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Melisa Asli Pamuk is a Dutch citizen. Her family is from antique multicultural city Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey. She is beauty pageant titleholder, actress and model who won the title of Miss Turkey 2011 on Thursday 2 June 2011. Pamuk accepted the crown from Gizem Memic, Miss Turkey 2010 beauty pageant titleholder. She enrolled on a Psychology degree at University of Amsterdam but abandoned it later due to her desire to focus on her modeling career. She also won the title of "Best Promising" in Best Model of Turkey 2009 and stands 1.76 m. She is fluent in Turkish, English, Dutch and German and speaks a bit of French. She began modeling at the age of 14.

A native of Istanbul, Melisa competed in Miss Turkey held in the TIM Show Centre in Istanbul on June 2, 2011 and won the title of Miss Turkey 2011. As the official representative of her country, she competed in Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil but Unplaced.

Alex van Warmerdam was born on 14 August 1952 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Waiter (2006), Borgman (2013) and The Dress (1996). He is married to Annet Malherbe. They have two children.

Tosca Niterink was born on 3 March 1960 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and writer, known for Theo en Thea en de ontmaskering van het tenenkaasimperium (1989), Theo & Thea in de gloria (1988) and Theo & Thea (1985).

Dorien Rose Duinker was born on 14 November 1983 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and director, known for Amsterdam Heavy (2011), Fashion Chicks (2015) and Moordwijven (2007).

Malou Gorter was born on 5 June 1969 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Annie MG (2010), Oogappels (2019) and Bernhard, Schavuit van Oranje (2010).

Dick van den Toorn was born on 13 May 1960 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and director, known for Sinterklaasjournaal (2001), Medisch Centrum West (1988) and Lang & gelukkig (2010).

Erik van 't Wout was born on 27 February 1961 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a director and actor, known for A Bridge Too Far (1977), Verborgen gebreken (2009) and Dokter Tinus (2012).

While working as Camera Operator for legendary French Directors of Photography Henri Alekan on A Strange Love Affair and Sacha Vierny on Zed and Two Naughts, I started working as a Feature Film Director of Photography. My first opportunity was the French Film Haute Mer for Argentinean director Eduardo Cozarinsky. Once settled in the USA, I photographed The Telephone [Whoopi Goldberg], Getting In for Doug Liman [The Bourne Identity.] An Evil Town directed by Richard Sears won Best Short Film @ the Film Festival of Cannes, France. The Kodak Achievement Award for Best Cinematography for Marc Chiat's Every Dog Has Its Day came next. While primarily focusing on commercials [Google, Nike, Cadillac] and Music Videos [Britney Spears, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Back Street Boys, Aaliyah ] during the '90 I have completed several films with director Julie Dash [Daughters of the Dust] including The Rosa Parks Story for which she received a DGA best direction nomination. Tyler Perry's Diary of A Mad Black Woman was my only # 1 Box Office Hit. Make It Happen reunited me with director Darren Grant [Diary Of A Mad Black Woman.] Besides primarily photographing commercials globally, I have ventured into international productions such as Jellyfish in the Moon in Lithuania, Het Bestand for Dutch TV, and several Museum Installations. I make my home in New York City and consider myself local in Los Angeles, CA, and Rome, Italy.

Robert Boon was born on 26 October 1916 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Queen of Blood (1966), Producers' Showcase (1954) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He died on 13 January 2015 in West Hills, California, USA.

Leopold Witte was born on 28 May 1959 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Gooische vrouwen (2005), Dokter Deen (2012) and Dorst (2018).

Teun Kuilboer was born on 21 September 1982 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Meiden van De Wit (2002), Smeris (2014) and Clean Hands (2015).

Burny Bos was born on 8 April 1944 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a producer and writer, known for Gruesome School Trip (2005), Miss Minoes (2001) and The Flying Liftboy (1998). He died on 1 December 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Van Doude was born on 28 May 1926 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Love in the Afternoon (1957), Z (1969) and The Day of the Jackal (1973). He was married to Alberte Robert. He died on 18 August 2018 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Erik de Vogel was born on 2 May 1961 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005), Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990) and Gwang tin lung fo wooi (1989).

Jos Bergman was born on 24 April 1940 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Floris (1969), The Little Ark (1972) and Amulet (1966).

Monique van der Werff was born on 6 September 1982 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Honeyz (2007), ZOOP in Afrika (2005) and Flirt (2005).

Harriët Stroet was born in 1966 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Nr. 10 (2021), Temmink: The Ultimate Fight (1998) and Samen (2005).

During the Second World War, Corrie Ten Boom and her family (all Christians) showed great courage in helping to rescue Jewish people from the Nazis. They were arrested and imprisoned by the Germans. Corrie and her sister were sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp, where her sister died. Corrie was released due to an administrative error just before the end of the war in 1945. She spent the rest of her long life spreading the news of God's forgiveness.

Rudolf Lucieer was born on 10 November 1942 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for The Northerners (1992), Bloedverwanten (2010) and De stille Kracht (1974).

Beau van Erven Dorens was born on 24 December 1970 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and producer, known for The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), The Amsterdam Project (2016) and The Phone (2007).

Willem Duyn was born on 31 March 1937 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for The Wonder Years (1988), Eurovision Song Contest Brighton 1974 (1974) and Pompy de Robodoll (1987). He was married to Ingrid Kup. He died on 3 December 2004 in near Almelo, Netherlands.

Pieter van Huystee was born on 21 April 1956 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a producer and writer, known for Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil (2015), Felice... Felice... (1998) and The Long Holiday (2000).

Bart de Graaff was born on 16 April 1967 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for BNN (1995), Bartje (2001) and Teringtubbies (1998). He died on 25 May 2002 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Joshua Richard van 't Hoff (1987) is an independent film director and producer from the Netherlands, who is also active as a scenarist, cinematographer, editor and actor. Born and raised in the city of Haarlem, filmmaking was early in his life; by bringing a video camera to high school he wanted to capture moments and portray individuals, by making videos with his siblings or friends he wanted to entertain. He discovered all stages of film production during a project for his higher education in journalism at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, which made him realize that this art would become both his passion as well as his profession.

When a Haarlem cinema from 1915 was about to close, Van 't Hoff got inspired to make his first short film: Cinema Palace (2011). In the same year, he started his 6-month internship as a camera operator at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam for the Dutch television show De toegift vanuit Carré (2011). Starting to work as a freelance filmmaker after successfully finishing his internship, he remained active at the theatre for two more years while continuing to produce short films such as the award-winning Ruysdael (2012) - developing himself both artistically and commercially.

Waarheid & privacy in het Nationaal Archief (2015), Van 't Hoff's first documentary film with which he graduated from university, was broadcast on Dutch television and screened in the Netherlands and Israel. Since then, he has developed a stronger focus on his artistic side: his short films A Divided Whole (2018), Accelerate (2018) and The Path of the Greys (2018) were completed in the same year and have been screened and awarded at international film festivals. Later, he completed his documentary films Focus on Belarus (2020) and Volledig portret gezocht van Markéta Ledererová (2023). Currently, he is working on a documentary film about the Nazi German extermination camp Sobibór and several short films.

Rachelle Verdel was born on 14 January 1996 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Fuchsia the Mini-Witch (2010), Vrijland (2010) and 48 Minutes (2013).