Lily Bouwmeester

Lily Geertruida Maria Henritte Bouwmeester was a Dutch theater and film actress, who was crowned with a Golden Calf for being the best actress in PreWar Dutch cinema.

The daughter of violinist Ludovicus Adolphus Bouwmeester and pianist Julie Marie Arpeau, Lily Bouwmeester was born in Amsterdam. As a child, she toured with her parents through Europe, while preparing to become a violinist as well. The touring proved to be too exhausting for Bouwmeester, so she moved in with her aunt in 1913, the actress Theo MannBouwmeester. She dreamed to become a dancer, but her aunt demanded for her to become an actress and sent her to several auditions. At the age of 14, she debuted in a theatre prodcuction of Herman Heijermans.

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