I was trained as an actress at the Theater School in Amsterdam. Played with a number of large companies and then participated in a subsidized theater collective. I have also written and directed plays with both professional actors and amateur actors. Then (co-)founded the Amsterdamse youth te JAterschool, where I gave lessons and directed and led for 26 years. I left the Amsterdam youth te JAterschool with a nice dowry and 4 years of subsidy from the Arts Plan in prospect. In 2016 I retired and returned to Middelburg, my hometown.