Ilana Rooderkerk (pronounced [iˈlaːnaː ˈroːdərkɛr(ə)k]; born 4 May 1987) is a Dutch actress, political scientist and politician of the Democrats 66 (D66), who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2023.

[3] Upon completing her secondary education in 2005, she was cast for the role of Esmée Klein in the soap opera Onderweg naar Morgen, broadcast by BNN.

[3] Following the cancellation of the series in 2010, Rooderkerk studied international relations at the University of Amsterdam, obtaining a master's degree in 2014.

[4] Rooderkerk became D66's spokesperson for primary and secondary education, emancipation, art, culture, climate, energy, and mining.

[5] To promote reading among children, she proposed with Arend Kisteman (VVD) to automatically enroll newborns in local libraries.