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Carly Wijs

Carly Wijs

Actor · Born November 24, 1966 (59) · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Carly Wijs is best known for her role as the ex-wife from hell Tamar Mandelbaum in the hit series Divorce (2012) by RTL 4. She also appeared in Oud geld (1998), a drama series made by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen and screenwriter Maria Goos. She had major roles in the Telefilm Cop vs. Killer (2012) and the series Lijn 32 (2012). In 2017 she played one of the main characters in the Videoland series Suspects (2017) and she appeared in the mini-series De maatschap (2016). After Carly graduated from the Maastricht Theater Academy in 1990, she performed with various theatre companies including the Needcompany, the Ro Theater, NTGent, the Roovers, Victoria and the Zuidelijk Toneel. With De Onderneming Carly made the performance The Notebook and The Proof, which were shown at the Edinburgh Festival, the Dublin Theater Festival and the Toronto Waterfront Festival. In 2014 she wrote and directed the performance Us/Them in Brussels at the Bronkstheatre. In 2016 Carly Wijs won the prestigious Fringe award for this performance at The Edinburgh Fringe. Us/Them is touring worldwide: in 2018 the performance visited Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada and Europe. Us/Them has been translated into English, French, German, Hungarian, Swedish, Turkish and Japanese. Carly has played in several international television productions. In 1998, she took part in the American production Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998) and together with Ben Kingsley she appeared in the TV movie Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001). She also played a role in the TV film Brush with Fate (2003) about the artist Johannes Vermeer and played in the European co-production The Spiral (2012). In the Dutch cinemas Carly could be seen in the blockbuster Love Is All (2007), Quiz (2012) by Dick Maas and Rokjesdag (2016). In 2017 she played in three cinema films; Love Revisited (2017), Love Over Distance (2017) and Gek van geluk (2017). Carly also performed in numerous Dutch television series including Pleidooi (1993), Gooische vrouwen (2005), De enclave (2002), Zwarte sneeuw (1996), Verborgen gebreken (2009), Keyzer & De Boer advocaten (2005) and Verliefd op Ibiza (2013).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 24, 1966 (59)
From
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 156% in 30 days

What are Carly Wijs' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Survival
28%
Power
18%
Bonds
13%
Society
7%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
2
Thrilling
1
Manic
1
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Rousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carly Wijs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Carly Wijs' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alpha 00 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lynn van Zijl

  • I Call Him Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Amsterdam Empire(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Edie Kempers

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Metamorphosis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Birth of a Bitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Liesbeth

  • The Takeover(2022)

    as Richelle

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Het jaar van Fortuyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Gerdi Verbeet

  • The Claus Family 2(2021)

    as Jantien

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Everything of Value (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Yolanda

  • The Claus Family(2020)

    as Jantien

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ted Lasso(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Marjolein

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Rundfunk: Jachterwachter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mevrouw Kempers

  • Kerst bij Koosje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Annabel

  • Promise of Pisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Marjolein Salomons

  • Christmas with the Kuijpers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Annabel

  • Super Miss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Edna

  • Gek van geluk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Valerie

  • Love Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Nathalie

  • Love Over Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Renate

  • Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Susan Vlaaderen

  • Skirt Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Alexandra

  • The Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 49 episodes · as Tamar Mendelbaum

  • The Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan Levalier

  • The Nobel Prize Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Lea

  • Cop vs. Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Roos

  • Lijn 32 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Hanneke

  • Quiz(2012)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Monkey Sandwich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Carly

  • 2012 Het jaar nul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · as Frieda Nachtegaal

  • Moordwijven(2007)

    as Lizzy Braakhoven

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Love Is All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Hanne Levi · as Hanna Levi

  • Flikken Maastricht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 15 episodes · as Bea Middelkoop

  • Man en paard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Isabel van Erven Dorens

  • Spoorloos verdwenen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma de Bree

  • Gooische Vrouwen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dieetgoeroe

  • Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Margot Kooiman

  • Off Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jane Keppler

  • Ellis in Glamourland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Frederique

  • Brush with Fate(2003)

    as Faculty Woman

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Shaft(2001)

    as Secretary (Milligan)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • AmnesiA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Woman in Flashback

  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples(1998)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Baantjer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva Albarez · as Karla Koolhoven · as Mariska Tromp

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1995 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Moordwijven (2007)

$4.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Quiz (2012)

Midcredits 40th

Most popular right now

The Takeover (2022)

Film career

19952026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Carly Wijs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998)

85th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brush with Fate (2003)

Midcredits 48th · 50% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Carly Wijs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carly Wijs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dick Maas shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers