Anneliese van der Pol

MEET ANNELIESE VAN DER POL
"To achieve success (as i define it) in the entertainment industry" Anneliese van der Pol has said of her goal for her career -and thats exactly what the young red head is doing. After a grueling audition process, Anneliese was finally chosen to portray Belle in the last days of Disney Theatrical 's broadway presentation of Beauty & the Beast after a 13-year run. Before B&TB, Anneliese also played Eva Peron in the Buena Park Civic Theatre production of Evita , which earned her positive reviews from the Los Angeles Times. Her performance as Laurey in the Austin Musical Theatre production of Oklahoma! earned her a Austin Critics Table Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Anneliese van der Pol made her highly anticipated return to Broadway in VANITIES: A New Musical . It tells the story of 3 Texas cheerleaders living life in the '60s and well into the early '90s. Anneliese originated the role of Kathy - the ambitious organizer of the group. Vanities had it's successful pre-Broadway run in Pasadena, CA which was housed by the beautiful Pasadena Playhouse. Vanities will open on Broadway in the near future.
When it comes to television, Anneliese is most famously known for her role as Chelsea Daniels in Disney's major hit show That's So Raven (Disney's only show to ever make it up to a 100 episodes) The show also won Van Der Pol a Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performer in a T.V. Series. Apart from being a television actress, Anneliese also has a career in voice-over acting, when she lent her voice for the character of Chelsea Daniels in the That's so Raven: Supernaturally Stylish interactive video game. And again lending her voice in a guest apperance as Heather in Disney's animated series Kim Possible .
But singing has always sparked a glow in Anneliese's eyes, as she eagerly awaits to break into a successful singing career. She first hit the recording studio when asked to sing part of the chorus for the That's So Raven theme song and once again when her character Chelsea Daniels breaks into song in a episode of That's So Raven starring, American Idol's, Paula Abdul. When asked to sing a track for the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs , Anneliese jumped at the opportunity. Leaving the people of Disney highly impressed, she was asked to record several other songs that include; A Day in the Sun, Candle on the Water, Friends, Circle of Life, A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes, Lets Stick Together, as well as singing spots in several episodes of That's So Raven. With the help of Erik Isaacs and Jay Lazaroff , Anneliese is working on recording several tracks in hopes to land a record deal. Anneliese van der Pol remains to be one of Myspace's TOP Unsigned Classical & Experimental Musicians.
Another door that the Dutch-Native is stepping her foot in is film work. Her first film was Divorce: The Musical which premiered in very few cinemas, and is now in talks for a distribution deal for a DVD release. The Disney beauty was also seen in one of the 2007's Summer's most anticipated films Bratz , where she plays bad girl, Avery. She also continues to audition for several Independent films.
So, make sure to keep both your eyes and ears open for Anneliese van der Pol, as her career is just starting to blossom and much is expected for her in the upcoming years.