Halina Reijn

Halina Reijn
Reijn in 2024
Born	(1975-11-10) 10 November 1975 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Education	Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupations	Actress director writer producer
Years active	1993–present
Awards	Full list
Website	halinareijn.nl

Halina Reijn (Dutch: [haˈlina ˈrɛin]; born 10 November 1975) is a Dutch actress, writer and film director.

Early life and education

Halina Reijn was born on 10 November 1975 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Fleur ten Kate and Frank Volkert Reijn (1931-1986). Reijn's parents were both artists. She is the middle child of three daughters, with an older sister named Leonora and a younger named Esther. Her father was gay despite being in a heterosexual marriage with her mother. Reijn grew up in an anthroposophy household, and her parents were followers of the Subud spiritual movement. In her early years, she grew up in a "Pippi Longstocking" house with her family in the tiny village of Wildervank, Groningen, which attracted many artists. They lived without television and never visited the cinema. Instead they played music, drew and painted. Her father built a theater room with a podium and flats for her.

Reijn developed an interest in acting when her babysitter brought her along for a showing of Annie, a film adaptation of the Broadway musical, at a local theater when she was six. She stated, "When I saw Annie, I thought, I want that too. I was very jealous of her." With help of her mother, she joined a youth theater in Veendam. Reijn found it inadequate and thought the other children did not take it seriously enough, which led her mother to pursue an audition with the theater collective De Voorziening (precursor to the Noord Nederlands Toneel) despite her young age.

When she was ten years old, and a year after her parents had amicably separated, her father died suddenly from suffocation caused by undiagnosed pulmonary embolism. Following her father's death, the family moved to a newly built neighborhood of Groningen in order to escape the isolation. From age eleven onwards under the tutelage of Josja Hamann, she attended the Vooropleiding Theater in Groningen, a selective academy where they were giving lessons and had to rehearse every midday.

Career

1990s and the small screen

Reijn was professionally trained at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she graduated in 1998. In the middle of her second year in Maastricht, she was asked to join the ensemble at the De Trust where she was offered the role of Ophelia in Hamlet, Subsequently, Theu Boermans, the artistic director, offered her a permanent place at the collective. Among her other performances for De Trust, her portrayal of Lulu in Shopping and Fucking she received the prestigious Dutch theater prize, the Colombina, as "Best Supporting Actress" in 1998. She also had parts in The Cherry Orchard, De laatsten, Koons and Adel Blank, the latter one was a co-production with De Mexicaanse Hond.

Throughout her student years, she had various minor roles on the small screen, and a lead role in Pril geluk, a thirteen-part comedy series on the Veronica channel, that ran for a single season. She also had a role in a short called Temper! Temper! written and directed by Frank Lammers, which was part of Kort Rotterdams, a five-part series highlighting common elements of Rotterdam's society. In 1998, Reijn branched out into film, with the adaption of the Jan Wolkers's short story De wet op het kleinbedrijf, where she had a principal role in the television film. The following year she starred in her first in telefilm, an initiative started by the NPO in 1998 to produce films for public television, De Trein van zes uur tien, a Dutch thriller directed by Frank Ketelaar that was broadcast by AVRO. It was part of the 2000s Cologne Conference, where it was selected among the ten programmes at the TopTen section of the festival. That same year she played a big part as a sex worker in Martin Koolhoven's breakout film, Suzy Q, which featured Reijn's lifelong friend Carice van Houten in the title role. Despite its warm critical reception and launching the careers of the people involved, the movie was never released on home video, in theaters or shown outside its home country due to music license issues with artists like The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix among others.

