Anneliese van der Pol

Anneliese van der Pol

van der Pol in Beauty and the Beast.
Background information
Birth name Anneliese Louise van der Pol
Born September 23, 1984
Naaldwijk, Netherlands[1]
Genres Pop, pop rock, musical theatre
Occupation(s) Actress, model, singer, dancer
Years active 1999–present
Associated acts Disney Channel Circle of Stars, Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown
Website Official Facebook
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Anneliese Louise van der Pol (born September 23, 1984) is a Dutch-American actress and singer. After an early career in musical theatre, she was cast as Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven, a role that gained her renown among young audiences. Van der Pol also has a career as a singer and has recorded several songs for The Walt Disney Company. She made her Broadway debut in 2007, and appeared Off-Broadway in 2009. She has also acted in the 2010 vampire spoof film Vampires Suck directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer.

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Van der Pol was born in Naaldwijk, the Netherlands,[2] to Willem van der Pol, who is Dutch and the director of the Physical Plant at the California State University in Fullerton, California, and Dyan Ross, an American from Brooklyn, New York City. Van der Pol's mother named her after Anne Frank after visiting the house where Frank hid (van der Pol's mother is Jewish).[3] Van der Pol has two older sisters, Rachel and Sarah. Van der Pol's family moved to her mother's native United States when she was three years old, and she retains dual American and Dutch citizenship.

Van der Pol attended School in Bellflower, California where she began acting in third grade at Washington Elementary School. She attended Bellflower Middle School and High School, then transferred and subsequently graduated from the acclaimed Orange County High School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA. In 1999, van der Pol played Sandy Dumbrowsky in the Huntington Beach Playhouse revival of Grease, which earned her a Bobbi Award for "Best Actress in a Musical."[4] She played Eva Perón in the Buena Park Civic Theatre production of Evita in 1999 and received positive reviews from the Los Angeles Times.[5] At the age of fifteen, she is also the youngest actresses in Theatrical History to play the role in a professional production.[6]

Van der Pol subsequently starred as "Laurey" in an Austin, Texas, musical theatre production of Oklahoma! from 2000 to 2001.[6] Her performance earned her both an Austin Critics Table Award nomination for "Best Actress in a Musical" and an B. Iden Payne Nomination for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical".[7] Van der Pol graduated from the Orange County High School of the Arts in 2001.

2001–2006: Disney and That's So Raven

In late 2001, she was cast as Chelsea Daniels, the best friend of the title character on the Disney Channel's That's So Raven, a role which she portrayed from 2001 to 2006. Just as the first season of "That's So Raven" began, she went back to Austin Musical Theatre to perform in "Celebrate: AMT," a performance highlighting all the shows the company had done up to then. She was a featured soloist. Van der Pol also appeared on the Disney Channel Games as a member of the Red Team; her teammates were Zac Efron, Kay Panabaker, Dylan Sprouse, Shin Koyamada, and Moises Arias. She was originally offered the role of Kim Possible but chose not to take the part. Anneliese also had a supporting role in Bratz: The Movie as Avery, a mean popular girl and best friend to the main antagonist.

As That's So Raven's popularity rose, Disney showcased van der Pol's musical talents by signing her for several music compilations. She even did a solo in one of the episodes named "Alone in the Hallways." In 2004, she recorded the song "Over It" for the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs which became the soundtrack's lead single. Her second solo recording, called "A Day in the Sun," a cover originally sung by Hilary Duff, appeared on the album That's So Raven Too!. Van der Pol has been associated with several other Disney music projects, including the Elton John song "Circle of Life" for a special edition of The Lion King DVD, "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" for the Cinderella: Special Edition DVD, and "Candle on the Water" from Pete's Dragon on DisneyMania 4.

On July 10, 2006, van der Pol was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. Officers said she was arrested after hitting a parked car and several other cars. According to court documents, van der Pol was driving with a 0.19 blood-alcohol level, more than twice California's legal limit of 0.08. In 2007, she pleaded "no contest" to the charges and received 36 months probation and a penalty of $2,844 in fines and assessments. She was also required to attend an alcohol education program.[8] Van der Pol's probation ended in March 2010.

