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Carice Anouk van Houten (born 5 September 1976) is a prominent Dutch actress and an excellent singer.
She became known worldwide for her performance in the 2006 film Black Book, which became the most successful Dutch film in history.
Moreover, her wonderful performance in the film earned her a second Golden Bull Award for Best Actress as well as several other noteworthy nominations.
She also gained international recognition for her role as Melisandre in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2012-2019).
Dutch actress
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| Name: | Carice Anouk van Houten |
| stage name: | Carice van Houten |
| Date of Birth: | September 5, 1976 (48 years old) |
| place of birth: | Leiderdorp, Netherlands |
| Country of Citizenship: | Dutch |
| parents: | Theodore Van Houten, Maggie Stace |
| Children: | Monte Pierce |
| high: | 1.69m |
| Brothers and sisters: | Jerka Van Houten |
| Boyfriend • Husband: | Sebastian Koch (front), Guy Pearce (2015–) |
| Profession: | Actress • Singer |
| net worth: | $5 million |
early life
Carice Anouk van Houten is a Dutch woman, born on September 5, 1976 in the small town of Leiderdorp, a commercial city in South Holland, the Netherlands.
She is the daughter of Theodore Van Houten (father) and Maggie Strauss (mother).
She has a younger sister, Jelka Van Houten, who is also a respected actress.
Carice Van Houten’s parents are Dutch and her grandmother is Scottish.
Carice Van Houten speaks fluent Dutch, English, German and French.
educate
Carice Van Houten attended St. Bonifatius (high school) College in Utrecht, where she obtained her high school education and a certificate.
She studied for a while at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Maastricht, but a year later continued her professional education at the Kleinkunst Academy in Amsterdam.
Profession
Carice van Houten played her first leading role in Martin Koolhoven’s film “Suzy Q”. She won the Golden Calf for her unique role as Suzy. She also won the Pisuis and Topnayev Prizes for her outstanding stage performances and another Golden Calf for her role as Kitty, who grows into a woman, in the 2001 film “Undercover Kitty”.
In addition, Carice van Houten received the Golden Calf Award for her role as Rachel Stein in the film Black Book at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2006. However, in December 2006, she withdrew from Alex van Warmerdam’s production of the play for personal reasons, but according to a spokesman for the theater, it was due to excessive workload.
In 2008, she starred in a non-commercial short film about domestic violence, titled Zingen in het donker (English translation: Singing in the Dark). For her role in the film, she appeared in Vanity Fair magazine in March 2008 and was photographed by the renowned Wayne Mather.
Additionally, Carice van Houten had a role in the 2018 film Body of Lies alongside Leonardo Dicaprio, but her scenes were deleted in post-production.
In April 2009, it was announced that Carice van Houten would star in the horror film The Black Death, directed by British director Christopher Smit. She also starred in another Dutch film Komt een vrouw bij de dokter (English translation: Stricken), which was mainly adapted from the novel of the same name by Ray Kroon. She also starred in a science fiction thriller, The Recycler.
In addition, Carice van Houten played the priestess Melisandre in the second season of the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. Her wonderful performance won praise and recognition from all sides and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
She was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series three times in 2014, 2016, and 2017 for the same role.
In 2012, Carice van Houten starred in the video for Anthony and the Johnson brothers’ “Cut the world” directed by Nabil Elderkin, and featured in the work of Willem Dafoe and Marina Abramovic.
In 2019, she played a prison therapist in Halina Reijn’s directorial debut Basic Instinct. The film premiered at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival, winning the Variety Piazza Grande Award, and was selected as the Dutch entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Carice Van Houten has an impressive wardrobe and she shows off her fashion sense on her Instagram page, which has more than 1.2 million followers.
The Dutch actress also has over 26 million fans on Facebook, while her verified Twitter account has over 1.002 million followers. Carice van Houten’s official social media accounts are as follows
- Instagram: @leavecaricealone
- Twitter: @caricevhouten
- Facebook: Carice van Houten
Personal life
Carice van Houten is a beautiful Dutch actress who always dazzles on red carpets and events. She is 5 feet 7 inches (1.69 meters) tall and weighs about 61 kg (134 pounds).
She has a slim body with body proportions of 34-24-33 inches – bra/chest size 34B, waist 24 inches, hips 33 inches, and dress size 4 (US). She has curly brown hair and a pair of attractive blue eyes.
