Jelline Floriska van Houten (; born 1 September 1978) is a Dutch actress. She has acted in Dutch films, musicals, and television series. She also played Sabine in the British TV series '' Fresh Meat''. She won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award twice, in 2006 for her role in the musical ''Turks fruit'' and in 2010 for her role in the musical ''Dromen... zijn bedrog''.

Early life and education

Jelline Floriska van Houten was born on 1 September 1978 in

Culemborg Culemborg () is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. The city had a population of 29,386 on 1 January 2022 and is situated just south of the Lek river. Direct train lines run from the railway station towards the cities of U ...

in the

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, the daughter of Margje Stasse and the writer and broadcaster Theodore van Houten. She is the younger sister of actress

Carice van Houten Carice Anouk van Houten () is a Dutch actress and singer (born 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp). Her first leading role in the television film ''Suzy Q'' (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, s ...

. She later studied production design at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

Acting career

While studying at the Film and Television Academy, Van Houten made her film debut as an obsessed killer in ''Liefje'' (2001). She was nominated for a Gouden Notekraker. The jury which nominated her said that "her surprising début holds a lot in store for the future". In 2006, Van Houten won a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for her leading role of Olga in the musical ''Turks Fruit'' (2005). She played Sheila in the musical '' Hair'' (2007). In 2010, she won another John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for her supporting role in the small musical production ''Dromen... zijn bedrog'' (2009). She played the role of Daan in the film '' Jackie'' (2012), alongside her sister Carice van Houten, and she was nominated for the

Golden Calf for Best Actress The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best actor/actress at the Nederlands Film Festival. From 2021 onwards the award became a gender-neutral award. Best Actor (1981–2020) * 1981 - Rutger Hauer - All his works * 1982 - Rijk ...

but did not win. In 2022, she appeared in the comedy series ''Tropenjaren''.

Personal life

Van Houten was married to Koppe Koppeschaar until 2016; they have two children. Jelka van Houten bevallen van dochter"
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Filmography

Films

TV series

References

External links

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