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Veerle Baetens
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Veerle Baetens at the Film Fest Ghent in 2021
Born (1978-01-24) 24 January 1978 (age 47)
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.

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
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
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

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