Acting
Jelka van Houten
NL, EN cinema · 32 credits
Born
1 September 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands
Also known as Jelline Floriska van Houten
Jelka van Houten is a Dutch actress of film, stage, and television, though she is perhaps best known for being the sister of fellow actress Carice van Houten. She is currently nominated for a Gouden Notekraker; the judge's who nominated her have said that "her surprising début holds a lot in store for the future". Van Houten also received praise for her stage debut as Olga in the musical Turk's Fruit, for which she won a Johnny Kraaijkamp Musical Award. Her upcoming projects include the film Zomerhitte and the play Seksual Perversity, at the Theatre de Voorveghter.
Known for
Filmography
Nuclear Boy
as Mirna
Bed & Breakfast
as Esther
Oink
as Margreet (voice)
Ome Cor
as Janny
Shit Happens
as Laura
The Club of Ugly Children
as Paul's mother
Amsterdam Vice
as Wachtcommandant Selma
Huisvrouwen bestaan niet 2
as Marjolein
Vicious
as Kim’s Mother
Het Verlangen
as Mariska van Loo
No Such Thing as Housewives
as Marjolein
Hart Beat
as Inge (Mother Zoë)
Jack's Wish
as Sanne
Men in the City 2
as Melanie
A Christmoose Story
as Kirsten
Jackie
as Daan
The Domino Effect
as Antoinette
Summer Heat
as Jara
Raak
2007
Raak
as Ingrid
Anna
as Brecht
Dennis P.
as Suzan
Anderland
Production Design
Liefje
as Esther Valkhof