Early 2000s and big screen debut

Reijn made her big screen acting debut in De Omweg (also known as "The Detour"), a semi-autobiographical drama directed and written by Frouke Fokkema. It opened in Dutch theaters on 7 November 2000. On 1 January 2001, 3 years after Reijn joined, De Trust would fuse with another theater company named Art & Pro, they would continue under the new name of de Theatercompagnie. The fusion, however, did not prove fruitful in the long term, the newly formed company was steeped in financial difficulties, infighting between the co-founders, overworked actors and in the later years there would be conflict with the government over subsidies. Further that year, she would star in Nanouk Leopold's directorial debut, tragicomedy Îles flottantes, it follows the dysfunctional lives of three friends who all recently turned thirty. The low budget film was part of No More Heroes, an initiative started in order to produce films from upcoming Dutch filmmakers. The film was selected for and first premiered at the 2001's International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it was nominated for the Tiger Award. Between her two film releases in 2001, she also participated in De acteurs, a seven part weekly series where fourteen young actors were interviewed and paired up with each other to rehearse scenes from a miniseries created by Kim van Kooten. that same year, Reijn gained further notoriety with her role in the tragicomedy, Zus & Zo, alongside De Trust peers, which was written and directed by Paula van der Oest. The movie revolves around three sisters trying to stop their gay brother from marrying a woman and in doing so securing the family's seaside estate for his own. Reijn played the unsuspecting fiancée. The movie was nominated for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 75th Academy Awards, even though it received mixed reviews. She also starred in her second short, Flicka, as the title role, in which she played a computer programme who is in relationship with a lonely building supervisor, it was produced as part of NTR Kort!. And lastly she appeared in the VARA TV Movie Herschreven vriendschap.

In 2002, Reijn featured in four projects. First she played a minor part in Frank Van Passel's Villa des Roses, her first role in an English/French language international co-production, based on the novel of the same name by Willem Elsschot. Her next two projects were on television with the short TV drama De afrekening and the TV Movie Ware Liefde. She also had a minor role in Moonlight, Paula van der Oest's follow-up movie, an English-language thriller. Meanwhile, back on stage she performed her first role for Toneelgroep Amsterdam, with Ivo van Hove as director she took on the role of courtesan Poppea in Con Amore. At the time, while she was still connected with De Trust, she got 'loaned out' to TGA. For De Theatercompagnie she returned to the role of Ophelia in Hamlet, a character she played previously, for a new rendition of the Shakespearean classic.

In 2003, she joined the ensemble at Toneelgroep Amsterdam, under the direction of future long-time collaborator Ivo van Hove. Around that time she also completed her final performance for De Theatercompagnie, with a new production of The Seagull, where she played Nina. In her first year, with the Toneelgroep Amsterdam, she starred in two plays: She played Irina in the Three Sisters, based upon the play of Anton Chekhov of the same name, and Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra, a co-production with the Toneelschuur, for the latter performance, in which she played Lavinia, she was nominated for a Theo d'Or for "Best Female Actress" in 2004. On television she starred in two telefilms, she played Ewouds's girlfriend in Boy Ecury and Hostess Patty in Het wonder van Máxima, they were aired on public television on 2 and 9 April respectively.

Reijn had three big screen releases in 2003. Her first appearance was as Polleke's mother, Tina, in the family film Polleke, a film adaption of Guus Kuijer's children's book. At first, she was bewildered why she approached by director Ineke Houtman for the role of Polleke's mother, at the time she viewed herself too young to play a mother, but later accepted the role when delving into the character's story. The movie premiered on October, 11 as the opening film of the Cinekid festival. Her next feature film was with director-writer Alex van Warmerdam, called Grimm, in which she had the female leading role. The story is loosely based on Grimm Brothers's Brother and Sister, in which a brother and sister are abandoned by their father in a forest; in a note their mother urges them to go to Spain to meet up with their uncle. The movie was first shown at SSIF, before released nationwide in the Dutch theaters in early December. Compared to the directors earlier work, Grimm was a critical and financial disappointment. Dissatisfied with the original cut, director Alex van Warmerdam together with editor Job ter Burg went back to the original and reworked the entire film. The new cut premiered at 2019's Netherlands Film Festival. Reijn then starred in Maarten Treurniet's directorial debut Father's Affair, where she played Ellen, the girlfriend of Peter Paul Muller's character and best friend of his deceased wife, who is notified by his GP that he is infertile, which leads to a desperate search for the biological father of his fourteen-year-old son. For her performance as Ellen, Reijn was nominated for best actress at the Golden Calves. In March 2004, both Polleke and Father's Affair, were awarded the Golden Film by the Netherlands Film Festival for having sold 100,000 tickets at the box office.

