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Carice Anouk van Houten (Dutch pronunciation: [kaˑˈris ɑˈnuk vɑn ˈɦʌu̯tə(n)]; born 5 September 1976) is a Dutch actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Black Book (2006), the most commercially successful Dutch film to date. Internationally, she is also known for English language work in films like Valkyrie (2008), Repo Men (2010), Black Death (2010), and the TV series Game of Thrones in which she has played the role of Melisandre since 2012.A highly acclaimed actress in the Netherlands, she has won five Golden Calf Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Suzy Q (1999), Undercover Kitty (2001), Black Book (2006), The Happy Housewife (2010) and Black Butterflies (2011). In the US she received two Saturn Award nominations.As a singer, Van Houten released a pop-rock album entitled See You on the Ice in 2012. She is the older sister of fellow actress Jelka van Houten. 

Full Name Carice van Houten
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth September 5, 1976
Place Of Birth Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands
Height 5′ 6½” (1.69 m)
Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
Education Theaterschool, Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts, Theaterschool, Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts
Nationality Dutch, Dutch
Children Monte Pearce, Monte Pearce
Parents Theodore van Houten, Margje Stasse, Theodore van Houten, Margje Stasse
Siblings Jelka van Houten, Jelka van Houten
Partner Guy Pearce, Guy Pearce, Guy Pearce, Guy Pearce
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Awards Rembrandt Award, Golden Calf for Best Actress, Golden Calf for Best Actress in a Television Drama, Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Rembrandt Award, Golden Calf for Best Actress, Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Golden Calf for Best Actress in a Television Drama
Nominations Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, European Film Award for Best Actress, German Film Award for Best Leading Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, European Film Award for Best Actress, Germ…
Movies Black Book, Valkyrie, Black Butterflies, Incarnate, Repo Men, Black Death, Undercover Kitty, Intruders, The Fifth Estate, Brimstone, The Happy Housewife, Dorothy Mills, Race, Stricken, Love is All, From Time to Time, Ik Omhels Je Met 1000 Armen, Family Way, Father’s Affair, Lepel, Black Swans, Jacki…
TV Shows Game of Thrones, In therapie, Kopspijkers, Russen, Het Labyrint, Koppensnellers, Luifel & Luifel, Acteurs, De, Game of Thrones, In therapie, Kopspijkers, Russen, Het Labyrint, Koppensnellers, Luifel & Luifel, Acteurs, De
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1 [on portraying Melisandre in ‘Game of Thrones’] Playing evil is just not interesting. I don’t think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they’re doing evil stuff. That’s the scary part. The people who do things we despise or don’t understand – they think they’re doing a good thing, which is so scary. I think that is the only way for me to play her, because otherwise I’m fighting with her.
2 [on the chance that her character in ‘Game of Thrones’ might die] It’s sad if you get killed off, but it’s also the fun part. It’s like roulette. It’s easier for me to say this because I have magical powers, which make it harder for the writers to kill me off. But I have a feeling that I won’t get away with anything.
3 [on her career, 2014] I’m not as keen on playing in the American big leagues. There’s so much more to my life than being in a big American movie. I’m a singer and working on my second album. I write and produce. There is so much more that satisfies me. I will never become an American movie star. I’m a European actress that is lucky to be in a show like [‘Game of Thrones’].
4 [on the ‘Game of Thrones’ genre] It has made me more open to fantasy. It’s so much richer than I thought it would be. You can easily write it off as Disney for grownups, but it’s great that this comes from someone’s brain, and tickles your imagination. I can see now why the geeks have been geeky about it.
5 I do this acing thing mostly for myself. I like to make a connection and communicate with the audience to make myself feel less lonely.
6 There is a saying that doesn’t translate well, but it goes something like ‘act normal because you are crazy enough’.
7 [About her scenes being cut from Body of Lies (2008)] It sounds much more pitiful than it is. To be honest, I was wondering several times on set what my character was actually adding to the story.
8 On what foreign press wants to know: I think they’re all waiting for a crazy story about Paul (Verhoeven), that he exploded once or something, but I keep telling them he’s a sweet man so I keep letting them down. And what it’s like to be naked on a set. They all think that’s very exciting. I just answer that in Holland, it’s weird not to be naked on a set so we’re all used to it.
9 If you are not in America fast enough, it must have failed. When there is another thing like, maybe I don’t want to go to America. I mean, it’s not SO great there anyway…
10 To me, that’s not the most difficult thing. To transform. I don’t really see it happen. I don’t have the feeling I am transforming, really. I don’t believe you can get into somebody’s character but more that somebody comes in you. You just use yourself. In everything I play, I feel like it is me. I just say different things on different times and look different.
11 In The Netherlands you know who the good and the bad are if I have to say it so black and white. You can orientate yourself better in your own country. Here everything is overwhelming. It is very difficult to know who to trust here.
12 I don’t do method acting. If I play a farmer I’m not gonna spend 3 weeks on a chicken farm. That’s a bit too much for me. For Minoes (in which she played a cat in a woman’s body) I didn’t spend 3 weeks in a cat pound.
Fact
1 (March 19, 2016) Expecting her 1st child with her boyfriend Guy Pearce.
2 Is in a relationship with Guy Pearce since 2015.
3 Was considered for the role of Michelle in Elle (2016).
4 Her paternal grandmother, Sarah Currie Lockhart, was Scottish.
5 Has starred in three movies that have the word “black” in the title: Black Book (2006), aka “Black Book”, Black Death (2010) and Black Butterflies (2011).
6 She was approached to play the role of “Cersei Lannister” in Game of Thrones (2011), but refused, due to schedule conflicts with Intruders (2011), and the role went to Lena Headey. In season 2, she was cast as “Melisandre”.
7 She is named after the daughter of the English composer, Sir Edward Elgar, due to the fact that Carice’s father was investigating the secret of “Elgars Enigma Variations”.
8 Scored a #1 hit in The Netherlands with Dutch rock band, Kane, in 2010.
9 Is a WWF ambassador since 2009.
10 Played the character of Gretchen Ferris in Ridley Scott’s Body of Lies (2008), but all her scenes were deleted in the final cut.
11 Born to Margje Stasse, who is on board of the Dutch educational TV, and Theodore van Houten, a writer and broadcaster.
12 Went to St. Bonifatius College in Utrecht.
13 Singin’ in the Rain (1952) is her personal favorite movie of all time.
14 Met former boyfriend Sebastian Koch on the set of Black Book (2006).
15 Older sister of actress, singer and stage-designer Jelka van Houten.
16 Is fluent in Dutch, English, German and French.
17 Often plays in films of director Martin Koolhoven, for whom she played the part that made her famous (Suzy Q (1999) ).

