Josine van Dalsum

Josina Johanna van Dalsum (14 July 1948 – 17 November 2009) was a Dutch actress and writer who worked in television, film, and theatre. She later became active as a novelist and visual artist.

Later life and death In 2003 van Dalsum was diagnosed with lung cancer, later complicated by inoperable brain tumours. Despite her illness, she remained artistically active, performing in the play Leef-tijd and exhibiting her visual art. This included a solo exhibition at the Museum Jan van der Togt in Amstelveen. In July 2009 van Dalsum was appointed a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. She died in Amsterdam on 17 November 2009 after a long illness.

Filmography (selection) The Lift (1983) De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (1984) Zus & Zo (2001)

Television (selection) Een mens van goede wil (1973) Hollands Glorie (1976) Heilige Jeanne (1978) Kant aan m'n broek! (1978, six episodes) Mata Hari (1980) Baantjer (2003, one episode) De Erfenis (2004) Die Wache (as screenwriter)

Theatre (selection) De Speeltuin (1971) Nonsens! (1987) Huwelijkspel (1989) Leef-Tijd (2005) Vleugellam (2008)