Later 2000s and brief break

Compared to her previous years, 2004 was a year of rediscovery and recuperation for Reijn. During a production of Mourning Becomes Electra she approached and told Ivo van Hove: "Take me out of everything, remove me from all your plans, because I can't handle it anymore". She started to resent her work and needed a time-out from her work, friends and home. She was granted unpaid leave by Toneelgroep Amsterdam. In April of that year, on invitation of Renée Missel, who she met at the Oscars that spring, she travelled to Los Angeles. While staying in Los Feliz, and with a scholarship of the VandenEnde Foundation and Fonds Podiumkunsten, she attended an actors and directors lab under the guidance of Judith Weston. The following year, she returned to the stage with Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, where she played the title character. The new interpretation of the play received glowing reviews, Reijn in particular got acclaim for her part as Katherina. Reijn also took part in Masterclass, a hidden camera fake documentary-style television film written and directed Hans Teeuwen. It follows Pierre Bokma playing as himself giving a master class together with his reclusive former mentor Peer Mascini to six theatre students. In the film, Reijn is one of the actors interviewed about their previous experiences with Mancini, the actors involved, however, aren't made aware that they are secretly being recorded. Also in 2005, she starred in Erik de Bruyn's poetry short Lentelied, based upon the poem Frühlingslied by J.C. van Schagen.

In 2006, she starred in A Thousand Kisses, directed by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen, the final film before his death. It was released on March 9 in Dutch theaters. That same week, Huis van de toekomst (House of the Future) had its premiere at the Compagnietheater, Amsterdam. The multimedia play, written and directed by Carina Molier, stars a group of actors living in Big Brother-style house playing fictionalized versions of intellectuals, who Molier had previously interviewed, engaging in a science experiment. The piece also included video that was recorded prior and the actors could be viewed from every angle by the audience, who were also accompanied by a camera crew. Reijn played a media expert named Anna Tabaknikova that was based on Maja Kuzmanovic. She next played as the central character in Hedda Gabler. In contrast with other portrayals, Reijn approached the character in a more messy, unkept way who is more direct and frank in her dealings with others. While her performance received praise, the play itself was viewed less favourably.

Reijn then starred in Black Book, a World War II drama-thriller co-written and directed by Paul Verhoeven and co-starring Carice van Houten and Sebastian Koch. Set in Nazi occupied Netherlands, the film featured her as Ronnie, an opportunist who prioritizes her own luxury and survival during the war in contrast with Rachel Steinn (van Houten), a Jewish woman on the run, who gets involved with the Dutch resistance. She originally auditioned for the lead role, but was passed over in favour of van Houten and was given the part of Ronnie instead; Verhoeven found her appearance a better match for the latter character, they wanted a softer less pronounced look for the protagonist. The international co-production, with a total production cost of 21 million dollars, is the most expensive Dutch film every made. The movie had its world premiere at the 63rd Venice Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. It was the 2007's Dutch entry for the Academy Awards as Best Foreign Language Film, but was not selected. For her performance, she was nominated for her second Golden Calf and a Rembrandt Award. She would return to the stage with Oresteia, where she portrayed the character of Elektra under the direction of Johan Simons. Oresteia was collaboration between TGA and the Belgian theatre company NTGent. She would also provide her voice for the short Voor een paar knikkers meer, which became a festival darling that was shown at 200 festivals.

