Leonie ter Braak

In this Dutch name, the surname is Ter Braak, not Braak.

Leonie ter Braak (born 28 September 1980) is a Dutch television presenter and actress. She is known for presenting several television shows, including the talk show HLF8. She also played a role in the 2020 film The Marriage Escape, the 2022 film De Tatta's and the 2023 film De Tatta's 2.

Leonie ter Braak
Ter Braak (2022)
Born	(1980-09-28) 28 September 1980 (age 45) Buurse, Netherlands
Occupations	Actress Television presenter Model

Career

Ter Braak began her career as a model.^[1][2] After her modelling career she began presenting television shows for RTV Oost.^[3] In 2010, she presented the television show Keuringsdienst van Waarde for KRO-NCRV, a consumer television program which looks at food production, labels on food products as well as the production of other consumer products.^[2] In 2012, she became a presenter for WNL.^[2]

In 2018, Ter Braak became a presenter for Talpa Network (SBS6).^[2][4] In that same year, she presented the television show Wat is de uitslag? in which people get to hear an important result, such as whether they have passed an exam or a medical examination.^[5][6] She also presented the 2019 television show Niets liever dan een kind which follows people trying to become pregnant.^[7][8]

In 2019, Ter Braak was one of the team captains in the television game show Mars versus Venus, a quiz show about the differences between men and women.^[9][10] She was the team captain of the female team and Jan Versteegh was team captain of the male team.^[9] Ter Braak was one of the contestants in the 2020 season of the television show Wie is de Mol?^[11][12] In that same year, she presented the television show Uit het leven gegrepen: Erasmus MC about patients and staff of the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, Netherlands.^[13]

Ter Braak played a role in the 2020 film The Marriage Escape directed by Johan Nijenhuis.^[14] It was her film debut.^[15][16] The film became the best visited Dutch film of 2020.^[17][18]

In 2021, she presented Kinderen kopen ideale huis in which children, rather than the parents, choose a home to purchase.^[19] In that same year, Ter Braak and Wendy van Dijk presented Cupido Ofzo in which they follow people with a disability or people with neurodiverse differences in their search for love.^[20][21] In 2022, Ter Braak and Leo Alkemade presented the quiz show Van je familie moet je het hebben in which a contestant and their family attempt to answer the same questions to win a certain amount of money.^[22][23]

Ter Braak played a role in the 2022 film Zwanger & Co directed by Johan Nijenhuis.^[24] In that same year, she played a role in the film De Tatta's directed by Jamel Aattache.^[1][25] She also appears in the 2023 film De Tatta's 2.^[26] These three films won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. De Tatta's and De Tatta's 2 also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets.

In 2022, Ter Braak became one of the presenters of the talk show HLF8.^[10][27] She previously appeared as sidekick in the show.^[28] In January 2023, Ter Braak began working for RTL Nederland.^[10][29] She became one of the presenters of the television show Blow Up in which contestants compete in balloon modelling.^[30][31] She also presented the show Voor Hetzelfde Geld, in which people search for an affordable house to purchase outside of the Randstad area.^[30][32]

Ter Braak was one of the contestants in the 2023 television photography show Het Perfecte Plaatje op Reis.^[33][34] In the show, contestants compete to create the best photo in various challenges. She finished in first place.^[35] She also appeared in a 2023 episode of the show Rooijakkers over de vloer presented by Art Rooijakkers.^[36][37]

In 2024, she presented the television news quiz show Wat een dag!.^[38][39] The show was cancelled after disappointing viewing figures.^[38][39] She also presents B&B Vol Liefde.^[40] She became one of the hosts of the talk show RTL Tonight in December 2025.^[41][42][43]

Selected filmography

Film

• The Marriage Escape (2020)
• Zwanger & Co (2022)
• De Tatta's (2022)
• De Tatta's 2 (2023)

As presenter

• Wat is de uitslag? (2018)
• Niets liever dan een kind (2019)
• Uit het leven gegrepen: Erasmus MC (2020)
• Kinderen kopen ideale huis (2021)
• Cupido Ofzo (2021)
• Van je familie moet je het hebben (2022)
• HLF8 (2022)
• Blow Up (2023)
• Voor Hetzelfde Geld (2024)
• Wat een dag! (2024)
• Wonen onder de zon voor minder dan een ton (2024)
• B&B Vol Liefde (2024)
• Winter Vol Liefde (2025)
• RTL Tonight (2025 – present)

As team captain

• Mars versus Venus (2019)
• Doet-ie 't of doet-ie 't niet (2024)

As contestant

• Ranking the Stars (2015)
• Weet Ik Veel (2016)
• De Jongens tegen de Meisjes (2017)
• Dit was het nieuws (2018, 2020)
• Wie is de Mol? (2020)
• Het Perfecte Plaatje op Reis (2023)

As herself

• Rooijakkers over de vloer (2023)
• Casa di Beau (2025)