Carice van Houten
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Carice van Houten | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||||
| Born | Carice Anouk van Houten September 5, 1976 Leiderdorp, Netherlands |
||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||
| Years active | 1997–present | ||||||
| Official website | |||||||
|
|||||||
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).
Contents |
[edit] Biography
[edit] 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.[1]
[edit] Relationship
She is in a relationship with actor Sebastian Koch, her co-star in Black Book.[2]
[edit] 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 cinema's 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[3] 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".[4] The international press is also enthusiastic about her role in Black Book.[5] 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".[6]
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.[7]
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 (film), Leonardo DiCaprio in House 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.
[edit] 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."[8]
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.
[edit] 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
- House of Lies (Body of Lies) (2008) ...Gretchen Ferris[9]
- Valkyrie (2009) ...Nina von Stauffenberg[10]
- Repossession Mambo (2009) ...Remy's wife[9]
- Smoke and Ochre (2009) ...Ingrid Jonker
[edit] Discography
- Black Book (2006)
[edit] Awards
[edit] 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
[edit] Theatre Awards
- Pisuisse Prize (1999)
- Top Naeff Prize (2000)
[edit] Other Awards
- ELLE Personal Style Award 2006
[edit] References
- ^ Biography for Carice van Houten; retrieved November 25, 2006
- ^ Carice valt voor tegenspeler uit 'Zwartboek' August 22, 2006; retrieved November 25, 2006
- ^ Winnaars Gouden Kalveren 2006, October 6, 2006; accessed October 7, 2006
- ^ De Wereld Draait Door, September 7, 2006
- ^ Carice van Houten slaat in als een bom, September 4, 2006; accessed October 7, 2006
- ^ Basisinstinkt: Paul Verhoevens „Schwarzbuch“ in Venedig in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, September 1, 2006; accessed October 7, 2006
- ^ ANP. "Carice van Houten trekt zich terug uit voorstelling", nu.nl, 2006-12-06. Retrieved on 2006-12-17. (Dutch)
- ^ ANP. "Carice van Houten wordt ongelukkig van Hollywood", nu.nl, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-07-05. (Dutch)
- ^ a b "Carice is de vrouw van Leonardo en Jude???", MovieReporter.nl, 2007-09-28. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Carice joins the Cruiser", Metro, 2007-06-14. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
[edit] External links
- Carice van Houten Official Site
- Carice van Houten at the Internet Movie Database
- Carice van Houten at Allmovie
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Houten, Carice van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Dutch actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leiderdorp, Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
