Nationality Dutch Website www.jelkavanhouten.nl Occupation Actress Name Jelka Houten | Years active 2001–present Role Actress Children 2 Siblings Carice van Houten | |
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Full Name Jelline Floriska van Houten Alma mater Netherlands Film and Television Academy Spouse Koppe Koppeschaar (m. 2010) Parents Theodore van Houten, Margje Stasse Albums Mother Road, Hard Place for a Dreamer Movies and TV shows Similar People Carice van Houten, Theodore van Houten, Antoinette Beumer, Thomas Acda, Eva Duijvestein |
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Jelline Floriska van Houten ( [jɛˈlinə floːˈrɪskaː ˈjɛlkaː vɑn ˈɦʌutən]; born 1 September 1978) is a Dutch actress. She has acted in Dutch films, musicals, and television series. She also played Sabine in the British TV series Fresh Meat.
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- Jelka van houten aftermovie album release party melkweg amsterdam
- Jelka van houten onder de zon voor vision
- Early life and education
- Acting career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References

She won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award twice, in 2006 for her role in the musical Turks fruit and in 2010 for her role in the musical Dromen... zijn bedrog.

Jelka van houten onder de zon voor vision
Early life and education

Jelline Floriska van Houten was born on 1 September 1978 in Culemborg in the Netherlands, the daughter of Margje Stasse and the writer and broadcaster Theodore van Houten. She is the younger sister of actress Carice van Houten. She later studied production design at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam.
Acting career

While studying at the Film and Television Academy, Van Houten made her film debut as an obsessed killer in Liefje (2001). She was nominated for a Gouden Notekraker. The jury which nominated her said that "her surprising début holds a lot in store for the future".

In 2006, Van Houten won a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for her leading role of Olga in the musical Turks Fruit (2005).

She played Sheila in the musical Hair (2007). In 2010, she won another John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for her supporting role in the small musical production Dromen... zijn bedrog (2009). She played the role of Daan in the film Jackie (2012), alongside her sister Carice van Houten, and she was nominated for the Golden Calf for Best Actress but did not win.
Personal life
Van Houten is married to Koppe Koppeschaar; they have two children.