Anneliese van der Pol

Anneliese Louise van der Pol (born September 23 1984 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) is an actress in the television show That's So Raven. Her name is pronounced AH-NUH-LEE-SUH, not ANN-A-LEECE.

Biography

Anneliese was born in the Netherlands, where it is flat, green, and rainy, as she claims. Her dream was to be a ballerina, but a sprained ankle stood in her way. Although she had surgery to correct it, she still can no longer dance en pointe.

Related Topics:
Netherlands - Ballerina - En pointe

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A graduate of the Musical Theater Program at The Orange County (CA) High School of the Arts, Anneliese has already made an impressive mark in the world of entertainment. For her captivating performance as Eva Peron in the Buena Park Civic Theatre production of "Evita", she not only won rave reviews from the Los Angeles Times but also earned a place in history as the youngest actress (age 15) to play the role in a professional production. Anneliese also starred as Laurey in "Oklahoma!" for Austin Musical Theatre, and was nominated in May of 2001 for "Best Actress In a Musical" during the 2000-2001 season by the Austin Theatre Critics Table.

Related Topics:
Eva Peron - Los Angeles Times - Oklahoma!

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Many people believe that Anneliese's voice overshadows her That's So Raven co-star Raven-Symoné's, especially in the That's So Raven episode 'Road to Audition'. She has said that despite rumors, there is no competition between her and Raven-Symoné: "Raven is a really good friend, and I feel no sense of competition between us whatsoever." Anneliese is currently single, and claims to have absolutely no time for guys, and not even enough time for family.

Related Topics:
That's So Raven - Raven-Symoné

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She and Christy Romano were last minute replacements for the duet with Carlos Ponce in the Walt Disney Christmas Day Parade 2003. LeeAnn Rimes, who was supposed to be Carlos Ponce's duet, was snowed in and could not make it, so Anneliese and Christy were asked to fill in. Because it was last minute, they did not have the clothes that Disney wanted them to wear for the performance, so they were each bought a new outfit (including shoes) for it, which they were allowed to keep. She said she really liked the boots that she got.

Related Topics:
Christy Romano - Carlos Ponce - LeeAnn Rimes

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