Queenie van de Zandt

Queenie van de Zandt (born 30 September 1970) is an award winning Australian theatre actress, singer, comedienne and writer.

Biography

Born in Canberra to Dutch immigrants, van de Zandt attended St. Matthews Primary School and St Francis Xaviour High School before graduating in the top 2% of her state at Daramalan College. She relocated to Sydney in 1992 and began her career performing in musicals and stage plays such as "Cabaret", "Les Miserables", "Anything Goes", "Threepenny Opera", "Furious", "Barmaids", "After January", and "The Boy from Oz". She has since worked extensively in musical theatre, plays, cabaret, on television and in film, as well as recording an album of original music. Alongside her career as a performer, van de Zandt also teaches in the field of audition technique and musical theatre performance and has held lecturing positions at the University of Ballarat Arts Academy, VCA and the NIDA Open Program.

Awards

* 2008 Glug Award – Jeffry Joynton-Smith Memorial Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role of "Izzy" in "Rabbit Hole"

* 2007 AussieTheatre.com Award for Best Female Actor in a Play for the role of "Izzy" in "Rabbit Hole"

* 1997 MEAA ACT Green Room Award for Best Performance for "Furious"

Award nominations

* 2007 Green Room Award Nomination for Best Cabaret Artiste for the International Melbourne Comedy Festival season of "I Get the Music in You: An Evening with Jan van de Stool"

* 2007 AussieTheatre.com Nominations for Cabaret Show of the Year and Cabaret Artist of the Year for "Cabaret – in 12 Easy Steps"

* 2005 Sydney Theatre Award Nomination for Best Cabaret for "I Get the Music in You: An Evening with Jan van de Stool"

* 2004 Green Room Award Nomination for Female Artist in a Supporting Role for the role of "Vicki Nichols" in "The Full Monty – The Musical"

* 2003 Helpmann Award Nomination for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for the role of "Mrs Sowerberry" in "Oliver!"

Television

* 2008 "Very Small Business". Role: "Tina" (director: Daina Reed – ABC 1)

* 2007 "City Homicide". Role: "Lindsay Atherton" (director: Daina Reed – Seven Network)

* 2005 "Da Kath and Kim Code". Role: "Store Person" (director: Ted Emery – ABC/Riley and Turner Productions, ABC)

* 2005 "Let Loose Live". Role: "Performer/Writer" (director: Ted Emery – Southern Star/Ruby Productions/Seven Network)

* 2004 "All Saints". Role: "Dr Gwynneth Carsdale" (director: Catherine Miller – Amalgamated Television Services)
* 1995 "Denton". Role: "Supporting Cast" - Exercise Sketch (Channel 7)

Film

* 2008 "Girl Clock". Role: "Margo" (director: Jennifer Ussi – Feature Film – Girl Clock Pty Ltd)

* 2003 "Salem’s Lot". Role: "Betty" (director: Mikael Salomon - Mini Series - Cootes Hayes Production Services)

* 2001 "Scooby Doo". Role: "Pushy Woman" (director: Raja Gosnell - Feature Film - Warner Bros)

* 2000 "Rubber Gloves". Role: "Neighbour" (director: Anthony Mullins - Short Film - Official competition Aspen Shortsfest 2001 and St Kilda Filmfest 2001 and winner of Audience and Drama award at Woodford Filmfest 2000 - Chapman Films)

Theatre

* 2008 "Women of Troy". Role: "Woman of Troy" (director: Barrie Kosky – Sydney Theatre Company and Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne)

* 2007 "Rabbit Hole". Role: "Izzy" (director: Sandra Bates – Ensemble Theatre, Sydney and Canberra Theatre Centre)

* 2007 "I Get the Music in You: An Evening with Jan van de Stool". Role: "Jan van de Stool and her students" (director: Craig Ilott –Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre , Bathurst; The Street Theatre, Multi-Cultural Festival, Canberra and The Umbrella Revolution, Melbourne International Comedy Festival)

* 2006 "Spontaneous Broadway" (Burberry Productions, Eurotrash, Melbourne)

* 2006 "I Get the Music in You: An Evening with Jan van de Stool". Role: "Jan van de Stool and her students" (director: Craig Ilott – The Street Theatre, Canberra, The Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Ensemble Theatre, Sydney)

* 2005 "I Get the Music in You: An Evening with Jan van de Stool". Role: "Jan van de Stool and her students" (director: Craig Ilott – Statement Cabaret Lounge, Sydney/ dir: Lewis Jones - The Store Room, Melbourne, Teatro Vivaldi, Canberra)

* 2005 "Women In Voice 14". Role: "Soloist" (director: Jean-Marc Russ – QPAT/Woodford Folk Federation – Brisbane and Sydney)

* 2004 "Eureka". Role: "Anastasia", understudy to "Lady Hotham" and "Mercedes Cortez" (director: Gale Edwards – Essgee Productions - Melbourne)