Following a three-year absence of the play, she would reprise her role in Mourning Becomes Electra for a new season in the first half of 2007. Also that spring, at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival, Reijn was one of the actors selected by the European Film Promotion for the annual Shooting Stars Award. Her next film role was in Tamar van den Dop's first feature film, Blind. In the film she played a withdrawn albino woman, whose face is fully scarred and who has severe insecurities about her appearance that one day she gets hired to read for a recently blind man. The role was noted to be a departure for Reijn, at the time she was primarily known for portraying extroverted characters. In the autumn on the stage, she had a supporting role as Tekmessa in Ajax, together with actors from the Theatercompagnie. It ran until December 2007. She also took on the role of Nadine, in the road film drama of the same name, directed by Erik de Bruyn. The role of Nadine is depicted by three different actors across three stages of the character's life with Reijn appearing in flashbacks as the youngest one who is an ambitious party animal. The movie received only a limited release, and was received mostly positive by critics who praised the acting but criticised the poor script. On television she starred in the two-part mini-series biographical drama, De Prins en het Meisje, that loosely depicts the controversial engagement and its fallout between Mabel Wisse Smit and the late Prince Friso, portrayed respectively by Reijn and Fedja van Huêt. It was first screened at the Netherlands Film Festival, where the two leads won the Golden Calf Special Jury Prize, before it was broadcast on Nederland 2.

In May 2008, Reijn returned to Hollywood for the second time in order to develop her screenplay of her novel, Prinsesje Nooitgenoeg, into a feature film with the intention of directing the project herself. Upon her return to Europe, she went back to stage with an adaptation of Luchino Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers which had its premiere in German at the Ruhrtriennale festival before coming to Amsterdam following May. In the play she takes on the part of sex worker Nadia, who finds herself caught in a rivalry between the brothers Rocco and Simone. Even though Nadia only appears sporadically, she loved playing this type of character which she described as "part strong woman, part almost animalistic". In October, TGA started a new season of The Taming of the Shrew that ran until December. She had supporting role as Margarethe von Oven alongside her Black Book co-star Carice van Houten, in the Tom Cruise vehicle Valkyrie. Both were separately asked to join the cast, after Cruise and Bryan Singer had watched Black Book. The film marks Reijn's first and only acting role in a major Hollywood production. The movie about the 20 July plot received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. In the wake of Valkyrie's release, she was offered numerous film roles but decided to stick to theater and forgo Hollywood at the time.

Reijn started off 2009 with her first monodrama, Jean Cocteau's La voix humaine. The project was developed for Antwerp-based Arts centre Monty, who asked van Hove to produce a small-scale production for their "Le salon des exilés" exhibition, which was created to challenge its participants to create a scaled-down play. At first, Reijn was apprehensive about the role citing poor experiences with solo plays at school, as a solution she became directly involved co-translating the original text. Furthermore, she had adjust her usual intense acting style to be more subdued. It had two additional appearances at the New Island Festival and Polish theatre festival KONTAKT, at the latter she won the Best Actress award. Before bringing it back for the following season with its Dutch premiere in October of that same year. Reijn earned widespread acclaim for her performance. Mick Heaney of the Irish Times described Reijn's acting as "whose performance is remarkable in any language". The drama proved to be a major success, over the course of eleven years, she would perform it 183 times across the world, up until her retirement from acting in December 2019. A month later, Cries and Whispers, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film of the same name, had its debut in Antwerp and a Dutch tour right after. It was also performed at the Next Wave Festival in 2011. In it Reijn starred as the younger sister Maria. The overall reception to it was mostly positive, althought it was generally considered inferior to the original film.

2010s

In 2010, she starred as Lara in In therapie, the Dutch version of the Israelian BeTipul, and in two Dutch book adaptations. De Eetclub, directed by Robert Jan Westdijk and Isabelle by director Ben Sombogaart. In the summer of 2011 Halina is added to the cast of Goltzius & The Pelican Company, directed by Peter Greenaway. In 2013 she plays the title role in the weekly TV series Charlie, a Dutch remake of Showtime's Nurse Jackie. In 2014 she could be seen in box office hit Pak van mijn hart, a romantic comedy for the holiday season.

