Jelka van Houten
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Jelka van Houten is a Dutch
actress of film, stage, and television, though she is perhaps best known for being the sister of fellow actress Carice van Houten. She is currently nominated for a Gouden Notekraker; the judge's who nominated her have said that "her surprising début holds a lot in store for the future". Van Houten also received praise for her stage debut as Olga in the musical
Turks Fruit
, for which she won a Johnny Kraaijkamp Musical Award.
Her upcoming projects include the film Zomerhitte and the play Seksual Perversity, at the Theatre de Voorveghter.
, Gelderland
, Netherlands
. She later studied production design at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy
, and, whilst there, made her film debut, as an obsessed killer, in Liefje.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
actress of film, stage, and television, though she is perhaps best known for being the sister of fellow actress Carice van Houten. She is currently nominated for a Gouden Notekraker; the judge's who nominated her have said that "her surprising début holds a lot in store for the future". Van Houten also received praise for her stage debut as Olga in the musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
Turks Fruit
Turkish Delight (disambiguation)
Turkish Delight is a candy.Turkish Delight may also refer to:* salep, hot beverage popular mainly in Turkey* Fry's Turkish Delight, chocolate sweet* Turkish Delight by Jan Wolkers* Turkish Delights...
, for which she won a Johnny Kraaijkamp Musical Award.
Her upcoming projects include the film Zomerhitte and the play Seksual Perversity, at the Theatre de Voorveghter.
Early life
Van Houten was born to Margje Stasse and the writer and broadcaster Theodore van Houten on the first of September, 1978, in CulemborgCulemborg
Culemborg is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. The city is situated just south of the Lek River...
, Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. She later studied production design at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy
Netherlands Film and Television Academy
The Netherlands Film and Television Academy was founded in 1958.The academy is the only recognised institute in the Netherlands that offers training to prepare for the work in the various crew disciplines...
, and, whilst there, made her film debut, as an obsessed killer, in Liefje.
Film
- Zomerhitte (2008)
- Raak as Ingrid (2006)
- Een ingewikkeld verhaal, eenvoudig verteld as Mai (2005)
- Schat as Fountain girl (2004)
- Liefje as Esther Valkhof (2001)
Television
- Anna as Brecht (2007)
- Schaep Met De 5 Pooten, 't
- Het zal je kind maar wezen! as Rosita Lefèvre (2006)
- Rozengeur & Wodka Lime
- Recht door zee as Judith (2006)
- Bitches
- Working Bitch as Esther de Vries (2006)
External links
- A Dutch fansite for Carice and Jelka van Houten