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(On behalf of Wieteke van Dort Productions)

WIETEKE VAN DORT PASSED AWAY

Last Monday, July 15, 2024 surrounded by her family Wieteke van Dort in her house in The Hague, passed away. The singer and actress was diagnosed with cancer with metastases last May. Wieteke van Dort gained great fame in the seventies of the last century with television programs for young people such as Oebele and De Stratemakeropzeeshow.

Also very popular was the Late Late Lien Show in which her alter ego Aunt Lien received Indo Dutch guests and artists. Van Dort still performed frequently in the country as Aunt Lien and could still be seen in the feature film In Love on Bali this year. Together with Anneke Grönloh, The Blue Diamonds and Sandra Reemer, Van Dort was among the celebreties of The Indo Dutch Community. She also took a warm heart from The Dutch veterans. In 2007, she received the badge of honor for merit from the Ministry of Defense for her commitment to this target group. The details about the farewell of Wieteke van Dort will be shared soon.

Wieteke from Dort Productions

The Hague, July 16, 2024