In 2016 and 2017, she could be seen in the musical film De Zevende Hemel, It was released in theaters to a mixed critical reception. On stage in the play Obsession next to Jude Law, this play was a coproduction between Toneelgroep Amsterdam and the Barbican Centre London.

In 2015, Reijn started her production company, Man Up, with Carice van Houten, which produced her critically-acclaimed directorial debut Instinct in 2019, starring van Houten in the leading role. The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, winning the Variety Piazza Grande Award and received a special mention for best first feature. It also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and Les Arcs Film Festival, and was selected as the Dutch entry for the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature.

2020s

2020 saw the release of Red Light, a Belgian-Dutch TV series starring Reijn that follows three women who become entangled in matters of human trafficking after one of their husbands goes missing. The series won the Dutch Golden Calf award for Best TV Show and Best Actress at the Dutch Film Festival, and had its premiere at the Cannes Series festival where it won the Canneseries Student Prize and Special Interpretation Prize. Reijn co-created the series alongside Carice van Houten, writing and producing the show through her and van Houten’s production company, Man Up. Van Houten left Man Up in 2023 to start her own production company, Birdcat, leaving Reijn the sole principal of Man Up.

Reijn's English-language directorial debut, Bodies Bodies Bodies, was released in 2022. It premiered at SXSW in March 2022 and had its US theatrical release in August, where it had the second-highest-grossing opening weekend of any limited-release film that year. The film was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2022. Shortly after the release of Bodies Bodies Bodies, A24, the film's distributor, also acquired the rights for Reijn's debut feature Instinct.

Reijn next wrote, produced, and directed the erotic thriller, Babygirl, with Nicole Kidman in the lead role; it follows Kidman as a CEO who starts an affair with a young intern. The film, which marks her second direct collaboration with A24, began filming in December 2023. The film is scheduled to debut at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, vying for the prestigious Golden Lion. It will also be released by A24 in the United States on December 20, 2024.

Other work

In 2005, she released her first novel "Prinsesje Nooitgenoeg" (Prometheus), which she wrote during her first stay in Hollywood. Her second book was a collection of columns, presented as a diary, which she wrote for Viva, called "Halina: doen alsof ik iemand anders ben". She also wrote "Antiglamour" (co-written with Carice van Houten, Nijgh & Van Ditmar, 2013), and "Loos" (Nijgh & Van Ditmar, 2016).

Since 2016, she has provided her voice for the audio tour of the Old Church located in Amsterdam. Writing these film scripts and magazines led her to later to be named one of top 20 most influential people in the Dutch media.

Personal life

Reijn has a close friendship with fellow Dutch actress Carice van Houten, whom she has known since about 1994. They worked together in movies Black Book and Valkyrie.

In 2013, the two published a book together called Anti Glamour, a (mock) style guide and a celebration of their friendship, as well as a candid look into the unglamourous back-stage side of their lives. Although the two occasionally kiss on camera, and have joked about being lesbians, there is no actual romantic involvement.

When Reijn was around six or seven years old, she and one of her sisters wanted to join the Catholic Church, to the shock of their parents. After they relented, the children would go to Sunday school, and when Reijn was twelve she was baptised. In a 2007 interview with the NRC, she remarks that she doesn't believe in God, but does in reincarnation.