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Game of Thrones 2012-2017 TV Series Melisandre
Incarnate 2016 Lindsey
Brimstone 2016 Anna
Robot Chicken 2016 TV Series Melisandre / Sharon / Mama Bear
Race 2016/I Leni Riefenstahl
The Simpsons 2015 TV Series Annika Van Houten
Welkom bij de Romeinen 2014 TV Mini-Series Cleopatra
The Fifth Estate 2013 Birgitta Jónsdóttir
Antony and the Johnsons: Cut the World 2012 Video short
Alles is familie 2012 Winnie de Roover
Jackie 2012/II Sofie
U & Eye 2011 Short Cleaner
Intruders 2011/I Susanna
Black Butterflies 2011 Ingrid Jonker
In therapie 2010 TV Series Aya
Black Death 2010 Langiva
De gelukkige huisvrouw 2010 Lea
Repo Men 2010 Carol
Gewoon Hans 2009 TV Movie Carice Van Houten
Komt een vrouw bij de dokter 2009 Carmen
From Time to Time 2009 Maria Oldknow
Valkyrie 2008 Nina von Stauffenberg
Dorothy Mills 2008 Jane Van Dopp
Alles is liefde 2007 Kiki Jollema
Black Book 2006 Rachel Stein Ellis de Vries
Koppensnellers 2006 TV Series Georgina Verbaan
Ik omhels je met 1000 armen 2006 Samarinde
Ren Lenny ren 2006 Video Carice (uncredited)
Knetter 2005 Lis
Lepel 2005 Juffrouw Broer
Zwarte zwanen 2005 Marleen
Boy Meets Girl Stories #1: Smachten 2005 TV Short
Kopspijkers 2004 TV Series Georgina Verbaan
Russen 2004 TV Series José Machielsen
De passievrucht 2003 Monika
Luifel & Luifel 2002 TV Series Roos
Het everzwijn 2002 Short Pandora
Miss Minoes 2001 Minoes
De acteurs 2001 TV Series Ellie
AmnesiA 2001 Sandra
Storm in mijn hoofd 2001 Erwtenbloesem, Titania
Goede daden bij daglicht: Op weg 2000 TV Movie Carola
Suzy Q 1999 TV Movie Suzy
Ivoren wachters 1998
3 ronden 1997 Short Emily
Het Labyrint 1997 TV Series Mariek (1997)

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Black Book 2006 performer: “Ich bin die fesche Lola”, “Ja Das ist Meine Melodie”, “Ich Tanze mit Dir in den Himmel Hinein”, “A Hundred Years from Today”

