安玛丽·范·德蒙 ，Annemarie van de Mond, born in Haaksbergen in 1962, attended Drama school in Maastricht where she graduated in 1989. After her education, she worked for many years as an assistant director and script supervisor for many Dutch films and TV series. But also with various international productions including films with Wes Anderson and Joel Schumacher. From 1999 Annemarie started directing her own films and series and directed episodes of drama series such as Smeris, Meiden van de Herengracht and De Mannentester. The short film Beet and the television films HannaHannaH, Taartman and Gewoon Vrienden, which received various international prizes. Jackie and Oopjen is her first Feature movie.