Celinde Schoenmaker

Celinde Schoenmaker (born 15 January 1989) is a Dutch actress and singer.[1]

Celinde Schoenmaker
Born (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Years active1997-Present

She is known for appearing as Renate Blauel in Rocketman, Fantine in the West End production of the musical Les Misérables, and Christine Daae in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera during their 30th anniversary.

Early life and education

Schoenmaker lived during her childhood in Dordrecht, Papendrecht, Etten-Leur, and Miami in Florida.

After obtaining her high school diploma, at Stedelijk Gymnasium Breda, Schoenmaker studied Liberal Arts for a year at Oxford Brookes University. Once back in the Netherlands, she was admitted to the Fontys Academy of Arts in Tilburg.

In April 2012 she completed the music course summa cum laude.[2] In June of that year she was awarded the Jacques de Leeuw Prize, as the most talented student of executive education in the Netherlands. This award is designed to give young, talented artists the opportunity to develop themselves.[2]

Career

Theatre

She moved to London after being cast in the role of Fantine in the West End production of Les Misérables.[3][4] On 14 January 2013 she replaced Sierra Boggess in the role, making her West End debut.

On 7 September 2015, Schoenmaker returned to West End in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera as the female lead of Christine Daaé. On 27 September 2016, Schoenmaker performed with Ben Forster in the show's 30th Anniversary performance.

Schoenmaker was cast as Jenny Lind in the 2017 Off-West End production of Barnum, which opened on 5 December.

In 2019 Celinde took on the role of Franca in Light in the Piazza, she played the role in London and LA Opera[5]

In 2020 Celinde performed the two hander Marry Me A Little[6]

Film / TV

In 2019, she appeared as Renate Blauel in the Elton John biopic Rocketman.[7]

In 2021 she played the role of Maaike van de Berg in Hong Kong Lovestory.[8]

In 2020 she took on the role of Vanessa in the TV series Red Light.[9]

In 2021 she played the role of Saskia in Our House [10]

Filmography

References
  1. Rob Musters (7 November 2012). "Celinde Schoenmaker maakt debuut op West End". BN DeStem. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Celinde Schoenmaker | LA Opera". www.laopera.org. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. "Marry Me A Little". Barn Theatre. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. "Article Schoenmaker in Rocketman". nu.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  8. Ramos, Dino-Ray; Ramos, Dino-Ray (16 December 2020). "'Hong Kong Love Story' Adds Celinde Schoenmaker, Julia Nickson, Rayssa Bratillieri And Hana Hrzic". Deadline. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. "Red Light (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. Folkson, Sheree, Our House, Red Planet Pictures, retrieved 29 October 2021
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