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Nadine van der Velde Born Toronto, Ontario, Canada Other names Nadine van Der Velde
Nadine van der VeldeOccupation Actress
Producer
WriterYears active 1983–present Spouse Scott Kraft (1992–present) 2 children Nadine van der Velde is a Canadian American actress, producer and writer. Van der Velde is a two time Emmy award winner, two time Annie Award winner and a recipient of a Humanitas Award.[1][2][3][4]
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Early life and career
Van der Velde was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is fluent in French. She made her film debut in 1983 in the film Private School. She later starred in the 1986 comedy horror Critters and 1987 film Munchies. Van der Velde's acting credits include several TV series including: Silver Spoons, Otherworld, The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents and JAG.[5]
Career
Van der Velde has executive produced, story edited and written for several TV series including Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, 65 episodes of Rolie Polie Olie, and 44 episodes of Breaker High. She co-wrote the indie feature East of A, which screened in over two dozen film festivals, including the Seattle Film Fest, Stockholm, Dublin, Outfest and San Francisco.[6][7][8] Van der Velde partnered with her husband, Scott Kraft, and created the development and production company Popskull Inc. which is responsible for the Nick Jr. series “The Fresh Beat Band”. Van der Velde is co-creater as well as executive producer of The Fresh Beat Band,[9] which first aired on August 24, 2009. Van der Velde has written and music produced over 50 songs on The Fresh Beat Band.[10]
Filmography
Actress Year Title Role Notes 1983 Private School School Girl 1983 Silver Spoons Michele 1 episode - Passports to Pleasure 1984 Fatal Vision Randi TV miniseries 1985 Otherworld Girl 1 episode - The Zone Troopers Build Men 1985 Moving Violations Stephanie McCarthy 1985 CBS Schoolbreak Special Mary Kay 1 episode - The War Between the Classes 1986 Critters April Brown (credited as Nadine Van Der Velde) 1986 The Wizard Jennifer Dunne 1 episode - Seeing Is Believing 1987 Starman Julie Radin 1 episode - Appearances 1987 Munchies Cindy 1988 Aviel Emma 1988 Shattered Innocence Nora TV movie (credited as Nadine Van Der Velde) 1988 Shadow Dancing Jessica Lilliane 1989 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Rebecca Whitmore 1 episode - In the Driver's Seat 1989 After Midnight Joan in The Old Dark Horse 1991 Tropical Heat Julie other title - Sweating Bullets, 1 episode - Forget Me Not 1994 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Maria Gilberto 1 episode - Sing Wah 1999 JAG Agent King 1 episode - Webb of Lies 2000 East of A Reggie Tweed Producer Year Title Notes 2002 Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (video), (consulting producer) 2003 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids TV movie 2006–2008 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (executive producer), (4 episodes) 2008 A Very Merry Daughter Of the Bride TV movie, (associate producer) 2009- The Fresh Beat Band (executive producer), (music producer) (40 episodes) Writer Year Title Notes 1990 Once in a Blue Moon (TV short) 1995 Nancy Drew 2 episodes - Asylum, Bridal Arrangements 1997 Breaker High 1998 Rolie Polie Olie 1997–1998 Donkey Kong Country 10 episodes 2000 East of A 2002 Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (video), (credited as Nadine van der Velde) 2003 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids TV movie 2003 Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase (video), (credited as Nadine van der Velde) 2004–2008 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends 23 episodes References
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- ^ McClintock, Pamela; Oei, Lily (March 4, 2004). "Ellen the talk of Emmys". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117901205.html?categoryid=1237&cs=1.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela; Oei, Lily (March 4, 2004). "Ellen the talk of Emmys". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117901205.html?categoryid=1237&cs=1.
- ^ http://www.wgc.ca/magazine/articles/spring_2007/wfiles.html
- ^ "JAG official site". cbs.com. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jag. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (March 14, 2000). "A Daytime drama". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117779508.html?categoryid=14&cs=1.
- ^ http://www.indiewire.com/article/festivals_santa_barbaras_grand_ambitions_out_of_reach_or_just_in_sight/#
- ^ http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/film/east_of_a
- ^ "The Fresh Beat Band at nickjr". nickjr.com. http://www.nickjr.com/the-fresh-beat-band. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1447723/fullcredits
- http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117781621.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
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- http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117901205.html?categoryid=1237&cs=1
- http://www.wgc.ca/magazine/articles/spring_2007/wfiles.html
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- Canadian people of Dutch descent
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