Eline Van der Velden
{{Short description|Dutch actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Eline Van Der Velden
| image = Eline van der Velden.jpg
| caption = Van Der Velden in 2009
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
| occupation = {{hlist|Producer|actress|comedian|writer}}
| years_active = 2009–present
}}
Eline Van Der Velden (born 12 May 1986){{cn|date=August 2018}} is a Dutch comedian, writer, actress and producer based in London, England.
Early life
Van der Velden was born on the Dutch island of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles to Dutch businessman Steven van der Velden and physiotherapist Quirine van der Velden. She moved to the United Kingdom at age 14 to study drama and musical theatre at The Arts Educational School, Tring Park. She graduated with an M.Sc. in Physics from Imperial College London in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3666199/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Eline Van der Velden : Biography|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=9 December 2016}}{{better|date=December 2024}}
Career
She was nominated by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for the Lovie Awards and won Best Online Comedy in 2013 for two of her submitted entries.{{cite web|url=http://winners.lovieawards.eu/#!y=2013&v=162|title=2013 Lovie Awards Winners: Miss Holland|publisher=Google|accessdate=10 November 2013}}
The People's Lovie Award also went to her sketch Match.com Parody.{{cite web|url=http://winners.lovieawards.eu/#!y=2013&v=152|title=2013 Lovie Awards Winners: Match.com Parody|website=lovieawards.eu|accessdate=10 November 2013}}
She has created multiple online shows such as Sketch My Life with London Hughes and Emily Hartridge{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/sketchmylifecomedy |title=Sketch My Life |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=13 August 2014}} and the Match.com Parody.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyst0q |title=Match.com (Parody) – First Date Fail (BadNewsCrew) – Video Dailymotion |website=Dailymotion.com |accessdate=4 June 2013}}
She became managing director of Makerschannel.co.uk, the first curated video platform in Europe in 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://tbivision.com/news/2016/06/makers-digital-platform-launches-uk/606222/|title=Makers digital platform launches in the UK – TBI Vision|date=9 June 2016|newspaper=TBI Vision|language=en-US|access-date=19 January 2017}} Makers Channel has been recently acquired by a Belgian media company, De Persgroep, due to its success in the Netherlands.{{Cite web|url=http://www.persgroep.be/en/news/takeover-makers-channel-de-persgroep-nederland|title=Takeover Makers Channel by de Persgroep Nederland {{!}} De Persgroep|website=www.persgroep.be|access-date=19 January 2017}}
She is the founder of a production company, Particle 6 Productions, a full service digital agency focused on video content.{{Cite web|url=http://www.particle6.com/|title=Particle 6 Productions {{!}} Broadcast & Tech Digital Video in London|website=Particle 6 Productions {{!}} Broadcast & Tech Digital Video in London|access-date=29 February 2020}}
In 2016, she was the face of Dutch Shampoo Andrelon{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVR8DbsT694 |title=Andrélon Kokos Boost |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=5 April 2016}} and is known for her character Miss Holland. In 2016, Miss Holland made headlines as she asked the British public to teach her the national anthem.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/england-fans-challenged-sing-god-8223418|title=England fans challenged to sing God Save The Queen|date=18 June 2016 |publisher=The Mirror|accessdate=18 June 2016}}
As an actress she has starred in Dutch TV series De Troon, Beatrix and the Golden Calf-winning series Overspel.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3666199/|title=Eline Van der Velden|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=9 December 2016}} In Belgium she appeared opposite Jamie Dornan in Flying Home.
Van der Velden starred in the BBC Three series "Putting it out there" where she challenges social perceptions of body hair, heels, spit, personal space, and authority figures.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/item/6e4894a0-7932-43b1-9677-46181e5389e2|title=BBC Three Series : Biography|website=BBCThree.co.uk|accessdate=8 February 2016}}
In 2018 she starred in BBC 1 Northern Ireland's comedy Series Soft Border Patrol and the BBC Three comedy series Miss Holland.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
Awards and recognition
Miss Holland won the Best Online Comedy at the 2013 Lovie Awards, judged by Stephen Fry. The Match.com Parody video won Best Online Comedy People's Lovie Award, the people's vote. Her digital series Miss Holland and Match.com Parody Date 1 were also featured in the 2013 Google Lovie Letters.{{cite web|url=http://www.lovieletters.eu/#/projects/28|title=Lovieletters : Project 28|website=Lovieletters.eu|accessdate=9 December 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3666199}}
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Category:21st-century Dutch actresses
Category:Alumni of Imperial College London
Category:Actors educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Category:Dutch expatriates in England