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
25 Jaar Burny Bos Filmfeest 2014 TV Movie documentary special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven 2016 Documentary Herself – Actress
The Meredith Vieira Show 2016 TV Series Herself
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2015-2016 TV Series Herself / Melisandre
The European Film Awards 2015 TV Movie Herself – Presenter
Holland: Natuur in de Delta 2015 Documentary voice
Conan 2015 TV Series Herself – Guest
IHeartRadio Music Awards 2015 TV Special Herself
25 Jaar Burny Bos Filmfeest 2014 TV Movie documentary Herself
MTV Europe Music Awards 2013 2013 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Game of Thrones: Season 2 – Character Profiles 2013 Video documentary Melisandre / Herself
The 2012 European Film Awards 2012 TV Special Herself – Presenter
De wereld draait door 2006-2012 TV Series Herself / Herself – Actrice
Who Is Hollowface? – The Making of ‘Intruders’ 2012 Video documentary short Herself
Game of Thrones: Destinations of Season 2 2012 Video documentary Melisandre
Game of Thrones: Season 2 – Invitation to the Set 2012 Video documentary Melisandre
Game of Thrones: Season 2 – In Production, Belfast 2011 Video documentary Melisandre
59 Festival de Cine de San Sebastián – Gala de inauguración 2011 TV Special Herself
RTL Film 2010 TV Series Herself
Spuiten en slikken 2006-2010 TV Series Herself
Carice van Houten in Caribisch Nederland 2010 TV Movie documentary Herself – Host
RTL Boulevard 2007-2010 TV Series Herself
Pauw & Witteman 2010 TV Series Herself – Actrice / Ambassadeur Wereld Natuur Fonds
De Gouden Notekraker 2009 2009 TV Movie Herself
Zomergasten 2009 TV Series documentary Herself
Carice van Houten oog in oog met de Berggorilla’s 2009 TV Movie documentary Presentor
Entertainment Tonight 2008 TV Series Herself
Allemaal film 2007 TV Series documentary Herself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2007 TV Series Herself
The Making of ‘Ik omhels je met duizend armen’ 2006 TV Movie documentary Herself
Zwartboek: The Special 2006 Video documentary short Herself
De making of ‘Knetter’ 2005 TV Short documentary Geïnterviewde actrice
PaPaul 2003 TV Series Herself
De video van Theo Maassen 2002 Video documentary short Herself
Barend en Van Dorp 2001 TV Series Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
De wereld draait door 2010 TV Series Herself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 Angela Award SUBTITLE European Film Festival Outstanding Achievement: Acting
2013 Rembrandt Award Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actress (Beste Nederlandse Actrice) Alles is familie (2012)
2012 Golden Film Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands Jackie (2012)
2012 Rembrandt Award Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actress (Beste Nederlandse Actrice) Black Butterflies (2011)
2011 Golden Film Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands Black Butterflies (2011)
2011 Golden Calf Nederlands Film Festival Best Actress (Beste Actrice) Black Butterflies (2011)
2011 Rembrandt Award Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actress (Beste Nederlandse Actrice) De gelukkige huisvrouw (2010)
2011 Jury Award Tribeca Film Festival Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Black Butterflies (2011)
2010 Golden Film Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands De gelukkige huisvrouw (2010)
2010 Platin Film Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands De gelukkige huisvrouw (2010)
2010 Golden Calf Nederlands Film Festival Best Actress (Beste Actrice) De gelukkige huisvrouw (2010)
2010 Rembrandt Award Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actress (Beste Nederlandse Actrice) Komt een vrouw bij de dokter (2009)
2009 Golden Film Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands Komt een vrouw bij de dokter (2009)
2009 Platin Film Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands Komt een vrouw bij de dokter (2009)
2008 Rembrandt Award Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actress (Beste Nederlandse Actrice) Alles is liefde (2007)
2007 Rembrandt Award Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actress (Beste Nederlandse Actrice) Zwartboek (2006)
2006 Golden Calf Nederlands Film Festival Best Actress (Beste Actrice) Zwartboek (2006)
2005 Children’s Jury Award Artek – International Children’s Film Festival Best Actress Minoes (2001)
2002 Camério Carrousel International du Film Best Actress Minoes (2001)
2002 Golden Calf Nederlands Film Festival Best Actress (Beste Actrice) Minoes (2001)
1999 Golden Calf Nederlands Film Festival Best Actress in a TV-Drama (Beste Actrice in TV-Drama) Suzy Q (1999)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Game of Thrones (2011)
2014 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Game of Thrones (2011)
2013 Rembrandt Award Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actress (Beste Nederlandse Actrice) Jackie (2012)
2012 Chainsaw Award Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actress Black Death (2010)
2009 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actress Valkyrie (2008)
2008 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Actress Zwartboek (2006)
2008 Film Award in Gold German Film Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung – Weibliche Hauptrolle) Zwartboek (2006)
2008 OFCS Award Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Zwartboek (2006)
2007 CFCA Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Performer Zwartboek (2006)
2007 European Film Award European Film Awards European Actress Zwartboek (2006)
2007 ICP Award Indiewire Critics’ Poll Best Lead Performance Zwartboek (2006)
2005 Golden Calf Nederlands Film Festival Best Actress (Beste Actrice) Zwarte zwanen (2005)

3rd Place Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2007 VVFP Award Village Voice Film Poll Best Actress Zwartboek (2006)

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