Line #27 Creator/CariceVanHouten


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3	Carice Anouk van Houten (Dutch pronunciation: [kaˑˈris ɑˈnuk vɑn ˈɦʌu̯tə(n)]; born 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp, [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Netherlands]]) is a Dutch actress and singer.
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5	She rose to prominence with her role in Creator/PaulVerhoeven's ''Film/BlackBook''. Internationally, she is known for English-speaking works such as ''Film/{{Valkyrie}}'', ''Film/RepoMen'', ''Film/BlackDeath'' and the HBO series ''Series/GameOfThrones'' in which she played the role of Melisandre the Red Priestess from 2012 to 2019.
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7	She's been with Creator/GuyPearce since 2015, and they have a son together.
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9	!!Selected Roles:
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11	* ''Film/UndercoverKitty'' (''Minoes'', 2001) as Minoes
12	* ''Father's Affair'' (''De passievrucht'', 2003) as Monika
13	* ''Film/BlackBook'' (''Zwartboek'', 2006) as Rachel Stein/Ellis De Vries
14	* ''Film/AllesIsLiefde'' (2007) as Kiki Jollema
15	* ''Dorothy Mills'' (2008) as Jane Morton
16	* ''Film/{{Valkyrie}}'' (2008) as Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
17	* ''Film/RepoMen'' (2010) as Carol
18	* ''Film/BlackDeath'' (2010) as Langiva
19	* ''In therapie'' (2010) as Aya [[note]][[ForeignRemake Dutch version]] of ''[=BeTiPul=]'', the Israeli series that spawned ''Series/InTreatment''[[/note]]
20	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2012-2019) as Lady Melisandre of Asshai aka the "Red Priestess"
21	* ''Film/AllesIsFamilie'' (2012) as Winnie de Roover
22	* ''Film/TheFifthEstate'' (2013) as Birgitta Jónsdóttir
23	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (2015), episode "Let's Go Fly A Coot", as Annika [[CastingGag Van Houten]], Milhouse's Dutch cousin
24	* ''Film/{{Race}}'' (2016) as Creator/LeniRiefenstahl
25	* ''Instinct'' (2019) as Nicoline
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27	!!Tropes and Trivia applying to her works:
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29	* TheCastShowOff: All the songs in ''Black Book'' are actually sung by Carice herself.
30	* MsFanservice: She performed nude on some occasions, most notably in ''Father's Affair'', ''Black Book'' and ''Game of Thrones''. In one commentary on the latter, Creator/LiamCunningham (Ser Davos Seaworth) recounts how she once flashed him so shamelessly that he assumed she was wearing fake breasts.
31	* PeriodPiece: She's been cast in several movies set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII (''Black Book'', ''Valkyrie'') or just before (''Race'').
32	* PromotedFanboy: A huge fan of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Carice sharing a last name with a certain best friend of Bart Simpson on the show did not go unnoticed by fans and the show's producers. In 2015, she was invited to guest-star as [[CastingGag Annika Van Houten]], the Dutch cousin of Milhouse.
33	* [[invoked]]RomanceOnTheSet: She started a three years romance in 2006 with her ''Black Book'' co-star Creator/SebastianKoch on the set of that film. Amusingly, he played Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg in ''Film/OperationValkyrie'' in 2004, while Carice ended up playing Stauffenberg's wife opposite Creator/TomCruise as Stauffenberg in ''Valkyrie''.
34	* StarMakingRole: ''Film/BlackBook'' made her a Dutch household name and had her noticed at the international level. ''Series/GameOfThrones'' brought her international stardom.
35	* {{Those Two Act\|ors}}resses: She has appeared with her longtime friend Creator/HalinaReijn in ''Father's Affair'', ''A Thousand Kisses'', ''Black Book'' and ''Valkyrie'' (they were also both in ''In therapie'' but did not appear in the same episodes). In 2013, the two of them published a photography book together called ''Anti Glamour'', a mock style guide and a celebration of their friendship. They [[GirlOnGirlIsHot occasionally kiss on camera]], and have joked about being lesbians, although there is no actual romantic involvement. Carice also starred in the first film Halina directed, ''Instinct''.
36	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before being cast as Melisandre, Carice was offered the part of Cersei Lannister, but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.

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