Belle Zimmerman

Belle began her career in the Netherlands at the age of nine, performing in musical theatre and taking on children’s roles such as Little Fiona in Shrek the Musical.

During her teenage years, she spent four years starring in the popular Dutch youth television series Brugklas and later played a leading role in Brugklas de Musical which is based on the series. She also played a leading role in the Dutch feature film Project Gio. Belle graduated cum laude in Musical Theatre from Codarts, University of the Arts Rotterdam. She has since played leading roles in productions including Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Mamma Mia! The Party (NL) and Soldier of Orange, the Netherlands’ longest-running musical. Her studies at the Academy are supported by a bursary from the Karel van Muijden Fund of the Cultuurfonds.