2007–2009: Broadway debut, Beauty & the Beast and Vanities, A New Musical

In February 2007, it was announced van der Pol would be making her Broadway debut as Belle, in Beauty and the Beast.[9] Van der Pol was the musical's 17th (and final) Belle.[10] She played the role from April 3, 2007 to July 29, 2007 as the show reached its 5,464th (and final) performance. During her run as Belle, van der Pol also performed at Bryant Park's Broadway in Bryant Park on July 12, 2007 along Beauty and the Beast co-stars Chris Hoch and Jeanne Lehmann, performing songs from the show.[11] Prior to Beauty's final show, van der Pol appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly for a small interview discussing her Broadway debut and experiences with the show. She also discussed the origins of her name, and performed Beauty 's "A Change in Me."[12]

In May 2008, it was revealed that van der Pol would play the role of Kathy in the new musical, Vanities, A New Musical.[13] She originated the role of Kathy during the musical's Broadway previews in Pasadena, California from August 22, 2008 to September 28, 2008.[14] Originally, the musical was scheduled to begin performances on Broadway February 2, 2009 at the Lyceum Theatre with an official opening on February 26, 2009 but the show's Broadway run was postponed due to the economic turmoil in the US and to focus on the future of the musical.[15] The show then made its New York City debut Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre on July 2, 2009 in previews, and officially opened on July 16, 2009. Performances continued through August 9, 2009.[16] On August 21, 2009, she started recording the Original Cast Album for the musical alongside Lauren Kennedy and Sarah Stiles.[17] The album was later released with Sh-k-Boom Records on December 15, 2009.[18]

As of July 2009, she stated she had received her fourth call-back for the role of Glinda in Wicked on Broadway.[19] Van der Pol appeared in a twelve part Jewish miniseries revival of Shalom Sesame (the Jewish version of Sesame Street). The series premiered during the Hanukkah holiday in December 2010.[20][21][22]

In September 2009, van der Pol starred as Esther Smith in the Theatre Under The Stars production of Meet Me in St. Louis that had a limited run from September 29 to October 11, 2009.[23][24] In December 2009, van der Pol made a guest appearance on The Battery's Down, as Rhonda Busby Smith. The episode premiered on December 1, 2009 on YouTube, where the web-series ran for two seasons.[25]

2010–present: Vampires Suck, Shake It Up, and For the Record Series

Van der Pol starred in Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer's spoof film, Vampires Suck, based on the Twilight series. Van der Pol plays the role of Jennifer, Becca's new best friend.[26] The film's trailer exclusively premiered on Break.com on July 7, 2010 featuring Anneliese's character introducing the cast of Jersey Shore. To promote the film, van der Pol made appearances during New York Comic Con weekend for meet-and-greets with fans and to join a live discussion panel for Vampires Suck, along with co-star Matt Lanter.[27] She also participated in a fashion pictorial tribute to teen films for Zooey Magazine. The pictorial was shot by David Nguyen and paid tribute to Pretty Woman, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Princess Diaries, & Legally Blonde.[28]

Van der Pol will appear in the upcoming thriller film, Cats Dancing on Jupiter, alongside Amanda Righetti and Jonathan Bennett.[29] Van der Pol returned to television as a guest star in NBC's television series, Friends with Benefits. Van der Pol also returned to the Disney Channel in a guest starring role on Shake It Up, as Ronnie, a former dancer of Shake It Up Chicago! The episode, "Reunion It Up!" premiered on April 10, 2011.[30]

Van der Pol had been cast as "Fiona MacLeod" in Arthur Kopit and Anton Dudley's "A Dram of Drummhicit", a Scottish play presented by La Jolla Playhouse.[31] The Scottish play started previews May 17, 2011 in San Diego.[32] On April 24, van der Pol announced that she would not be continuing with the production, due to artistic differences between herself and the play's director.[33]

In September 2011, van der Pol was cast to perform in For the Record: Tarantino in Concert, conceived and directed by Shane Scheel and Christopher Lloyd Bratten. The show featured songs and scenes from the films of Quentin Tarantino, including Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds, and ran from September 29 to November 12.[34] Van der Pol continued to be part of the 'For the Record' series throughout 2012 with For the Record: John Hughes, For the Record: Baz Luhrmann and again in For the Record: Tarantino in Concert.[35][36] She went on to record the production's first cast recording, For the Record: Tarantino which was released through LML Music on November 13, 2012.[37][38]

From April to May 2012, she starred as Marian Almond in the Pasadena Playhouse production of The Heiress.[39]

