Daniella van Graas | |
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Tuitjenhorn, Netherlands |
Occupation(s) | actress, model |
Years active | 1997–2013 |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Spouse | Brett Tawil |
Children | 3 |
Daniella van Graas (born 1975) is a Dutch fashion model, cover girl, and actress. [1] [ unreliable source? ] [2] [3] She has appeared in movies, on television, and between 1997 and 2003, on the cover of several magazines. In 2012, she was featured in the Dutch television show The Prettiest Girl in Class. [4]
Van Graas grew up in Tuitjenhorn, where she attended the Sint Barbaraschool, [5] a Roman Catholic elementary school. Her father was a teacher, her mother a homemaker. After elementary school, she attended the college prep track at the Christian High School Jan Arentsz in Alkmaar, cycling 15 kilometers (9 miles) each way daily to and from home. [5] [6]
At age 18, van Graas was scouted by a modelling agent at a shopping mall in Amsterdam. [7] She moved to Paris, where she worked with Ford Modeling Agency, [8] and then to New York. [7]
As a model, van Graas collaborated with Armani Jeans, [3] [9] Aveeno, Barely There, [10] CoverGirl, L'Oréal, [3] Max Factor, [3] [9] Maybelline, [3] [9] Pantene, Pepsi, [7] and H&M. [7] She also worked with Marie Claire Netherlands. [11] She appeared in a fashion show at the 68th Academy Awards ceremony. [7] [12]
Van Graas was the spokesmodel and "face" for Aveeno, "a brand that sells natural-based skin- and hair-care products"; that relationship lasted for years, ending in 2013, when Jennifer Aniston took over the role. [13]
Van Graas appeared on the covers of the magazines Femina (2001), Fitness (March, 2003, August and December 2004, July 2010), New Woman (March and September 1998), Cosmopolitan (U.S. and U.K., April 1999), Self and Marie Claire Netherlands (December 1997). [14] She is featured in the 2014, book Schoonheid is jezelf zijn [Beauty is being yourself], an anthology of diverse views on the nature of beauty. [15]
Van Graas recognizes that her film acting has been largely typecast as a model in one form or another. She notes that being on set with professionals has helped her grow as an actress. She states she aspires toward a wider set of roles. "If she had the choice, she knows what she wants to play. 'Something like Charlize Theron in Monster . Arriving nicely [with a] twenty kilos [3 st 2 lb gain] and walking without care. That seems wonderful to me. But that is not really realistic.'" [7] [ according to whom? ]
In October 2008, van Graas appeared in the TV show Entourage . [1] She played episodic roles and supporting roles in the films Perfect Stranger, Love by the Rules and Without , Autumn in New York . [1]
On January 19, 2012, the TROS dedicated its third episode of the season of The Prettiest Girl in Class to van Graas. According to the TV program, she grew up in the village of Tuitjenhorn, "amidst cabbage fields and where the fair is seen as the highlight of the year" and she was deemed a "stand out". [4] [16]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Autumn in New York | Model at bar [17] | Feature film |
2002 | New Americans (film) | Olga [18] | TV movie |
2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Fiancée [3] | Feature film |
2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Beauty [3] [19] | Feature film |
2004 | Marmalade | Herself [20] | Feature film |
2007 | Perfect Stranger | Josie [3] [21] [22] | Feature film |
2012 | Girl Most Likely | Cecille [23] | Feature film |
2013 | The Word | Heather [24] | Feature film |
Year | TV Series | Role | Notes |
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2002 | All My Children | Fiona Sinclair [13] | Soap Opera |
2008 | Entourage | Natasha Ladianova [25] | HBO Series |
2012 | Het mooiste meisje van de klas | Herself | Dutch TV show |
Van Graas is 5' 11" (180 cm). [2] She is married to Brett Tawil, a former sports coach. [3] [7] The couple live in New York [5] and have three children. [5] [6]
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... without a doubt the most beautiful girl. Daniella himself remains very sober and that makes her extra attractive for the boys. That is not only true for the North Holland boys. Tico Torres, the drummer of the at that time immensely popular band Bon Jovi, likes fan Daniella when he is on tour in the Netherlands.
Model en actrice Daniella van Graas is donderdagavond te zien in het televisieprogramma 'Het mooiste meisje van de klas'. De 36-jarige Graas werd geboren in Tuitjenhorn en woont momenteel met haar gezin in Queens in New York. Presentator Jaap Jongbloed bezocht met zijn crew onder andere Van Graas in New York en er werden opnames gemaakt in Tuitjenhorn, waar zij op de Barbaraschool zat.
The newest campaign for the Barely There brand, which has been budgeted in excess of $5 million according to industry estimates, breaks Wednesday on prime time TV. Created by Shahid & Co. and shot by Richard Avedon on four top models, four different TV spots will focus on well-known figures: Shalom Harlow as Betsy Ross, Ivanna Milisevic as Susan B. Anthony, Daniella Van Graas as Joan of Arc and Rebecca Mader as Eve.
He has even hired a hot lesbian secretary (va-va-voom brunette Daniella van Graas) to keep his extramarital love life organized; she struts through the agency's offices on legs as long as circus stilts, taking notes and putting out fires (although she probably doesn't put out nearly as many as she starts).