Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jessica Zeylmaker is an actress. Since graduating from the Academy for Drama in Arnhem, she has played in various theatre companies. In addition she has also initiated several of her own productions. From 2008 till 2014 she was a member of the artistic team of theatre group TG Sonja by artistic director Jori Hermsen. Aside this, she also played in several Dutch television series and films, including Regret!, 30 Milligram, Van Gogh: the Legacy, Charlie, The Secrets of Barslet, The Four of Westwijk, Godforsaken II, Cops Maastricht, The Power of Mr. Miller, Bernhard: Scoundrel of Orange, Juliana II and The Co-ed. The film Nono het Zigzag Kind (the Zigzag Kid) directed by Vincent Bal, is based on David Grossman's bestseller. The film premiered in September 2012 as the opening film at the Dutch Film Festival. she plays the role of Gaby, starring next to international celebrities such as Fedja van Huêt and Isabella Rossellini. The film has been nominated at various international film festivals including the TIFF- Toronto International Film Festival and the Berlinale – the international film festival in Berlin (2013). The film has also won numerous awards including the EFA Young Audience Award 2013 for best European Youth Movie 2013. the film was screening in 2014 in US film theatres. You can find out more about Jessica to go to her website www.jessicazeylmaker.com