Louise van Veenendaal

Louise Van Veenendaal (9 January 1987) is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter, born in Melbourne, Australia to Kerri and Gerard Van Veenendaal. A graduate of Carey Baptist Grammar School, she attended Monash University in Melbourne. She has one older brother and two younger sisters.

She began taking singing classes at the age of 11. She trained privately in acting for a number of years with Australian Actress Colette Mann. As well as summer programs at the age of 15 at NIDA with Antony Grgas, [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2337129/maindetails Anthony Grgas ] ] , Nathaniel Dean, and musical theater with Avigail Herman [ [http://www.avigailherman.com/ Avigail Herman ] ] . Louise also trained in voice with David Jaanz [ [http://www.jaanz.com.au David Jaanz School of Singing, Singing School, Singing Tuition, Singing Lesson ] ] . At 16 a record producer heard her sing and then produced Louise's original song "crazy" on a the compilation cd 100% Melbourne a collection of the city's best vocal talent. [ [http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=6597 Australian Music Online] ] [ "Louise Van Veenendaal", p42 " [Talent Magazine] ",2nd edition 2006] ]

In 2005 Van Veenendaal won the role of ‘Ann’ a loveable ditzy blonde in the Australian production of "A bunch of Ratbags", [ Trezise, Paul. "Widge way did she go", "The Herald Sun", 2005-06-30] a 1950s rock n’ roll musical written by Australia’s most prolific musical team Peter Pinne and Don Battye, based on the novel by William Dick) about bodgie and widgie gangs in the post war Australia. The original Australian cast recording of this show which she is featured on received international acclaim and is on sale world wide. It also debut at number 26 on the footlight musical theater charts in NY. [ [http://www.magnormos.com/mtrp_abor_about.htm Magnormos Theater Australia] ] [ [http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an000041141044 Libraries Australia] ]

Van Veenendaal followed this performance with a notable contrasting dramatic role in the musical "The Wild Blue" written and directed by award winning playwright Anthony Crowley. This also produced an Australian cast recording in which she is featured on. [ [http://www.melbournestage.com.au/ms1/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=93 Melbourne Stage] ] [ [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an26459459 Music Australia] ]

At 19, Van Veenendaal traveled to the United States to pursue her love of acting training at the Atlantic Theatre Company developed by David Mamet and William H. Macy. [Atlantic Theater Company, [http://www.atlantictheater.com] ]

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* [http://www.louisevan.com Official Website Of Louise Van Veenendaal]
* [http://www.castalbums.org/people/ Official Website Of Louise Van Veenendaal]
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* [http://www.bayviewrecords.com/bayview/cdpages/ratbags.html Bayview Records]
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* [http://www.talkinbroadway.com/sound/dec0805.html Talking Broadway]
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* [http://www.footlight.com/product.cfm?product_id=33889 Footlight]