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Anneliese van der Pol

Age: 25
Height: 5' 4"

Birth Place: Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Born: Sep. 23rd, 1984

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Anneliese van der Pol's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
That's So Raven	Chelsea Daniels

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Anneliese was born in Naaldwijk, Noord Holland, The Netherlands on September 23,1984 and moved to the United States when she was a young child. Her mother named her after the late Holocaust refugee Anne Frank. A graduate of the Musical Theater Program at The Orange County High School of the Arts, California, Anneliese (pronounced AH-na-LEE-zah) has already made an impressive mark in the world of entertainment. For her captivating performance as Eva P�ron in the Buena Park Civic Theater production of Evita (1996), she not only won rave reviews from the Los Angeles Times but also earned a place in history as the the youngest actress - at the age of 15 - to play the role in a professional production. More recently, Anneliese starred as Laurey in Oklahoma! (1955) for Austin Musical Theater, and was nominated for Best Actress In a Musical.

On television, she stars as Chelsea Daniels, Raven's best friend and sidekick who often draws her into humorous escapades in the Disney Channel original comedy series "That's So Raven" (2003).

TRIVIA:

Received a B. Iden Payne nomination ("Best Featured Actress in a Musical") for her portrayal of Laurey in the Austin Musical Theatre Production of "Oklahoma!".
Attended the Orange County High School for the Arts.
Her childhood home was in Bellflower, California.
Good friends with 'Ricky Ullman' (qv).
Received an Austin Critics Table nomination ("Best Actress in a Musical") for her portrayal of Laurey in the Austin Musical Theatre production of "Oklahoma!".
Is named after Holocaust victim, Anne Frank, whose full name is Annelies Frank.
Childhood friends with 'Dayna Price' (qv). Anneliese, her older sister Sarah, and Dayna often carpooled to stage auditions and rehearsals around Southern California.
Has an older sister, Sarah who is also a performer.