| Sylvia Millecam | |
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Millecam in 1995 |
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| Born | 23 February 1956 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 19 August 2001 (aged 45) Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 1985-2001 |
Sylvia Millecam (23 February 1956 – 19 August 2001) was a Dutch actress and comedian. She was featured regularly on Dutch television, hosting several shows, appearing in nationwide distributed movies and releasing two albums.
She died of breast cancer in 2001. Her death caused controversy as she had refused treatment that could have possibly saved her, because she was advised to do so by "healing medium" Jomanda.
Millecam was born in The Hague and later moved to Boxmeer. Millecam became famous after appearing in popular television shows like Ook Dat Nog (based on That's Life! on the BBC) and "Buitenlandse Zaken", a show with sketches and political satire.
She was named most popular Dutch television personality hosted by the Tros (a Dutch broadcasting company) twice in a row (beating Linda de Mol who would come second on these occasions).
Sylvia posed for Playboy twice, once in 1989 and a second time in 1994. In 1994 she had her own show, The Sylvia Millecam Show, and several years later Miss Millecam, both on RTL4.
In 1999 Millecam was diagnosed with possible breast cancer. Her condition was confirmed in 2000. (Before this, and probably unrelated, Millecam had suffered ruptured breast implants.) Although she visited several regular doctors, she chose to forgo regular treatment and instead sought second opinions from several paranormal and alternative healers including the Dutch new age guru, Jomanda. Millecam's condition steadily worsened, and she was eventually moved to a regular hospital at a time when the tumor was so large as to be beyond medical treatment. She died in the hospital in Nijmegen two days later, after receiving the last rites.
On 19 June 2007, three physicians who were involved in alternative therapies of Millecam, were prohibited to continue their work as physicians. Two of them permanently, the other for one year.