Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Carice van Houten
| Date of Birth: | 1976, September 5 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 44 years |
| Nation of birth: | Netherlands |
| Height: | 5 feet 7 inches |
| Name | Carice van Houten |
| birth name | Carice Anouk van Houten |
| nick’s name | Carice van Houten |
| Dad | Theodore van Houten |
| Mother | Margje Stasse |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Place of birth / city | leiderdorp |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Actress |
| Working for | Movies, TV shows |
| Net worth | $5 million |
| Salary | N/A |
| eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| body measurements | 34-24-33 |
| breast size | 34B |
| waist size | 24 |
| hip size | 33 |
| weight in kg | 61 kilograms |
| Famous for | Singer |
| subject with | Sebastian Koch |
| Boyfriend | Sebastian Koch |
| Married | N/A |
| Education | St. Bonifatius College High School |
| Films | Sulfur |
| tv show | game of Thrones |
| sisters | Jelka van Houten |
Carice Anouk van Houten is a Dutch actress and singer, known worldwide for her role as Lady Mellisandre in the hit fantasy series Game of Thrones. She has been active in the acting fraternity since 1997 and has managed to appear in a large number of movies and movies as per the biography of her. She was born on September 5, 1976 to parents Margje Stasse and Theodore van Houten.
Carice enrolled in the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts for her acting skills and began her first leading role in the film Suzy Q. This led to her winning a Golden Calf Award, a Pisuisse Award, and a Top Naeff Award. She earned another Golden Calf for her role in Undercover Kitty and won her third Golden Calf for her role in Black Book as Rachel Stein. Her first English language film was Dorothy, after which she was cast in Valkyrie and Repo Men alongside Tom Cruise, Jude Law and Forest Whitaker. She has also been featured in Vanity Fair magazine and was filmed in the movie From Time to Time. She has also appeared in the film Black Death and the Dutch film Komt een vrow ij de dokter.
In July 2011, Van Houten was cast in the HBO Television fantasy drama Game of Thrones as Mellisandre. She was cast for the second season and has been doing so until the fifth season of the series. She is also a singer and has released two singles so far.
Carice has also been spoken of well in regards to her personal life. This beauty is known to have been in a relationship with actor Sebastian Koch in 2006. The relationship with her boyfriend lasted for about three years and they finally broke up in 2009. She started a romance with Kees van Nieuwkerk in 2013. They started dating and dated only for two years before breaking up in 2015. It is known that Carice is currently single and has not dated anyone else except for the two relationships that have been talked about. She also hasn’t been surrounded by rumors of dating someone from the Game of Thrones cast and currently she is focusing more on her career than her personal life as of now. She has no spouse and children and has never been married.
Carice has managed to amass a net worth of $5 million through all of her acting credits and she’s certainly earning quite a bit of salary for her role on Game of Thrones. She has a height of 5 feet 7 inches and an amazingly gorgeous body that attracts her fans from all over the world.