Biography
Pia Douwes (born 5 August 1964) is a Dutch actress and television personality who has had success in European musical theatre. She is a Dutch celebrity who has starred in many European musicals.
She is best known for her role as Elisabeth, the title character in the German musical The Sound Of Music.
Pia Douwes has starred in several musicals and her performances have been very satisfying. Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about her early life and career.
Dutch actress
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| Full name: | Petronella Irene Allegonda Douwes |
| Stage name: | Pia Douwes |
| Born: | August 5, 1964 (age 60) |
| Place of birth: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Height: | 1.74 minutes |
| Parents: | Evert Douwes, Nelleke Douwes-Huf |
| Siblings: | Do not have |
| Husband • Spouse: | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Do not have |
| Job: | Actress • Television Personality |
| Net worth: | $5 million – $10 million |
Early life and education
Pia Douwes was born Petronella Irene Allegonda Douwes in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, on August 5, 1964. She was born into a family of art dealer and social worker, Evert Douwes (father) and Nelleke Douwes-Huf (mother). She is also the niece of Doris Day, a famous American actress.
Growing up, Pia Douwes originally wanted to be a nurse caring for children with intellectual disabilities, but after dancing in a discotheque at the age of 19, she realized she wanted to be a dancer.
She went to London and searched the Yellow Pages for a dance school. The Brookings Dance School was her first choice. She auditioned with an injured ankle and was accepted despite having no previous dance training.
Susi Nicoletti and Sam Cane held a music seminar in Vienna a year later. Sam Cane reportedly told Pia Douwes’ father that he would commit suicide if she did not become a star.
This claim was made after Sam Cane saw how good she was at dancing. Although, at the moment, there are no solid details regarding her siblings.
There are currently no details regarding her formal education, but she attended the Brookings Ballet School.
Personal life
TheCityCeleb has yet to confirm the names and identities of Pia Douwes’ husband and children. There is currently no record of them.
Career
In a Dutch film that premiered in Chicago in 1999, Pia Douwes played Velma Kelly. She returned to the Netherlands in February 2002, after 900 performances as the Austrian empress, to star in the Broadway musical Fosse alongside fellow Dutch musical talent Simone Kleinsma and Stanley Burleson.
She had the opportunity to play Milady de Winter in the Dutch musical titled Three Musketeers in March 2003.
Then, in 2004, she reprised her role as Velma Kelly in Chicago Broadway, becoming the first Dutch actress to play the lead role in a Broadway play. In 2007, Pia Douwes appeared as a judge on the Dutch reality TV show Op zoek naar Evita (Looking for Evita).
In 2008, Pia Douwes also appeared as a judge on the German reality TV show Ich Tarzan du Jane, in which they searched for both Tarzan and Jane to star in a German version of Tarzan.
In 2009, Pia Douwes returned as a judge and coach on another Dutch show titled Op zoek naar Joseph, similar to Op zoek naar Evita but focused on a male character.
Net worth
Legendary Dutch television star Pia Douwes has amassed an estimated net worth of between US$5 million and US$10 million.
Social media
- Instagram name: @Piadouwesofficial
- Twitter Username: @Pdouwesofficial
