Sylvia Millecam
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Sylvia Millecam | |
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.jpg) Millecam in 1995 | |
| Born | 23 February 1956 The Hague, the Netherlands |
| Died | 20 August 2001 (aged 45)[1] Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 1985–2001 |
Sylvia Maria Millecam (23 February 1956 – 20 August 2001) was a Dutch actress and comedian. She was featured regularly on Dutch television where she hosted several shows. Millecam also appeared in several Dutch movies and released two albums. Her death from breast cancer in 2001 caused nationwide controversy as she had refused treatment that would most likely have saved her life. In doing so, she was advised by Dutch healing medium Jomanda.
Biography
Millecam was born in The Hague and later moved to Boxmeer. She received her professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Millecam became famous after appearing in popular television shows like Ook Dat Nog (based on the BBC program That's Life!) and Buitenlandse Zaken, a political satire.
She was named "most popular Dutch television personality" by Dutch broadcasting company TROS, beating popular star Linda de Mol twice in a row.
In 1994 she had her own show, The Sylvia Millecam Show, and several years later Miss Millecam, both on RTL 4.
Millecam posed for
Illness and death
In 1999 Millecam was diagnosed with possible
On 19 June 2007, three physicians who had advised alternative therapy to Millecam, were prohibited from working as physicians, two of them permanently, the other for one year.
References
- ^ "Grote liefde Nol twintig jaar na overlijden Sylvia Millecam: 'Ze hield het eerste jaar voor mij verborgen dat ze ziek was'" (in Dutch). Story. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
External links
- Sylvia Millecam at IMDb
- Sylvia's funeral (article in Dutch)
- Dutch television history archive (in Dutch)
- Netherlands to crack down on complementary medicine BMJ, 28 February 2004
- Physicians forced to surrender licenses
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