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Magali

About Me

Born on a Fridaynoon, 03/19/1954, in Flanders, Belgium. Pisces, Asc. Leo. After high-school, I studied at the famous Antwerp theatreschool Studio Herman Teirlinck, graduated in 1977. I was employed in different theatre groups, and worked with great directors, playing for adults, youth and children. Worked also for television, different networks: "De Paradijsvogels", role of Ulle, blind beggar-singergirl;"Slisse en César", role of aunty Clara; Many guest-appearances in different series. I really loved working for the radio; played Janine, the cook, in "Het Koekoeksnest", daily comic soap in various Flemish dialects. Wrote songs and sketches and performed on stage for women's lib-oriented cabaret. I've been told to have the gift of a comic pen; masterclass sit-com. Member of SABAM and the Flemish screenwritersguild "De Scenaristengilde". Writing my hilarious mémoirs!

My Interests

My garden, my house , my cats (no more dogs, they lived a long and happy life: Idéfix +12,5 years; Sarah +17,5 years; Whiskey +15 years) My friends. Art: painters I really love: Gustav Klimt& Egon Schiele. Amongst the living: my friends&artists Jan Scheirs& Luc Boudens.

I'd like to meet:

'The love of my life!' Thought I'd found it already several times, but keep on losing it. Keep on looking!

Music:

Classic: Mozart, Smetana, Katchatourian. The Golden Sixties: Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, The Who, Iron Butterfly, Deep Purple a.o. Dutch Cabaret: Wim Sonneveld, Ivo De Wijs, Jasperina De Jong a.o. Musicals: The Rocky Horror Show, Les Misérables, Cats, Evita a.o.

Movies:

Visconti: The Damned; Ludwig; Death in Venice. Scorsese: Goodfellas. The 'Hannibal Lecter'-movies; love Anthony Hopkins. Admire Ann Bancroft& Mel Brooks! I also cherish my Bette Davis-collection. Gérard Oury, French director: "Le Corniaud" and "La Grande Vadrouille", with the hilarious duo De Funès& Bourvil. And of course some Flemish directors: Erik Van Looy, Dominique Deruddere, Geoffrey Van Enthoven, Hilde Van Mieghem a.o.

Television:

USA: The Soprano's; Desperate Housewives; The L-Word; CSI. UK: Tipping the Velvet; The Sculptress; The Commander; Rome. And all of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. France: Les Rois Maudits

Books:

USA: Patricia Cornwell; Rita Mae Brown and her co-writer Sneaky Pie Brown (Mrs. Murphy-mysteries). UK: Ruth Rendell; Val Mac Dermid. Also Flemish crime-writers; Jef Geeraerts, Bob Mendes, Patrick De Bruyn.

Heroes:

My dear friend, Henri-Floris Jespers, poet, author, critic... who 'pushed' and encouraged me to start writing my 'mémoirs'. Leen and Alex, of Face-It Casting, Antwerp, whom invited me casting the role of Ophelia...(every actress wants to play Ophelia, NO?) Turned out to be the role of Miss Ophelia Smelker, in this marvellous picture "The Curiosity of Chance". And last but not least: Russell P. Marleau, who fell for my charms, hehehehe!!!