Carice van Houten
Carice Anouk van Houten (born September 5, 1976 in Leiderdorp , South Holland ) is a Dutch theater and film actress . She won the Golden Calf five times at the Dutch Film Festival for her roles in the films Suzy Q (1999), The mysterious Minusch (2001), Black Book (2006), De Gelukkige Huisvrouw (2010) and Black Butterflies (2011).
Life
Carice van Houten's parents are Margje Strasse and Theodore van Houten. She has a younger sister, Jelka van Houten , who is also an actress. Her parents both worked in television. She went to the St. Bonifatius College in Utrecht , where she played the main role in Hugo Claus' Tijl Uilenspieghel (German: " Till Eulenspiegel "). Then she studied at the Cabaret Academy in Amsterdam .
Her first leading role was played by van Houten in Martin Koolhoven TV film Suzy Q . She won a Golden Calf for her performance . She received this award a second time for her leading role in the movie Die mysterious Minusch in 2001. In the USA she was seen for the first time in the same year in the film AmnesiA , in which she again worked with director Martin Koolhoven.
In 2006 she played the lead role in the war film Black Book , for which she won her third Golden Calf at the Dutch Film Festival. Director Paul Verhoeven praised the fact that he had never worked with such a talented actress. Van Houten's portrayal was also highlighted very positively by the international press.
Thanks to her portrayal in Black Book , she was now able to take part in international film productions and played larger roles in Operation Walküre - Das Stauffenberg Assassination alongside Tom Cruise in 2008 and in Repo Men alongside Jude Law and Forest Whitaker in 2010 . From 2012 to 2019 she played the role of the priestess Melisandre in the American fantasy series Game of Thrones . She was originally intended for the role of Cersei , but was canceled due to the filming of Intruders . In 2016 she played the role of Leni Riefenstahl in the biopic Time for Legends about Jesse Owens and his participation in the 1936 Summer Olympics .
Carice van Houten was in a relationship with the actor Sebastian Koch , her partner in the film Black Book , until 2009 . She has been in a relationship with Guy Pearce since 2015 , with whom she had their first child, a son, in August 2016.
Filmography
- 1997: Het Labyrint (TV series)
- 1997: 3 discs (short film)
- 1998: Ivory Guardians (Ivoren Wachters)
- 1999: Suzy Q (TV movie)
- 2000: Goede daden bij daglicht: Op weg (TV movie)
- 2001: Storm in mijn hoofd
- 2001: AmnesiA
- 2001: De Acteurs (TV series)
- 2001: The Mysterious Minush (Minoes)
- 2002: Het Everzwijn (short film)
- 2002: The Wild Boar (short film)
- 2002: Luifel & Luifel (TV series, episode De Krottenkoning )
- 2003: De Passievrucht
- 2004: Russians (TV series, episode De Zevende Getuige )
- 2004: Kopspijkers (TV series, episode Dance-4-Life )
- 2005: Boy Meets Girl Stories # 1 - Smachten (short film)
- 2005: Black Swans (Zwarte zwanen)
- 2005: Lepel
- 2005: Crazy (Knetter)
- 2006: Ik Omhels Je Met 1000 Armen
- 2006: Ren Lenny ren
- 2006: Koppensnellers (TV series, an episode)
- 2006: Black Book (Zwartboek)
- 2007: Everything is running
- 2008: Operation Walküre - The Stauffenberg Assassination (Valkyrie)
- 2008: Dorothy Mills
- 2009: From Time to Time
- 2009: Love Life - love meets life (Komt een vrouw bij de dokter)
- 2009: Gewoon Hans (TV movie)
- 2010: Black Death
- 2010: Repo Men
- 2010: De gelukkige huisvrouw
- 2010: In therapy (TV series, three episodes)
- 2010: Smallest shortest film (short film)
- 2011: Black Butterflies
- 2011: Intruders
- 2012: Jackie - Who Needs a Mother (Jackie)
- 2012: Everything is family
- 2012: Antony and the Johnsons: Cut the World (short film)
- 2012–2019: Game of Thrones (TV series, 29 episodes)
- 2013: Inside Wikileaks - The Fifth Estate
- 2015: The Simpsons ( The Simpsons , 1 episode, voice)
- 2016: Time for Legends (Race)
- 2016: Brimstone
- 2016: Incarnate (Incarnate)
- 2019: The Glass Room
- 2019: Domino - A Story of Revenge (Domino)
- 2019: Instinct
Discography
- 2006: Black Book
- 2012: See You On The Ice
Awards
Film awards
- Golden Calf 1999: Best Television 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
- European Film Award 2007 : Nominated for Best Actress - Black Book
- German Film Award 2008 : Nominated for Best Actress - Black Book
- Golden Calf 2010: Best Actress - De gelukkige huisvrouw
- Golden Calf 2011: Best Actress - Black Butterflies
Theater awards
- Pisuisse Prize 1999
- Top Naeff Prize 2000
Further prices
- Elle Personal Style Award 2006
Web links
- Official website of Carice van Houten
- Carice van Houten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pictures by Carice van Houten In: Virtual History
- Carice van Houten in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Hibberd: 'Game of Thrones' casts sorceress Melisandre and Stannis Baratheon - EXCLUSIVE . EW . July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ↑ Melisandre - The Red Priestess . Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ Novum Nieuws: Carice valt voor tegenspeler uit 'Zwartboek'. August 22, 2006. Retrieved November 25, 2006 .
- ↑ Zomergasten, August 16, 2009
- ↑ "Carice van Houten heeft relatie met tegenspeler Guy Pearce" on nu.nl on November 27, 2015
- ↑ Christie D'Zurilla: Guy Pearce and Carice van Houten welcome a baby boy, say they plan to 'keep him' . Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Houten, Carice van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Houten, Carice Anouk van (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch theater and film actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Unfortunatelydorp , South Holland , Netherlands |