
1983 Vroeger kon je lachen
2004 Verborgen gebreken Agnes Stam (final film role)

References

  1. ^ "Actrice Henny Orri overleden op 96-jarige leeftijd". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Henny Orri (96) overleden: 'Een talent van hoge graad'". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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