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998	Rotterdams – Temper! Temper!		Short
2000	De Omweg	Sara
2001	Îles flottantes	Isa
	Zus & Zo	Bo
	Flicka	Flicka	Short
2002	Villa des Roses	Natsje
	Moonlight	Woman in Car
2003	Grimm	Maria
	X & the Wildmen	X	Short
	Polleke	Tina
	Father's Affair	Ellen
2005	Lentelied	Mother	Short
2006	A Thousand Kisses	Lureen
	Black Book	Ronnie
	For a few marbles more	Mother of Michiel (Voice)	Short
2007	Blind	Marie
	Nadine (2007 film)	Nadine, 32 Years old
2008	Valkyrie	Margarethe von Oven
2010	Win/Win	Deniz
	Sintel	Sintel (Voice)	Short
	Great Lengths		Short
	De eetclub (film)	Hanneke Lemstra
	Sterke verhalen (film)	Hostess
2011	Isabelle (2011 film)	Isabelle
	Goltzius and the Pelican Company	Portia
2012	Nederlands Film Festival: Commercial 2012		Video short
2014	Hin und weg	Kassiererin
	Pak van mijn hart	Karin Kuyper
2015	Boy 7	Marit
	Nature Is Speaking	Moeder Natuur (Mother Nature) (Voice)	Short
2016	De Zevende Hemel (2016)	Eva
2017	Oude Liefde	Tess

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1993	Coverstory	Dienstmeisje Laban	Episode: "Bitter erfgoed"
1994	Pril geluk	Sanne	Main cast (13 episodes)
1995	In voor- en tegenspoed	Clerk	Episode: "Zeeuws met kroepoek"
1997	Fort Alpha	Eva de Beer	Episode: "A Hard Days Night"
1998	Unit 13	Anne-Marie Ruyter	Episode: " Infiltratie"
1999	De zeven deugden	Roos	Episode: "Matigheid: Doolhof"
	Baantjer	Anna	Episode: "De Cock en de pianomoord"
	Leven en dood van Quidam Quidam	Barbella	Main cast
2000	Wet & Waan	Katja Koster	Episode: "Richard, Rutger, Roderik"
2001	De acteurs	Ellie
2002	IC	Michelle	Episode: "Horen, zien en zwijgen"
2005	Parels & Zwijnen	Maria Stagioni	Episode: "De gezusters Stagioni"
2007	De Prins en het Meisje	Mabel Wisse Smit	TV Mini Series
2010	In therapie	Lara	Main cast
2011	Van God Los	Nadia	Episode: "Kortsluiting"
2013	Charlie	Charlie	Main cast (10 episodes); Dutch remake of Nurse Jackie
2014	Jeuk	Halina	Episode: "Een hoer over de vloer"
2015	Bagels & Bubbels	Vanessa Kremer	Main cast (8 episodes)
2018	Familie Kruys	Halina Reijn	Guest star (3 episodes)
	Conspiracy of Silence (TV series)	Maggie van Haal	Main cast (8 episodes)
2020	Red Light	Esther Vinkel	Main cast (10 episodes); also producer and writer

TV movies

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1998	De wet op het kleinbedrijf
1999	De Trein van zes uur tien	Mieke Volkers
	Suzy Q	Prostitute
	Zaanse nachten
2001	Herschreven vriendschap
2002	De Afrekening (film)
	Ware liefde	Charlotte
2003	Boy Ecury (film)	Ewouds' girlfriend
	Het wonder van Máxima	Hostess Patty
2005	Masterclass (2005 film)	Actress 2
2012	De overloper	Hannie de Groot
2015	De Leerling	Lana

