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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.

Early life and career

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.

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. 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, 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. On June 14, 2013 Nadine van der Velde and The Fresh Beat Band team won a Daytime Emmy for Music Direction and Composition.

Filmography

References

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2. McClintock, Pamela; Oei, Lily (March 4, 2004). "Ellen the talk of Emmys". Variety.
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6. "FESTIVALS: Santa Barbara's Grand Ambitions, Out of Reach or Just in Sight?". IndieWire. March 20, 2000. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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8. Spindel, Barbara (February 24, 2012). "'The Fresh Beat Band': Nickelodeon's Newest Preschool Sensation". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
9. "Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards - 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Nominations". Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
10. "'Ellen,' 'Sesame Street,' CBS & PBS Lead 40th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards". Deadline. June 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

• http://www.wgc.ca/magazine/articles/spring_2007/wfiles.html

External links

• Nadine van der Velde at IMDb
• Nadine Van der Velde at Yahoo! Movies
• Nadine Van der Velde at Flixster
• Nadine van der Velde at Rotten Tomatoes

• 1962 births
• Actresses from Toronto
• American film actresses
• American television writers
• American people of Dutch descent
• American people of Canadian descent
• Canadian people of Dutch descent
• Canadian film actresses
• Living people
• American women television writers
• Writers from Toronto
• 21st-century American women