Nadine van der Velde

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Nadine van der Velde
Born (1962-05-14) May 14, 1962 (age 61)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other namesNadine van Der Velde
Nadine van der Velde
Occupation(s)Actress
Producer
Writer
Years active1983present
Spouse
(m. 1992)
Children2

Nadine van der Velde (born May 14, 1962) is a Canadian actress, producer and writer. She is a three-time Emmy award winner, two-time Annie Award winner and a recipient of a Humanitas Award. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and career

Nadine was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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]

Career

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 The Fresh Beat Band , [8] which first aired on August 24, 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]

Filmography

Actress
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Private School School Girl
1983 Silver Spoons Michele1 episode - Passports to Pleasure
1984 Fatal Vision RandiTV miniseries
1985 Otherworld Girl1 episode - The Zone Troopers Build Men
1985 Moving Violations Stephanie McCarthy
1985 CBS Schoolbreak Special Mary Kay1 episode - The War Between the Classes
1986 Critters April Brown(credited as Nadine Van Der Velde)
1986 The Wizard Jennifer Dunne1 episode - Seeing Is Believing
1987 Starman Julie Radin1 episode - Appearances
1987 Munchies Cindy
1988AvielEmma
1988 Shattered Innocence NoraTV movie (credited as Nadine Van Der Velde)
1988 Shadow Dancing Jessica Lilliane
1989 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Rebecca Whitmore1 episode - In the Driver's Seat
1989 After Midnight Joanin The Old Dark Horse
1991 Tropical Heat Julieother title - Sweating Bullets, 1 episode - Forget Me Not
1994Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesMaria Gilberto1 episode - Sing Wah
1999 JAG Agent King1 episode - Webb of Lies
2000East of AReggie Tweed
Producer
YearTitleNotes
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
Writer
YearTitleNotes
1990Once 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
2000East 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
2003Rolie 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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