Queenie van de Zandt

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Queenie van de Zandt is an Australian actress, singer, comedian, recording artist, writer, and arts educator. She is founder of the Australian Musical Theatre Academy.

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Early life and education

She was born in Canberra to Dutch immigrants. [1]

Career

Van de Zandt relocated to Sydney in 1992 and began her career performing in musicals and stage plays such as Hair, Cabaret, Les Misérables, Anything Goes, Threepenny Opera, Furious, Barmaids, After January, and The Boy from Oz. [ citation needed ] She has since worked extensively in musical theatre, plays, and cabaret, as well as appearing on television and in film and releasing several albums.

As of 2016 she was also regularly performing as her comedy character and alter-ego, Jan van de Stool, a Dutch-born musical therapist. [2]

In 2022, Van de Zandt performed Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell. [3]

Other activities

Van de Zandt performed in various cabaret workshops and performances. [4] In 2022, Van de Zandt hosted cabaret workshops in the Canberra area. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021-25 The Newsreader Donna Gillies5 episodes
2023 Safe Home Magistrate Matthews1 episode
2022 Upright Sage / Tammy3 episodes
2021 Five Bedrooms Janelle1 episode
2020Remotely FunnyJan Van de Stool1 episode
2015 Winners & Losers Belinda Yiap2 episodes
2012 Dance Academy Aunty Sara1 episode
2010Girl Clock!Margo
2008 Very Small Business Tina4 episodes
2005 Da Kath and Kim Code StorepersonTV movie
Let Loose LiveVarious2 episodes
2004 All Saints Gwynneth1 episode
2004Salem's LotBetty1 episode
2001Rubber GlovesNeighbourShort

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2024Blue: The Songs of Joni MitchellJoni MitchellHayes Theatre Co [6]
Diva [7]
2021Choose Your Own Adventure [8]
Next To NormalDiana Goodman [9]
2019Jan Van de StoolScout Hall [10]
2016FolliesMelbourne Recital Centre [11]

Awards

Nominations

References

  1. DACC (26 July 2023). "Dutch/Australian Artist Queenie van de Zandt Invites Dutch women over 40 to share their stories of menopause and middle age". Dutch Australia Cultural Centre. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  2. "'You're not gonna make it. Get a job': Wake-up call for Australia's Got Talent hopefuls". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. "Queenie van de Zandt performs love letter to Joni Mitchell | Photos, Video". www.thesenior.com.au. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. "Life's a Cabaret with Queenie van de Zandt | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. Musa, Helen (17 January 2022). "Season ushers in a new era for art in the valley". Canberra CityNews. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. Review, Arts (1 July 2024). "BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell". Australian Arts Review. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. "Diva | Sat 8 Feb, 7.30pm | Redland Performing Arts Centre (RPAC), Cleveland". Redland Performing Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. Travels, Theatre (26 October 2021). "Review: Choose Your Own Adventure (Online Edition) – Queenie van de Zandt". Theatre Travels. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. Theatre, Aussie (2 June 2021). "NEXT TO NORMAL - Cast Announcement". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. Staff Writer (16 May 2019). "Jan Van de Stool: parting the red curtains". timeout.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  11. James, Erin (4 April 2016). "Bert and Patti Newton return to the stage for Follies, Melbourne". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  12. "Awards". Glugs. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

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