She played the lead role in the Arizona Theatre Company's production of the new musical, Emma, which ran from December 1, 2012 to January 20, 2013.[40] She returned to the Arizona Theatre Company with their production of The Importance of Being Earnest as Gwendolyn Fairfax. The show ran in Tucson from September 14, 2013 through October 5, 2013 and in Phoenix from October 10, 2013 through October 27, 2013.[41]

Van der Pol is reportedly set to appear in an industry reading for the highly anticipated Ghostlight, A New Musical, as the central role of Olive Thomas, in New York. Van der Pol will be joined by Robert Cuccioli, Rachel Bay Jones, Jennifer Hope Wills, Trevor McQueen, and Kimberly Faye Greenberg.[42][43] In July 2014, she plays Millie Dillmount in the Will Rogers Memorial Center production of Thoroughly Modern Millie.[44][45]

Filmography

Film
Year Show Role Awards & Notes
2001/2002 Divorce: The Musical Chelsey Weber
2005 Horror High Rachael Morrs
2007 Bratz: The Movie Avery
2010 Vampires Suck Jennifer
2011 Wish Wizard[46] Fairyista
2011 Cats Dancing on Jupiter Dayna
Television
Year Show Role Awards & Notes
2003–2006 Express Yourself Herself
2003–2007 That's So Raven Chelsea Daniels Series Regular
Won - Young Artist Award - "Outstanding Young Ensemble Performers in a TV Series"[47]
2005 Totally Suite New Year's Eve on Disney Channel Herself
2006 Kim Possible Heather (voice)
2006 Disney Channel Games, TheThe Disney Channel Games Herself
2010–2011 Shalom Sesame Herself / Host
2011 Friends with Benefits Beth
2011 Shake It Up Ronnie Episode: "Reunion It Up"

Theatre

Theatre
Year Production Role Awards & Notes
1990 Sleeping Beauty Ballet, TheThe Sleeping Beauty Ballet Little Red Riding Hood
1991 Glory of Christmas, TheThe Glory of Christmas Soloist
1991 Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music Brigitta
1991 Will Rogers Follies, TheThe Will Rogers Follies Mary Rogers
1996 Eleanor, An American Love Story Roosevelt, Young EleanorYoung Eleanor Roosevelt
1997 Catch a Falling Star Sheree
1998 Murphy's Law Kelly
1999 Fiddler on the Roof Chava
1999 Grease Sandy Won - Bobbi Award - "Best Actress in a Musical"
1999 Beguiled Again Principal
1999 Evita Peron, Eva "Evita"Eva "Evita" Peron Youngest Actress in History to play role in professional production (15)
2000 Oklahoma! Laurey Nominated - B. Iden Payne Award - "Best Featured Actress in a Musical"

Nominated - Austin Critics Table Award - "Best Actress in a Musical"

2002 Nutcracker, TheThe Nutcracker Clara
2002 Coppélia Coppélia
2007 Beauty and the Beast Belle Broadway debut/Last Belle on Broadway
2008–2009 Vanities, A New Musical Kathy Won - StaceSceneLA.com Outstanding Achievement in 2008/9 - Outstanding Achievement by a Lead Actress (Musical)
2009 Meet Me in St. Louis Esther Smith
2012 Heiress, TheThe Heiress Marion Almond
2012–2013 Emma Emma Woodhouse
2013 The Importance of Being Earnest Gwendolyn Fairfax
2014 Thoroughly Modern Millie Millie Dillmount

Discography

Cast recordings

Year Title Label
2009 Vanities, A New Musical (Kathy) Sh-K-Boom Records
2012 For the Record: Tarantino LML Music

Selected soundtracks and miscellaneous

Year Song(s) Album Label
1999 "Winter Wonderland" (w/ Desi Arnaz Jr) & various tracks Children of Christmas, TheThe Children of Christmas Jason Williams
2003 "Circle of Life" (w/ Disney Channel Circle of Stars) Disneymania 2 Walt Disney Records
2004 "That's So Raven" (w/ Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown) That's So Raven Walt Disney Records
2004 "Over It" Stuck in the Suburbs Walt Disney Records
2006 "Day in the Sun, AA Day in the Sun" "Friends" (w/ Raven-Symoné) "Let's Stick Together" (w/ Raven-Symoné, Kyle Massey) That's So Raven Too! Walt Disney Records
2006 "Candle on the Water" "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (w/ Disney Channel Circle of Stars) Disneymania 4 Walt Disney Records
2012 "Stand Tall" Pride the Movie - Single O'Lloyd Records

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