Francesca Vanthielen

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Francesca Vanthielen Born 24 December 1972 in Eeklo,Belgium

Francesca Vanthielen (born 24 December 1972 in Eeklo) is a Belgian television actress and host, radio presenter, and economist. She is probably best known internationally for playing the lead role in the Svalbard-set adventure film When the Light Comes (1998) and for hosting Sterren op de dansvloer ( Dancing with the Stars ) between 2005 and 2008. [1] [2] She has worked as a host on Radio TAM TAM (BRT), Q-music and Studio Brussel. [3]

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Her childhood and adolescent years were spent in Zonhoven and she currently resides in Antwerp. Her father is an economist in Diepenbeek and her mother is a social worker in Geel. [3] Vanthielen holds a degree in Applied Economics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and has a Post Graduate in Acting from the Mountview Theatre School in London. [3] In 2009 she obtained a master's degree in comparative and international politics at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. [3]

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  1. ↑ Augstein, Rudolf (1999). Der Spiegel. R. Augstein. p. 221.
  2. ↑ "'Sterren op de dansvloer': Francesca Vanthielen en Jacques Vermeire tangoën de zonsondergang tegemoet" (in German). Humo. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Leven na Leuven: Economiste en tv-persoonlijkheid Francesca Vanthielen" (in Dutch). Katholieke Universiteit Leuven . Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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