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Carice Anouk van Houten (IPA: [karis anuk vɑn hʌutɛn]) (born September 5, 1976) is a Dutch stage and film actress. She won three Golden Calves for her roles in Suzy Q (1999), Minoes (2001), and Black Book (2006).

Biography

Early life

Carice van Houten is born on September 5, 1976 in Leiderdorp. 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, whom is also an actress. She went the Bonifatius Lyceum (high school) in Utrecht. She studied at the Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam.Biography for Carice van Houten; retrieved November 25, 2006

Relationship

She has a relationship with actor Sebastian Koch, her co-star in Black Book.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. The film won several national and international awards, becoming the Netherlands' most awarded film of 1999. Van Houten won a Golden Calf for her part as Suzy. She has played in several of Koolhoven's movies. Martin Koolhoven has stated she is the biggest acting talent ever in the Netherlands.

Carice van Houten has won the Pisuisse Award and the Top Naeff Award for her stage acting.

She wins a Golden Calf for her part as the kitten that becomes a girl in Minoes (2001).

Carice van Houten wins a Golden Calf for her performance as Rachel Steinn in the 2006 film Black BookWinnaars 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".De Wereld Draait Door, September 7, 2006 The international press is also enthousiastic about her role in Black Book.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".Basisinstinkt: Paul Verhoevens „Schwarzbuch“ in Venedig in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, September 1, 2006; accessed October 7, 2006

Filmography

• 3 ronden (1997)
• Ivory Guardians (1998)
• Suzy Q (1999)
• Storm in mijn hoofd (2001)
• AmnesiA (2001)
• Minoes (2001)
• The Wild Boar (2002) (short film)
• Father's Affair (2003)
• Black Swans (2005)
• Lepel (2005)
• Bonkers (2005)
• A Thousand Kisses (2006)
• Black Book (2006)

Awards

• Golden Calf for Best TV Actress (1999) her role Suzy in Suzy Q
• Pisuisse Prize (1999) for her stage acting
• Top Naeff Prize (2000)
• Camério (2002) for her role Minoes in Minoes
• Golden Calf for Best Actress (2002) for her role Minoes in Minoes
• Artek children's jury award for best actress (2005) for her role Minoes in Minoes
• ELLE Personal Style Award (2006)
• Golden Calf for Best Actress (2006) for her role Rachel Steinn in Black Book

References

External links

• Carice & Jelka van Houten Fansite

nl:Carice van Houten

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