Carice Anouk van Houten (Dutch pronunciation: [kaË Ëˆris aË Ëˆnuk fÉ'n
ˈɦʌutə(n)]; born 5 September 1976) is a Dutch actress and singer.
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, she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress for Undercover Kitty
(2001).She gained widespread recognition for her performance in Black
Book (2006), the most commercially successful Dutch film to date, for
which she won her second Golden Calf for Best Actress, in addition to
nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the European
Film Academy, and the Online Film Critics Society. She was nominated
for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for Valkyrie (2008),
and won her fourth and fifth Golden Calf Awards for Best Actress for
The Happy Housewife (2010) and Black Butterflies (2011). Her other
notable English-language performances include Repo Men (2010), Black
Death (2010), and Brimstone (2016).Van Houten received international
recognition for her recurring role as Melisandre on the HBO television
series Game of Thrones (2012â€"2019), for which she received
nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding
Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and a Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
ˈɦʌutə(n)]; born 5 September 1976) is a Dutch actress and singer.
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, she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress for Undercover Kitty
(2001).She gained widespread recognition for her performance in Black
Book (2006), the most commercially successful Dutch film to date, for
which she won her second Golden Calf for Best Actress, in addition to
nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the European
Film Academy, and the Online Film Critics Society. She was nominated
for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for Valkyrie (2008),
and won her fourth and fifth Golden Calf Awards for Best Actress for
The Happy Housewife (2010) and Black Butterflies (2011). Her other
notable English-language performances include Repo Men (2010), Black
Death (2010), and Brimstone (2016).Van Houten received international
recognition for her recurring role as Melisandre on the HBO television
series Game of Thrones (2012â€"2019), for which she received
nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding
Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and a Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
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