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Sonja Barend

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Sonja Barend

Born February 29, 1940 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Died April 11, 2026 · aged 86

Sonja Maria Barend (29 February 1940 – 11 April 2026) was a Dutch television personality. She hosted one of the nation’s first talk shows, Sonja, in 1974–1975. From 1977, she developed her style and became the Dutch "talk show queen", attracting millions of viewers. She was noted for her combination of emotional warmth and sharp questioning – until then unheard of on Dutch tv. Her shows broke tabo…

Known For

VDVD · 1972
VD
★ 5.01972
MovieDrama
Cornelis van Doorn is the CEO of VD, a meat factory as well as a developer of contraceptives. Cornelis is the patriarch of the Van Doorn family: a decadent bunch of loose morals who only lust for money and power. When the man is thinking about retiring, he has to find the right heir to take over the family business.
Trouble in ParadiseTrouble in Paradise · 1989
Trouble in Paradise
1989
MovieCrimeDrama
In the harbor of Rotterdam, an action group called "Redpeace" discovers illegal weapon transports. Those are executed by shipping-trade Kusters Shipping Company. The discovery is annoying for Ann Kusters, the wife of Erik Kusters. She functions as a translator with the European parliament. It gets even worse when Ann is discovered and photographed while she's having an intimate rendez-vous with a french politician, whose investigating the illegal weapon transports. Short after, the man is found dead...
Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clownToon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown · 2005
Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown
2005
MovieDocumentary
Documentary by Coen Verbraak about entertainer, poet, and painter Toon Hermans.

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