Dancer

Ariana Nozeman

Dutch actress

Born 1620 · MiddelburgDied 1661Dutch Republic
Ariana Nozeman
Image: Rembrandt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Ariana Nozeman was a dancer, born in 1620 in Middelburg, who died in 1661.

Biography

Ariana Nozeman (also Adriana Noseman or Nooseman; née van den Bergh; c. 1627 - December 7, 1661) was a Dutch actress who was the first woman to play a leading role in a public play in The Dutch Republic. She made her debut on stage on April 19, 1655, at the Amsterdam Schouwburg (Amsterdam Theater) in a play by Jan Jacobsz. Schipper which incidentally bore her name ‘Onvergelijkelijke Ariana’ (‘Incomparable Ariana’).

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