* 2004 "The Full Monty – The Musical". Role: "Vicki Nichols" (director: Matt August/Jack O’Brien – IMG/David Atkins - Melbourne)
* 2003 "Speaking in Tongues". Role: "Sonja/Valerie" (director: Cathy Mann – The Street Theatre – Canberra)

* 2003 "The Road to the She-Devil’s Salon". Role: "Deirdre" (director: Scott Witt – Queensland Theatre Company, Brisbane)

* 2003 "Oliver!" Role: "Mrs Sowerberry" and "Old Sally" (director: Graham Gill/Sam Mendes - Cameron Mackintosh/IMG - National Tour)

* 2002 "Into The Woods – In Concert". Role: "The Witch" (director: Martin Croft – Oz Showbiz Cares/Equity Fights Aids - Melbourne)

* 2002 "The Vagina Monologues" (director: Ian Lawson - Green Theatre Company - Brisbane)

* 2001 "Secret Bridesmaid's Business". Role: "Angela" (director: Lewis Jones - La Boite/QPAT - Brisbane)

* 2001 "Caucasian Chalk Circle". Role: "The Governor's Wife" and "Peasant Woman" (director: Andrew Buchanan - Harvest Rain Theatre Company - Brisbane)

* 2000 "Barmaids". Role: "Nancy" (director: Cathy Mann - Season at the Street - Canberra)

* 2000 "After January". Role: "Tessa/Gail" (director: Lewis Jones - La Boite and Queensland Arts Council Tour)

* 1998 "The Boy From Oz". Role: "Bonnie/Rhonda/Ensemble" and understudied and played "Josie Mann/Valerie" and understudy to "Marion Woolnough" (director: Gale Edwards - Ben Gannon Productions – Original Cast Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne)

* 1997 "Cabaret". Role: "Kit Kat Girl" and understudy to "Fraulein Schneider" (director: Richard Wherritt - Gordon Frost Organisation - Sydney)

* 1997 "Furious". Role: "Alison/Louise/Spokesperson" (director: David Atfield - Bits Theatre Co. - Canberra)

* 1996 "Les Miserables". Role: "Ensemble" and understudy to "Madame Thenardier" (director: Matt Ryan - Cameron Mackintosh - Asian and South African Tour)

* 1994 "Jingle Belrose". Role: "Various" (written and performed with Tony Taylor, Craig Ilott and Jonothan Maher - Glen St Theatre - Sydney)

* 1994 "Threepenny Opera". Role: "Dolly", understudy to "Polly" and "Lucy" (director: Simon Phillips - Sydney Theatre Company - Sydney)

* 1994 "Love Lemmings" (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change). Role: "Various" (director: Darryl Pollack - Tilbury Hotel, Sydney, WA and VIC tour)

* 1994 "Villain of Flowers". Role: "Villain" (director: Tony Knight - NIDA Company - Sydney)

* 1994 "Anything Goes". Role: "Erma" (director: Terence Clarke - Canberra Theatre Trust - Canberra)

* 1992 "Hair". Role: "Astrid", understudied and played "Sheila" and "Jeannie" (director: David Atkins/Graham Blundell - Sydney season and national tour)

* 1989 "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Role: "Tom Snout" and "Mustardseed" (director: Carol Woodrow - The Canberra Theatre Company - Canberra)

Recordings

* 2005 "Neighbours" - Theme Song (Lead vocal – Grundy Television - Channel 10)

* 2002 "oceans and deserts" (Backing vocals – GANGgajang - Shock Records)

* 1998 "Suzannah Suite" (Backing vocals - Robert James – Festival Records)
* 1998 "The Boy From Oz" (Original cast recording - EMI)
* 1997 "Amazon Woman" (Lyrics and lead vocals – Solo Album - Independent)

Writing

* 2007 "Cabaret – In 12 Easy Steps" (originally titled, "Cabaret – The 12 Step Program") (Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Port Augusta, The Butterfly Club, Melbourne and The Statement Cabaret Lounge, Sydney, Brisbane Cabaret Festival)

* 2006 "I Get the Music in You: An Evening with Jan van de Stool" (co-written with Tony Taylor) (The Street Theatre, Canberra; The Sydney Opera House; Adelaide Cabaret Festival; Ensemble Theatre, Sydney; Statement Cabaret Lounge, Sydney; The Storeroom, Melbourne; Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre; Brisbane Cabaret Festival; and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival)

* 2005 "Let Loose Live" – Sketch Comedy Show (sketch writer - Southern Star/Ruby Productions/Channel 7)

* 1994 "Up The Shops" (Originally titled "Jingle Belrose", written with Tony Taylor, Craig Ilott, and music by Jonothan Maher - Glen St Theatre, Sydney, and as part of "Songforce" performed at ATYP - Sydney)

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