Veerle Baetens facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Veerle Baetens
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Veerle Baetens at the Film Fest Ghent in 2021
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| Born | 24 January 1978 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Veerle Baetens (born on January 24, 1978) is a talented actress and singer from Belgium. She is well-known for her roles in movies like The Broken Circle Breakdown and as a detective in the TV show Code 37. Veerle has appeared in many films from Flanders, which is a region in Belgium.
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Early Life
Veerle Baetens was born in Brasschaat, a town in Belgium. She studied music and drama at a special school in Brussels. This education helped her become the successful actress and singer she is today.
Her Career
Veerle has achieved many great things in her career. She has won several important awards for her acting and singing.
Musical Theatre
In 2005, Veerle won a "John Kraaijkamp Musical Award." This award was for her amazing performance as Pippi Longstocking in a Dutch musical. It showed how talented she was on stage.
Television Success
In 2008, she won two Flemish TV-star Awards. These awards are like the Emmy Awards in Belgium. She won for Best Actress and Most Popular TV Personality. Both awards were for her main role in the TV series Sara.
Music Albums
Veerle is also a singer. In 2012, she released an album with her band "Dallas." The album was called Take it all.
Film Awards
In 2013, Veerle won the "Best Actress" award at the 26th European Film Awards. This was for her powerful role in the movie The Broken Circle Breakdown. She also won a similar award at the Tribeca Film Festival for the same movie.
Directing Films
In 2023, Veerle took on a new role. She directed her first movie called When it Melts. This was a big step in her career, showing her skills behind the camera too.
Film and TV Roles
Veerle Baetens has acted in many different movies and TV shows. Here are some of her most notable roles:
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2000 | Misstoestanden | Fanny Kiekeboe | Renaat Coppens | |
| 2002 | Alias | Girl at car rental | Jan Verheyen | |
| Up | The woman | Jeroen Dumoulein & Dirk Verheye | Short film | |
| 2003–04 | Wittekerke | Els 'Rachel Cohen' Jacobs | Several | TV series (20 episodes) |
| 2004 | The Kiss | Rita | Hilde Van Mieghem | |
| De zusjes Kriegel | Anne | Dirk Beliën | ||
| Romance | Chantal | Douglas Boswell | Short film | |
| Costa! | Veerle | Robin Pera | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Rupel | Kathy Bergmans | Renaat Coppens (2) | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Sprookjes | Rudi Van Den Bossche | TV series (1 episode) | ||
| Flikken | Annick Lafaille | Toon Slembrouck & Dirk Corthout | TV series (4 episodes) | |
| 2005 | Verlengd weekend | Lisa | Hans Herbots | |
| Litteken | The woman | Bert Temmerman | Short film | |
| 2006 | Love Belongs to Everyone | Barbara | Hilde Van Mieghem (2) | |
| Stormforce | Alex Breynaert | Hans Herbots (2) | ||
| 2007–08 | Sara | Sara De Roose | Several | TV series (164 episodes) |
| 2008 | Loft | Ann Marai | Erik Van Looy | |
| Lang Zullen Ze Leven | Irna | Hans Claes | Short film | |
| Samaritan | The nurse | Douglas Boswell (2) | Short film | |
| 2009 | The Over the Hill Band | The nurse | Geoffrey Enthoven | |
| 2009–12 | Code 37 | Hannah Maes | Several | TV series (39 episodes) |
| 2010 | Zot van A. | Anna Reynders | Jan Verheyen (2) | |
| Yellow | The woman | Stijn Guillaume | Short film | |
| 2011 | Come as You Are | The nurse | Geoffrey Enthoven (2) | |
| Code 37 | Hannah Maes | Jakob Verbruggen | ||
| 2012 | The Broken Circle Breakdown | Elise Vandevelde/Alabama | Felix Van Groeningen | Won several Best Actress awards |
| 2013 | The Verdict | Meester Teugels | Jan Verheyen (3) | |
| The White Queen | Margaret of Anjou | Jamie Payne | TV Mini-Series (2 episodes) | |
| 2014 | Halfway | Natalie | Geoffrey Enthoven (3) | |
| Cordon | Katja | Tim Mielants | TV series (10 episodes) | |
| 2015 | The Ardennes | Sylvie | Robin Pront | |
| Un début prometteur | Mathilde Carmain | Emma Luchini | ||
| The Team | Alicia Verbeeck | Kasper Gaardsøe & Kathrine Windfeld | TV series (8 episodes) | |
| 2016 | News from Planet Mars | Chloé | Dominik Moll | |
| Au-delà des murs | Lisa | Hervé Hadmar | TV Mini-Series | |
| 2017 | Tabula Rasa | [Anne]"Mie" D'Haeze | Kaat Beels & Jonas Govaerts | TV series (9 episodes), also a writer |
| 2018 | Mothers' Instinct | Alice Brunelle | Olivier Masset-Depasse | Won a Magritte Award for Best Actress |
| A Sister (Une sœur) | operator | Delphine Girard | Nominated for an Oscar for best short movie | |
| 2019 | Cheyenne et Lola | Cheyenne | Eshref Reybrouck | TV series (8 episodes) |
| 2020 | Zuur | Kim | Robin Pront | Short film |
| 2023 | Through the Night (Quitter la nuit) | Anna | Delphine Girard | |
| When It Melts (Het smelt) | Herself | Won a Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film |
Musicals
Veerle has also performed in several musical plays. Here are some of them:
- Cabaret (1998)
- Where were you when... (1999)
- Nonsens (1999)
- Chicago (2000)
- Holiday Love Show (2003)
- Pippi Langkous (2005) – playing Pippi Langkous
Awards for Acting
Veerle Baetens has won many awards for her acting in films.
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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| 2013 | European Film Awards | European Actress | The Broken Circle Breakdown | Won |
| 2013 | Tribeca Film Festival | Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film | The Broken Circle Breakdown | Won |
| 2016 | Magritte Awards | Best Actress | Un début prometteur | Won |
See Also
In Spanish: Veerle Baetens para niños