Carice van Houten is dating an Australian actor named Guy Pearce and gave birth to their son Monte Pearce in August 2016. She previously dated a German actor named Sebastian Koch; they first met on the set of a 2006 film called Black Book.
She has been best friends with Dutch actress Halina Reijn since 1994. The two worked together on the films Black Book and Valkyrie.
In 2013, they collaborated on a book called Anti-Glamour, a parody style guide that celebrated their friendship and provided a candid analysis of the less-than-glamorous behind-the-scenes side of their lives.
She is a lifelong fan of comedians Hardy and Laurel. In June 2016, Caris called into Black Sky Radio’s The Ross Irwin Show to express her love for the comedy duo.
Carice Van Houten’s hobby is traveling, her favorite actor is Rutger Hauer, and her favorite colors are black, blue, and brown.
net worth
Carice Van Houten’s influence and career have grown steadily over more than 20 years;
It is estimated that her current net worth is $5 million. Her income mainly comes from her career as an actress and singer.
Filmography
Carice Van Houten has been working as an actress for more than twenty years and has appeared in many films and TV series.
In 1999 she played the lead role of Suzy for the first time in Martin Koolhoven’s film Suzy Q.
Carice Van Houten’s filmography is highlighted below:
movie
- 1997 3 Rondo as Emily
- 1998 Ivory Guardian
- 1999 Suzy Q Played Suzy
- 2001 Storm Storm as Peaseblossom / Titania
- 2001 “Amnesia” played Sandra
- 2001 Undercover Katie as Minoes
- 2002 Wild Boar as Pandora
- 2003 My Father’s Affair as Monika
- 2005 Black Swan as Marleen
- 2005 Lepper as Miss Broer
- 2005 Zootopia as Lis
- 2006 Thousand Kisses as Samarinde
- 2006 Black Book as Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
- 2007 Love is Everything as Kiki Jollema
- 2008 Dorothy Mills as Jane van Dopp
- 2008 Valkyrie as Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
- 2009 as Carmen
- 2009 Maria Oldknow in From Time to Time
- 2010 Recycler as Carol
- 2010 Happy Housewives as Lea
- 2010 Black Death as Langiva
- Satisfaction in 2010
- 2011 The Intruder as Susanna
- Black Butterfly as Ingrid Jonker
- Vivaldi as Giulietta
- 2012 Jackie as Sophie
- 2012: “Family Road” as Winnie de Roover
- 2013 The Fifth Estate as Birgitta Jónsdóttir
- 2016 Competition as Leni Riefenstahl
- 2016 Brimstone as Anna
- 2016 Incarnation
- 2019 Glass House as Hana
- 2019 Domino as Alex
- 2019 Basic Instinct as Nicoline
- 2020 Lost Girl and Love Hotel as Ines
TV Shows
- 1997 Labyrinth Adventure as Mariek
- 1999 Suzy Q Played Suzy
- 2000 Goede daden bij daglicht: Op weg as Carola
- 2001 as Ellie
- 2002 Luifel & Luifel as Roos (TV series: “De Krottenkoning”)
- 2004 Roussen as José Machielsen (TV series: “De zevende getuige”)
- Kopspijkers as Georgina Verbaan (TV series: “Dance-4-Life”)
- 2006 “Koppensnellers” (episode: “1.16”)
- 2009 Jeon Hans as Herself
- 2010 Played Aya in “In therapy” (3 episodes)
- 2011 Human Planet Dutch dubbing
- 2012–2019 Game of Thrones as Melisandre of Asshai (29 episodes)
- 2015 The Simpsons Annika van Houten as the voice of the character (episode: “Let’s Go Fly a Coot”)
- 2016 Robot Chicken voiced Melisandre, Sharon, and Mama Bear (TV series: “Triple Decker”)
- 2019 Anna Williams in the TV series Temple
- Jacqueline de Montrachet in Dangerous Liaisons
Discography
- 2007 Black Book (soundtrack) – lead vocalist on four songs
- See you on the ice in 2012
- 2015 “Fear Not” – Starring: Michael Prince
- 2015 Mercury Rev sings “Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited” — Lead vocals of “P Parchman Farm”.
- 2015 Wudang Clan: Past Events in Shaolin
