Grietje Vanderheijden (born October 1978) is a

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. She studied

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at the conservatories of

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). During and after her studies she appeared in multiple Belgian musicals such as "

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", in which she played the role of Tiger Lily and understudy for

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Television

In 2003 Vanderheijden crossed over to television. Since she has been playing the role of "Vicky Muys", the girlfriend/wife of Rikki Dilliarkis ( Steven De Lelie) in the Belgian TV series '' Lili & Marleen'' on vtm. Vanderheijden has also played guestparts in Belgian TV series: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the teen series '' W817''. She also landed one of the leading roles of the youth series '' En daarmee, Basta!'' on

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, where she plays Isa De Riemacker. Isa is a teen with too much time on her hands, too many boyfriends and who needs a lot of parental advice, even though she's not always willing to take it. Vanderheijden teaches

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and

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at the conservatory in

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Theatre and music

Ever since she started her studies, Vanderheijden has been doing leading roles & protagonist parts in Belgian musicals. She also sings in the KETNET-band and the Kids Power Team, which is specifically aimed for children. During the summer of 2006 she has been on different stages throughout Belgium.

Miscellaneous

In 2006, she also participated in the show " Steracteur, Sterartiest" on één, a show where 13 Belgian actors & actresses try to find out which one of them isn't only a good actor, but also a good singer. She entered on behalf of

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. She managed to get to the second round.

Filmography

*'' Lili & Marleen'' .... Vicky Muys *'' En,Daarmee basta!'' .... Isa De Riemaecker *'' Piet Piraat en de betoverde kroon'' .... Polyfonia *''

'' .... Tanja Goeminne *''

'' .... Karen *'' Verschoten & zoon'' ... Michèle *''

'' ...Roos *''

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'' ... friend of Marlèneke

References

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Radio 2: Exclusief: Grietje Vanderheijden met You're Still The OnePinokkio: Biografie - Grietje VanderheijdenFM Radio Belgium: En daarmee basta!
Official Ketnetband website

External links

Grietje Vanderheijden
Official website. Belgian stage actresses Flemish television actresses 1978 births Living people Flemish musical theatre actresses 21st-century Flemish actresses {{belgium-actor-stub