about me
My name is Ilse Lenstra, and I'm an actress, writer, and film and theater maker. Over the past few years, I've gained extensive experience in the field. Since high school, I've played (leading) roles on stage, and for the past five years, I've also appeared in music videos, short videos, and short films. I graduated from the ArtEZ Academy of Theatre and Dance in 2025.

My last role was in a music video for D-pop artist Leon Moorman, for one of his latest songs, "Kom Eraan." This is the link to the video: https://youtu.be/xIwOa7Q7RUU?feature=shared

I also recently starred in a short commercial for the company Global Hair. This video was created and directed by Peter de Harder. The link to the commercial: https://youtu.be/Jk7Ozyzr3S4?feature=shared

In March 2024, I worked with a small team to create the short film "Nobody Knows" for the 48-hour film project in Arnhem. I played a leading role in it. The film won 10 awards, including Best Film, and was subsequently screened in Seattle, where it won two additional awards.
You can watch Niemand Weet here: https://youtu.be/3tA_6Z1CGF4?feature=shared

In recent years I have also appeared in two video clips for the Swedish band Chunda Bomb, in both of which I played the lead role.
In the spring of 2023, I worked as a directing intern at Female Economy, on the production "Women in the Bath." I then performed in the production "Cheikats," also by Female Economy, directed by Adelheid Roosen and Ola Mafaalani.

During that period I also performed in the performance PONZI by art collective Nachtmotten and in the performance CTRL_ALT_PRIVACY by theatre company Linea Rekta, directed by Jordi Kwakkel.

In 2024 I wrote, co-directed and starred in my own graduation solo.

I currently work as an actress at Theater KRIJT in Zwolle and at my own foundation, Bizart. For Theater KRIJT, I perform for children ages 3 and up, and for Bizart, starting in September, I'll be performing for secondary school students.

ask me for
Edelfiguratie
Theater-gerelateerde opdrachten/projecten
Opdrachten waarvoor je een persoon nodig hebt met een open, vriendelijke, eerlijke, nieuwsgierige doch zelfverzekerde houding.

remarks
Learning text (very fast, on the spot)
Quickly picks up stage directions
Open, positive and energetic attitude
Thinking along
Widely applicable

trackrecord
These are links to four projects/videos I've played in:
CHOVE CHUVA: https://vimeo.com/user89883628
MOMMY'S FLOWERS: https://vimeo.com/581146800
WASTE MY TIME: https://youtu.be/wzm9Vr8Qy-Y?feature=shared
The Glass Bowl (these are images for a video clip that is still in the editing phase): https://youtu.be/4D23Wr6vOLg

I also acted in a few episodes in the series CAST by Ilse Warringa.

My showreel:
https://youtu.be/Cfji2aBPBLI

Here are three more videos that I made myself for auditions:
https://youtu.be/xNp89t7k6Ew
https://youtu.be/rmyXaPtozps
https://youtu.be/ug-ydcOM8O8

equipment
Ik heb een camera, een sony A6300

hardware knowledge
Ik kan werken op amateurniveau mijn eigen camera opereren voor foto en video.

software knowledge
Ik kan op amateurniveau video's editen met het programma Danvinci Resolve.