Nadja Hüpscher


Nadja Hüpscher is a Dutch actress and writer, known for Based on the Novel, Dennis P. and Levenslied.

Early life

Nadja Hüpscher was born on 23 March 1972 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Hüpscher studied Cultural Management at the Amsterdam School of the Arts and also did amateur theatre at the time.

Career

In 1999, she won the Golden [Calf for Best Actress] award for her role as Noor in Based on the Novel directed by Eddy Terstall. In 2001, she appeared in the film Costa! directed by Johan Nijenhuis and in 2004, she appeared in the film Simon directed by Eddy Terstall. Where she portrayed the character of Rosalie. Another notable film in which she appeared is "Alles is Liefde", a romantic comedy where she played the role of Kim.
In 2007, she participated in the popular television show Wie is de Mol?. In 2020, she appeared in a special anniversary edition of the show, called Wie is de Mol? Renaissance, which featured only contestants of previous seasons. Nadja published her first book in 2014, IN THE WILD, CONVERSATIONS OF THE STREET, with Atlas Contact. She writes columns and articles for several magazines. She finished her studies at the Scriptacademy in 2018. Nadja Hüpscher has also been an ambassador for the Helen Dowling Institute since 2021.

Filmography

In recent years, Hüpscher has continued to appear in commercially successful Dutch films. In 2024, she featured in the romantic comedy "Verliefd op Bali" which achieved Golden status after surpassing 100,000 cinema admissions in the Netherlands and later gained popularity on streaming platforms. Dutch media noted the film’s strong box-office performance and its broad audience reach, marking Hüpscher’s return to a prominent supporting role in mainstream cinema.

As contestant