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Anneliese Louise van der Pol (born September 23 1984 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) is an American actress who retains dual (Dutch/American) citizenship. She is most famous for her role as Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel original comedy series, That's So Raven. She is also an accomplished singer and dancer, and is creating her first vocal demo CD.

Biography

Anneliese van der Pol stars as Chelsea Daniels, Raven's best friend, whose loyalty as Raven's sidekick often draws her into humorous escapades in the Disney Channel original comedy series, That's So Raven. Anneliese (pronounced AH nah LEE zah) was born September 23, 1984 in the Netherlands. She immigrated to the United States in 1987 and retains dual Dutch/American citizenship. Her debut performance as soloist "Lana the Ladybug" in her third-grade fun musical established Anneliese's love for the stage.

Anneliese went on to graduate from the Musical Theater Program of The Orange County High School of the Arts, where her talent was well respected among instructors and students. Highlights of her high school experience include winning the title of "Funniest Girl" as well as a one-day suspension incurred for a dress code violation. For her critically acclaimed performance as Eva Peron in the Buena Park Civic Theatre production of "Evita" in 1999, Anneliese won rave reviews from the Los Angeles Times. She also earned a place in history as the youngest actress (at age 15) to play the role in a professional production.

In 2002, Anneliese starred as Laurey in Austin Musical Theater's production of Oklahoma. Her performance in this celebrated show earned her B. Iden Payne and the Austin Critics Table award nominations for "Best Actress in a Musical." Anneliese is also an accomplished dancer, having danced the role of Clara in The Nutcracker and the title role of "Copelia" for the Southern California Dance Theater. In 2004, she recorded "Over It" for the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs
and is looking forward to more vocal projects. Anneliese is a constant student of dance and voice who takes weekly acting classes from Andrew Magarian at The Shop in North Hollywood. While continuing to take great pleasure in playing the sweetly goofy Chelsea Daniels, Anneliese looks forward to undertaking dramatic roles.

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Music

Anneliese has a vocal range of three and a half octaves. She is a soprano and is trained in the belting vocal technique. Anneliese's first solo recording was "Over It" to the soundtrack for "Stuck in the Suburbs," a Disney Channel Original Movie. However, she has been involved with a couple of Disney projects including the song, "Circle of Life" for The Lion King: Special Edition DVD, and "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" for the Cinderella: Special Edition DVD. She has been in the studio recording her first vocal demo CD with veteran music producer/ composer Bob Esty, who has produced, written and arranged numerous hit songs for Barbra Streisand and Cher. Anneliese was also working with award-winning songwriters Allan Rich and Jud Friedman. The current status of her demo CD is unknown. Her next solo recording is called, "A Day In The Sun" for the new That's So Raven soundtrack called, "That's So Raven Too!", as well as a new song recorded for Disneymania 4.

Trivia

She is 5'4"
Her nickname is Annie or Lieske (pronounced LEEZ-kah), which is said in the song "Friends" on the soundtrack for That's So Raven. That's So Raven TOO!
Her mother named her after Anne Frank
Her mother is from Brooklyn
Born in the same city as Van Halen drummer, Alex Van Halen.
She has two sisters, Rachel and Sarah
She moved to the United States when she was two years old
She hates flying and fears the ocean
She drives a BMW
She rarely uses the Internet
Anneliese attended the Orange County High School of the Arts.
Anneliese has always dreamed of being a ballerina. Unfortunately, a sprained ankle really crushed that dream. She had some surgery to fix it but she can't dance on pointe.

Favorites

Color: Green

Animal: Hummingbirds

Food: Chocolate

Actresses: Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett

Actors: Daniel Atuel, Daniel Day-Lewis, Kevin Spacey

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