Marijke Pinoy

Marijke Pinoy (; born 19 August 1958) is a Belgian actress.

Biography Marijke Pinoy was born in Menen on 19 August 1958. She has played several supporting characters in television series (such as ) and short films. In 2007, she starred as the mother of the protagonist in the film Ben X. She founded the theater group . In 2006, she was the main guest for theater on . In autumn 2008, she sat alongside biologist and styling specialist in the jury of the VTM program , which centered around the search for the best mother-daughter duo of Flanders.

She is the mother of actress , among others.

For the federal elections of 2007, Marijke Pinoy stood on the 15th position on the East Flemish list of Green party Groen!. During the Flemish elections of 2009, Pinoy stood again for the Groen! list in East Flanders, and again for the 2010 federal elections. For the local elections of 2012 she ran as a candidate on the Groen! list in Evergem, but was not elected.

She was one of the dozens of artists who, on 7 September 2018, placed her signature under an open letter in The Guardian directed towards the organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest for setting the 2019 edition of the contest in Israel. The letter demanded that the European Broadcasting Union "cancel Israel's hosting of the contest altogether and move it to another country with a better human rights record."

In 2025, she won the for General Cultural Merit 2024.

Theater

NTGent - Frans Woyzeck (2011), as Margriet De Werf Brugge - Zwijg Kleine (1998), as Jacqueline

Film and television Television series Familie (1992) - guest role as Kristien, a friend of Monique (1993-1994) - Véronique Lemaître (1997) - guest role as mother of Katrien Recht op Recht (1999-2002) - guest role as the mother of Bjorn (1999), guest role as Natasja (2000), guest role as Gini Plaatsnijder (2001) and guest role as Ingrid De Potter (2002) (2002) - guest role as Ms. Berckmans (2008-2009) - Martine Reeckmans (old) LouisLouise (2009) - guest role as Mia Coucke (2009) - Mieke Witse (2006 en 2009) - guest role as Agnes Leemans and Milène De Smet (2012) - Viv (2012) - guest role as Erika Zone Stad (2013) - guest role as mother of Esther (2013) - Suzanne Pelckmans The Team (2015) - Justine Verbeek Nonkels (2022) - guest role as Mammie Thérèse

Short films Beste papa (1991) Kurrel & Co (1999) - Thérèse Buiten adem! (1999) Love Machine (2003) Groenendael (2004) - Alies Aan zee (2004) - Mia Of cats & women (2007) - Ariël Onder Invloed (2013) - Ineke Hotel Mama (2017) Portrait of a disappearing woman (2023) - Sabine

Films Het gezin van Paemel (1986) - Romanie De zevende hemel (1993) - receptionist (1999) - Victor's mother (2005) - Lies' mother Een ander zijn geluk (2005) - customer at the dry-cleaner's Vidange perdue (2006) - Sylvia Ben X (2007) - Ben's mother Small Gods (2007) - Mother (2015) Belgica (2016) - Diane Waarom Wettelen (2024) - Aunt Sherry Mother (2025) - Sister Katarina