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My Take
Carice van Houten is far more than Melisandre, even if Game of Thrones is how most of the world met her. The thing that genuinely impresses me is her dominance at home: multiple Golden Calf wins for Best Actress, the Netherlands' top film honour, going back to Suzy Q and Miss Minoes. That's not a one-role actor, that's a serious national talent who happened to break through globally. She's also a singer, which speaks to range. I find her watchable because there's intelligence and a slight danger behind the eyes, the sense she's always thinking a step beyond the script.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carice van Houten
- Name (Japanese)
- カリス・ファン・ハウテン
- Reading
- かりす・ふぁん・はうてん
- Born
- September 5, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands
- Occupation
- actor / radio personality / television actor / film actor / singer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Golden Calf for Best Actress
- 2006 Golden Calf for Best Actress
- 2010 Golden Calf for Best Actress
- 2011 Golden Calf for Best Actress
- 1999 Golden Calf award for Best Actress in a Television Drama
- 2003 Colombina
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Carice van Houten born?
Born September 5, 1976 (age 49).
Where is Carice van Houten from?
Carice van Houten is from Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands.
What does Carice van Houten do?
Carice van Houten works as actor, radio personality, television actor, film actor, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.