Nadine van der Velde | |
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Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, producer |
Years active | 1983–present |
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Children | 2 |
Nadine van der Velde (born May 14, 1962) is a Canadian actress, writer, and producer. She is a three-time Emmy award winner, two-time Annie Award winner and a recipient of a Humanitas Award. [1] [2] [3]
Nadine was born in Toronto. She is fluent in French. She made her film debut in 1983 in the film Private School . She later starred in the 1986 comedy horror Critters and 1987 film Munchies. Her acting credits include several TV series including: Silver Spoons , Otherworld , The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents and JAG . [4]
Nadine has executive produced, story edited and written for several TV series including Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends , 65 episodes of Rolie Polie Olie , and 44 episodes of Breaker High . She co-wrote the indie feature East of A, which screened in over two dozen film festivals, including the Seattle Film Fest, Stockholm, Dublin, Outfest and San Francisco. [5] [6] [7] Van der Velde partnered with her husband, Scott Kraft, and created the development and production company Popskull Inc. which has Van der Velde as co-creator and executive producer of Nickelodeon's The Fresh Beat Band , [8] which first aired on 2009. Van der Velde has written and music produced over 60 songs on the series. Nadine van der Velde was nominated for a 2012 Daytime Emmy in Outstanding Achievement in Main Title and Graphic Design for the show’s season 3 main titles.
Nadine has been nominated for two 2013 Daytime Emmys in the categories of "OUTSTANDING PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN'S SERIES" and "OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT" in MUSIC DIRECTION and COMPOSITION for her work as Executive Producer on The Fresh Beat Band. [9] On June 14, 2013 Nadine van der Velde and The Fresh Beat Band team won a Daytime Emmy for Music Direction and Composition. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Private School | School Girl | |
1983 | Silver Spoons | Michele | 1 episode - Passports to Pleasure |
1984 | Fatal Vision | Randi | TV miniseries |
1985 | Otherworld | Girl | 1 episode - The Zone Troopers Build Men |
1985 | Moving Violations | Stephanie McCarthy | |
1985 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mary Kay | 1 episode - The War Between the Classes |
1986 | Critters | April Brown | (credited as Nadine Van Der Velde) |
1986 | The Wizard | Jennifer Dunne | 1 episode - Seeing Is Believing |
1987 | Starman | Julie Radin | 1 episode - Appearances |
1987 | Munchies | Cindy | |
1988 | Aviel | Emma | |
1988 | Shattered Innocence | Nora | TV movie (credited as Nadine Van Der Velde) |
1988 | Shadow Dancing | Jessica Lilliane | |
1989 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Rebecca Whitmore | 1 episode - In the Driver's Seat |
1989 | After Midnight | Joan | in The Old Dark Horse |
1991 | Tropical Heat | Julie | other title - Sweating Bullets, 1 episode - Forget Me Not |
1994 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Maria Gilberto | 1 episode - Sing Wah |
1999 | JAG | Agent King | 1 episode - Webb of Lies |
2000 | East of A | Reggie Tweed |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | (video), (consulting producer) |
2003 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | TV movie |
2006–2008 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | (executive producer), (4 episodes) |
2008 | A Very Merry Daughter Of the Bride | TV movie, (associate producer) |
2009–2013 | The Fresh Beat Band | (executive producer), (music producer) (40 episodes) |
2015–2016 | Little Charmers | executive producer, 30 episodes |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1990 | Once in a Blue Moon | (TV short) |
1995 | Nancy Drew | 2 episodes - Asylum, Bridal Arrangements |
1997 | Breaker High | |
1998 | Rolie Polie Olie | |
1997–1998 | Donkey Kong Country | 10 episodes |
2000 | East of A | |
2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | (video), (credited as Nadine van der Velde) |
2003 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | TV movie |
2003 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase | (video), (credited as Nadine van der Velde) |
2004–2008 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | 11 episodes |
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