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). If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leiderdorp (population: 26,182 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near to the city of Leiden. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Golden Calf (Dutch: Gouden Kalf) is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. ... Undercover Kitty (Dutch: Minoes) is a 2001 Dutch film, based on the childrens novel Minoes by Annie M.G. Schmidt. ... Black Book (Dutch: Zwartboek) is a 2006 thriller war film by director Paul Verhoeven, starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Halina Reijn. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... The Golden Calf (Dutch: Gouden Kalf) is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. ... Undercover Kitty (Dutch: Minoes) is a 2001 Dutch film, based on the childrens novel Minoes by Annie M.G. Schmidt. ... Black Book (Dutch: Zwartboek) is a 2006 thriller war film by director Paul Verhoeven, starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Halina Reijn. ...

Biography

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] is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leiderdorp (population: 26,182 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near to the city of Leiden. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... 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. ... Utrecht ( (help· info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... The Amsterdamse Toneelschool & Kleinkunstacademie (Amsterdam Theatre School and Kleinkunst Academy) was formed on 1 January 2001 after a merger of these two institutions, and is part of the Amsterdam College for the Arts (Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, or AHK). ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ...

Relationship

She is in a relationship with actor Sebastian Koch, her co-star in Black Book.^[2] Sebastian Koch (born May 31, 1962 in Karlsruhe) is a German actor. ... Black Book (Dutch: Zwartboek) is a 2006 thriller war film by director Paul Verhoeven, starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Halina Reijn. ...

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. Martin Koolhoven (The Hague, 25 April 1969) is a Dutch film maker Born as Martinus Wouter Koolhoven, Koolhoven graduated from Dutch film school in 1996 and almost immediately made an impact on the Dutch film industry with his 53 minute televison film Duister Licht in which the slaying of a... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... The Golden Calf (Dutch: Gouden Kalf) is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. ... Undercover Kitty (Dutch: Minoes) is a 2001 Dutch film, based on the childrens novel Minoes by Annie M.G. Schmidt. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Van Houten won a Golden Calf for her performance as Rachel Steinn 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] The Golden Calf (Dutch: Gouden Kalf) is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. ... The year 2006 in film involved some significant events. ... Black Book (Dutch: Zwartboek) is a 2006 thriller war film by director Paul Verhoeven, starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Halina Reijn. ... The Netherlands Film Festival (Dutch: Nederlands Film Festival) is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht. ... Paul Verhoeven (IPA: [pÊŒul vÉ›rhuvÉ™n]) (born July 18, 1938 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model. ... Publishing house in Frankfurt am Main The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) is an influential high-quality national German newspaper, founded in 1949. ... Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. ...

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] Alex van Warmerdam (14 August 1952 - ) is a Dutch actor, director and writer. ...

Carice's first English spoken movie is Dorothy Mills from French director Agnès Merlet.

Her performance in Black Book led to roles opposite Tom Cruise in Valkyrie, Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies and Jude Law and Forest Whitaker in Repossession Mambo. The term black book has multiple meanings: Black Book (Chornaya Kniga or Черная Книга), a compilation of reports about the actions of Nazis against Jews in World War II Black Book, a list of individuals blacklisted from casinos Traditionally, various revisions of technical papers are called by the color of their cover... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... The Valkyries Vigil, by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Robert Hughes. ... http://www. ... Body of Lies can refer to: Body of Lies (novel), a novel by David Ignatius about a CIA operative on a mission to Jordan Body of Lies (film), an upcoming film by Ridley Scott based on the novel Category: ... David Jude Law (born 29 December 1972) is an BAFTA Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated British actor. ... Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. ... Repossession Mambo is an upcoming futuristic adventure thriller starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker. ...

Trivia

She has acted in three movies directed by Dutch director Martin Koolhoven. Martin Koolhoven (The Hague, 25 April 1969) is a Dutch film maker Born as Martinus Wouter Koolhoven, Koolhoven graduated from Dutch film school in 1996 and almost immediately made an impact on the Dutch film industry with his 53 minute televison film Duister Licht in which the slaying of a...

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.

Filmography

• 3 ronden (1997)
• Ivory Guardians (1998)
• Suzy Q (1999)
• Storm in mijn hoofd (2001)
• AmnesiA (2001)
• Undercover Kitty (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)
• Alles is Liefde (2007)
• Dorothy Mills (2008)
• Body of Lies (2008)^[9]
• Valkyrie (2009)^[10]
• Repossession Mambo (2009)^[9]
• Smoke and Ochre (2009)

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Discography

• Black Book (2006)

The album Black Book is the soundtrack of the film Black Book (2006). ...

Awards

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

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Theatre Awards

• Pisuisse Prize (1999)
• Top Naeff Prize (2000)

Other Awards

• ELLE Personal Style Award 2006

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References

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External links

• Carice van Houten Official Site
• Carice van Houten at the Internet Movie Database
• Carice van Houten at Allmovie