Cora Vander Broek (born November 20, 1977) is an American actress. She was nominated for the

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in 2020 for her Broadway-debut performance as Jules in ''Linda Vista'' by

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. She has appeared on television in ''

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'', '' Chicago Fire'', and '' Law & Order: SVU''.

Life and career

Cora F. Vanderbroek was born in

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, the daughter of Diane (

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Vander Stoep) and Thomas Vander Broek (1951-2006). She has a sister, Renee, and two brothers, Caleb and Michael. Her mother is an English teacher and father was a pilot. They worked for a

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and she spent her early years living with her parents in Indonesia and

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, before they returned to Iowa. She graduated from MOC-Floyd Valley High School and Northwestern College in 2000. In high school, she was active in theatre and speech and debate. She was mentored by Jeff Barker, theatre professor at Northwestern, and his wife Karen during her college years. Vander Broek also performed in plays at the annual Orange City Tulip Festival. Her mother was Tulip Festival Queen in 1972. Vander Broek returned to Orange City in 2015 to perform the play ''Map of My Kingdom'' by Mary Swander at the Northwestern College DeWitt Theatre. After college, she moved to

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and began auditioning. She took additional acting classes at Steppenwolf. In 2007, she was nominated for the

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for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Drina in ''

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'' at the Griffin Theatre. Vander Broek starred in the Chicago (Steppenwolf), and Los Angeles (Mark Taper Forum) productions of ''Linda Vista'', before it opened on Broadway at the

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. She later moved to

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, where she currently lives with her husband,

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, who is also an actor.Vander Broek Goodman Theatre bio
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vander Broek, Cora 1977 births Living people Actresses from Iowa American stage actresses People from Orange City, Iowa Northwestern College (Iowa) alumni 21st-century American women