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Notes	Ref.
1997	Hamlet	Ophelia	De Trust
1998	The Cherry Orchard
	Shopping and Fucking	Lulu
1999	De laatsten	Ljoeba
	Adel Blank	Maid	De Trust / De Mexicaanse Hond
2000	Koons	Cicciolina	De Trust
2001	Lulu	Lulu	De Theatercompagnie
2002	Con Amore	Poppea	Toneelgroep Amsterdam
	Hamlet	Ophelia	De Theatercompagnie
2003	The Seagull	Nina
	Three Sisters	Irina	Toneelgroep Amsterdam
2003-'14	Mourning Becomes Electra	Lavinia Mannon	Toneelgroep Amsterdam / Toneelschuur
2005-'13	The Taming of the Shrew	Katharina	Toneelgroep Amsterdam
2005	Scenes from a marriage	Marianne
2006	Huis van de toekomst	Anna Tabaknikova
2006-'12	Hedda Gabler	Hedda
2006	Oresteia	Elektra	Toneelgroep Amsterdam / NTGent
2007	Ajax	Tekmessa	Toneelgroep Amsterdam / De Theatercompagnie
	Perfect Wedding	Heiner	Toneelgroep Amsterdam
2008-'09	Rocco and His Brothers	Nadia
2009-'19	La voix humaine	Solo performance
2009-'15	Cries and whispers	Maria
2009-'11	Antonioni Project	Vittoria
2010-'13	Children of the Sun	Lisa
2011-'13	De Russen!	Sarah
2012-'15	Nora	Nora
2011-'13	Husbands	7 rols
2014	Danton's Death	St. Just, Julie, Lucile, Marion
	Mary Stuart	Mary Stuart
2014-'19	The Fountainhead	Dominique Francon
2015-'20	The Hidden Force	Leonie van Oudijck
2016-'19	Husbands and wives	Judy
2017	Obsession	Hanna

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes	Ref
2019	Instinct	Yes	Yes	Yes
2020	Red Light (TV series)	No	Yes	Yes	Co-creator
2021	For The Birds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Short
2022	Bodies Bodies Bodies	Yes	No	No
2024	Babygirl	Yes	Yes	Yes

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Association	Category	Result	Ref(s).
1998	Shopping and Fucking	Dutch Association of Theater and Concert Hall Directors	Colombina	Won
2004	Father's Affair	Netherlands Film Festival	Golden Calf for Best Leading Role	Nominated
	Mourning Becomes Electra	Dutch Association of Theater and Concert Hall Directors	Theo d'Or	Nominated
2006	Black Book	Netherlands Film Festival	Golden Calf for Best Supporting Role	Nominated
2007	Herself	Berlin International Film Festival	Shooting Stars Award	Won
	De Prins en het Meisje	Netherlands Film Festival	Golden Calf Special Jury Prize	Won
	Black Book	Rembrandt Award	Best Actress	Nominated
2012	Isabelle	Rembrandt Award	Best Actress	Nominated
2013	Nora	Dutch Association of Theater and Concert Hall Directors	Theo d'Or	Won
2019	Instinct	Chicago International Film Festival	New Directors Competition	Nominated
	Instinct	Locarno Film Festival	Variety Piazza Grande Award	Won
	Instinct	Locarno Film Festival	Swatch Art Peace Hotel Award - Special Mention	Won
	Instinct	London Film Festival	Sutherland Award	Nominated
	Instinct	Les Arcs Film Festival	Cineuropa Award	Won
	Instinct	Les Arcs Film Festival	Young Audience Award	Won
2020	Instinct	European Film Awards	European Discovery of the Year	Nominated
	Instinct	Miami Film Festival	Jordan Ressler First Feature Award	Nominated
	Instinct	Netherlands Film Festival	Golden Calf for Best Script	Nominated
	Instinct	Palm Springs International Film Festival	FIPRESCI Prize for Best Foreign Language Film	Nominated
	Red Light	Netherlands Film Festival	Golden Calf - Best Actress	Won
	Red Light	Netherlands Film Festival	Golden Calf for Best Television Drama	Won
	Red Light	Canneseries	Special Interpretation Prize	Won
2022	Bodies Bodies Bodies	Online Film & Television Awards	Best Feature Debut	Nominated
	Bodies Bodies Bodies	SXSW	Audience Award: Headliners	Nominated
2023	Bodies Bodies Bodies	Independent Spirit Awards	Independent Spirit Award for Best Director	Nominated
2024	Babygirl	Venice Film Festival	Golden Lion	Nominated

External links

• Halina Reijn at Toneelgroep Amsterdam
• Homepage Halina Reijn Archived on February 20, 2020
• Interview with Halina Reijn at european-films.net Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Halina Reijn at IMDb
• Halina Reijn at Virtual History