Biography
Genelva Krind made her debut in the Dutch feature film THE PRICE OF SUGAR which was the opening film at the Dutch Film Festival 2013. This movie about slavery has also been adapted for television as a four part miniseries which had over a million views per episode.
In 2018 she graduated from one of Europe’s finest theatre academies, Theatre Academy Maastricht in The Netherlands. During her studies she starred in the celebrated short film NIGHT. NIGHT won the HUFFINGTON POST IMPACT award and BEST ACTING at the Trinity Film Festival.
Genelva has always been fascinated by history and psychology. She is aware of the effect movies have on an audience. This influences the roles she decides to play and the stories she decides to tell.
Apart from TV and film she worked on stage at THE NATIONAL THEATRE in The Netherlands. For her roles in THE REUNIFICATION OF THE TWO KOREA’S a critic claimed her to be a dazzling new talent.
Genelva was raised in Suriname, South-America. She is a native Dutch speaker, fluent Surinamese language and fluent in American English.
She just wrapped on the Dutch mini-series called THUISFRONT for BNNVARA, directed by Tim Oliehoek.
Movie Resume
THE PRICE OF SUGAR
The Price Of Sugar tells the alternately gripping, romantic and heart-wrenching story of Sarith and Mini-Mini as they grow up on the sugar plantations of Suriname in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Where Sarith is the most beautiful woman in the colony, the mulatto Mini-Mini is forever in her shadow, slave to her own half-sister.
Supporting role: Maisa
Directed by Jean Van De Velde
NIGHT
Four college girlfriends -- two black and two white -- are headed out for a night on the town in NYC. They plan to hit up clubs and bars, but there's only one hitch: only one of them is actually 21.
Still, they have fake IDs and a plan to sweet-talk the bouncer at the club. But their plan to have a good time proves harder to execute than they thought -- thanks to a subtle but brilliantly unexpected flip in this thoughtful, intellectually provocative drama.
Lead role: Kitty
Directed by Joosje Duk
MY FOOLISH HEART
The last day of legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker.
Supporting role: Rosa
Directed by Rolf Van Eijk
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