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Anneliese Van Der PolDanish-American actress and singer
Date of Birth: 23.09.1984
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Anneliese van der Pol
Anneliese van der Pol (born September 23, 1984) is a Danish-American actress and singer. She possesses a beautiful soprano and is constantly working on improving her singing technique.
Early Life and Family
Van der Pol was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to William van der Pol, a Danish director of railway transportation at California State University, Fullerton, and Dyan Ross, an American originally from Brooklyn, New York. Her mother named her Anneliese after visiting the legendary Jewish girl Anne Frank's hiding place. In addition to Anneliese, the family also includes two older sisters, Rachel and Sara. When Anneliese was three years old, her family moved to her mother's homeland, the United States, and the children obtained dual citizenship in the Netherlands and the USA. Van der Pol attended Washington Elementary School in Bellflower, California. Starting in third grade, she began performing on stage and received theater training at the Orange County High School of the Arts. In 1999, she played the role of Eva Peron in the play "Evita" produced by the Buena Park Civic Theatre, which received positive reviews from the Los Angeles Times. By the age of fifteen, Anneliese became one of the youngest actresses to perform in professional productions. She participated in the play "Great Pretenders," where she appeared in a karaoke episode.
Acting and Singing Career
In addition to her acting talent, Van der Pol possesses a beautiful soprano voice and continuously works on perfecting her singing technique. In 2004, she recorded the song "Over It" for the Disney Channel movie "Stuck in the Suburbs." Her second solo recording was the cover version of Hilary Duff's song "A Day in the Sun," which appeared on the album "That's So Raven Too!" After that, Van der Pol began receiving frequent invitations to participate in various Disney projects. For example, she collaborated with Elton John to record the song "Circle of Life" for the special DVD release of "The Lion King," as well as "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from the animated film "Cinderella" and "Candle on the Water" from "Pete's Dragon" for the soundtrack album "DisneyMania." On April 3, 2007, Van der Pol appeared as Belle in the Broadway production of "Beauty and the Beast." She became the final actress to portray this role on Broadway. On July 3, 2007, she discussed her performance as Belle on the television show "Live with Regis and Kelly," sharing her experiences and what she enjoyed most about the show.
