Carice van Houten

Infobox actor
name = Carice van Houten

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birthplace = Leiderdorp, Netherlands
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occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1997–present
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website = http://www.caricevanhouten.com
goldencalfawards = Best Actress 1999 "Suzy Q" 2001 "Undercover Kitty" 2006 "Black Book"

Carice Anouk van Houten (pronounced|karis anuk vɑn ˈhʌutɛn) (born September 5, 1976) is a Dutch stage and film actress. She won three Golden Calves for her roles in "Suzy Q" (1999), "Undercover Kitty" (2001), and "Black Book" (2006).

Biography

Early life

Carice van Houten was born on September 5, 1976 in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands. Her mother Margje Stasse is on the board of Dutch educational TV and her father Theodore van Houten is a writer and broadcaster. She has a younger sister, Jelka van Houten, who is also an actress. She went to the St. Bonifatiuscollege (high school) in Utrecht, where she played the leading role in Hugo Claus' Tijl Uilenspieghel, directed by Ad Migchielsen. Van Houten studied at the Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396924/bio Biography for Carice van Houten] ; retrieved November 25, 2006]

Relationship

She is in a relationship with actor Sebastian Koch, her co-star in "Black Book". [ [http://www.nu.nl/news.jsp?n=807653&c=61 Carice valt voor tegenspeler uit 'Zwartboek'] August 22, 2006; retrieved November 25, 2006]

Acting career

Carice van Houten played her first leading role in Martin Koolhoven's TV film "Suzy Q". Van Houten won a Golden Calf for her part as Suzy. Carice van Houten has also won the Pisuisse Award and the Top Naeff Award for her stage acting and another Golden Calf for her part as the kitten that becomes a girl in "Undercover Kitty" (2001). The first time she could be seen in cinemas in the USA was when Martin Koolhoven's "AmnesiA (2001)" got a small theatrical release.

Van Houten won a Golden Calf for her performance as Rachel Stein in the 2006 film "Black Book" [ [http://www.filmfestival.nl/index.php?id=122&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=163&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=103&cHash=80798b911c Winnaars Gouden Kalveren 2006] , October 6, 2006; accessed October 7, 2006] at the Netherlands Film Festival. "Black Book"'s director Paul Verhoeven says about her in a television interview: "Never in my life I have worked with an actress this talented." and when he is asked to compare her with Sharon Stone he says: "Carice can really act". [ [http://dewerelddraaitdoor.vara.nl/terugkijken.php?id=158 De Wereld Draait Door] , September 7, 2006] The international press is also enthusiastic about her role in "Black Book". [ [http://www.nrc.nl/kunst/article471232.ece Carice van Houten slaat in als een bom] , September 4, 2006; accessed October 7, 2006] Dick Schümer writes in his review of the film in the Frankfurter Allgemeine that Carice van Houten is "not only more beautiful, but also a better actress than Scarlett Johansson". [ [http://www.faz.net/s/Rub8A25A66CA9514B9892E0074EDE4E5AFA/Doc~E4229221808F54307A87FD18872255E01~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html Basisinstinkt: Paul Verhoevens „Schwarzbuch“ in Venedig] in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, September 1, 2006; accessed October 7, 2006]

In December 2006, van Houten withdrew from a theatre production of Alex van Warmerdam due to personal reasons. According to a spokesman of the theatre it was because of a work overload. [cite news
last = ANP
title = Carice van Houten trekt zich terug uit voorstelling
work = nu.nl
language = Dutch
date = 2006-12-06
url = http://www.nu.nl/news/909259/61/Carice_van_Houten_trekt_zich_terug_uit_voorstelling.html
accessdate = 2006-12-17 ]

Carice's first English spoken movie is Dorothy from French director Agnès Merlet.

Her performance in Black Book led to roles opposite Tom Cruise in Valkyrie, Leonardo DiCaprio and Vince Colosimo in Body of Lies and Jude Law and Forest Whitaker in Repossession Mambo.

In 2008 she stars in the non commercial short movie Zingen in het Donker, a drama on domestic violence.

Trivia

She has acted in three movies directed by Dutch director Martin Koolhoven.

Carice has stated that Hollywood makes her unhappy: "I have seen Hollywood, and although I have nothing against it, it's not my kind of life. My agent is shocked that I want to stay in Europe", she says. "If Hollywood offers me a great part, of course I'll take it, but I just don't want to live there." [cite news
last = ANP
title = Carice van Houten wordt ongelukkig van Hollywood
work = nu.nl
language = Dutch
date = 2007-07-05
url = http://www.nu.nl/news/1208156/61/Carice_van_Houten_wordt_ongelukkig_van_Hollywood.html
accessdate = 2007-07-05 ]

In January 2008 Carice van Houten is named ‘Woman of the Year’ by New York Magazine.

Carice appears in Vanity Fair ‘s Hollywood Edition (March 2008), photographed by Wayne Maser.

Filmography

*"3 ronden" (1997) ...Emily
*"Ivory Guardians" (1998) ...Unknown
*"Suzy Q" (1999) ...Suzy
*"Storm in mijn hoofd" (2001) ... Erwtenbloesem, Titania
*"AmnesiA" (2001) ...Sandra
*"Undercover Kitty (Minoes)" (2001) ...Minoes
*"The Wild Boar" (2002) (short film)
*"Father's Affair" (2003) ...Monika
*"Black Swans" (2005) ...Marleen
*"Lepel" (2005) ...Juffrouw Broer
*"Bonkers" (2005) ...Lis
*"A Thousand Kisses" (2006) ...Samarinde
*"Black Book" (2006) ......Rachel Stein/Ellis De Vries
*"Love Is All" (2007) ...Kiki Jollema
*"Singing in the Dark" (2008)
*"Dorothy Mills" (2008) ...Jane Van Dopp
*"Body of Lies" (2008) ...Gretchen Ferriscite news
title = Carice is de vrouw van Leonardo en Jude???
work = MovieReporter.nl
date = 2007-09-28
url = http://www.moviereporter.nl/bekijken.php?type=nieuws&id=198=
accessdate = 2007-09-28 ]
*"Valkyrie" (2008) ...Nina von Stauffenbergcite news
title = Carice joins the Cruiser
work = Metro
date = 2007-06-14
url = http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=53107&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=
accessdate = 2007-06-15 ]
*"Repossession Mambo" (2009) ...Remy's wifecite news
title = Carice is de vrouw van Leonardo en Jude???
work = MovieReporter.nl
date = 2007-09-28
url = http://www.moviereporter.nl/bekijken.php?type=nieuws&id=198=
accessdate = 2007-09-28 ]
*"Smoke and Ochre" (2009) ...Ingrid Jonker

Discography

*"Black Book" (2006)

Awards

Film Awards

*Golden Calf 1999: Best TV Actress - "Suzy Q"
*Camério (2002): Best Actress - "Undercover Kitty"
*Golden Calf 2002: Best Actress - "Undercover Kitty"
*Artek (2005): Best Actress - "Undercover Kitty"
*Golden Calf 2006: Best Actress - "Black Book"
*Rembrandt Award 2007: Best Actress - "Love Is All"

Theatre Awards

*Pisuisse Prize (1999)
*Top Naeff Prize (2000)

Other Awards

*ELLE Personal Style Award 2006

References

External links

* [http://www.caricevanhouten.com Carice van Houten] Official Site
*imdb name|name=Carice van Houten|id=0396924
*amg name|id=2:430618|name=Carice van Houten

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