Anneliese van der Pol Biography (3)
Biography
Anneliese was born in the Netherlands, where it is flat, green, and rainy, as she claims. Her dream was to be a ballerina, but a sprained ankle stood in her way. Although she had surgery to correct it, she still can no longer dance en pointe. Her mother, Dyan Ross, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Anneliese's family moved to the United States at the age of 2. She has two sisters, one born in 1982, the other in 1984. Anneliese is currently single and claims absolulety no time for guys and not even enough time for family. Anneliese grew up in Southern, California.
Theatre
A graduate of the Musical Theater Program at The Orange County (CA) High School of the Arts, Anneliese has already made an impressive mark in the world of entertainment. For her captivating performance as Eva Peron in the Buena Park Civic Theatre production of Evita, she not only won rave reviews from the Los Angeles Times but also earned a place in history as the youngest actress (age 15) to play the role in a professional production. Anneliese also starred as Laurey in Oklahoma! for Austin Musical Theatre, and was nominated in May 2001 for Best Actress In a Musical during the 2000-01 season by the Austin Theatre Critics Table.
That's So Raven
Many people believe that Anneliese's voice overshadows her That's So Raven co-star Raven-Symoné's, especially in the That's So Raven episode Road to Audition. She has said that despite rumors, there is no competition between her and Raven-Symoné: "Raven is a really good friend, and I feel no sense of competition between us whatsoever."
Film
In the film Divorce: The Musical Anneliese plays the role of a daughter whose parents are going through a divorce. Coincidentally, her character's name is also Chelsea just as it is in That's So Raven. The last name of the character, however, is Weber as opposed to Daniels in That's So Raven.Music
Anneliese has a vocal range of 3 and a half octaves. She is a soprano and is trained in the belting vocal technique. Recently, Anneliese sang Over It for the Disney Channel Original Movie, Stuck in the Suburbs. She was in the studio recording her first vocal demo CD with veteran music producer/ composer Bob Esty, who has produced, written and arranged numerous hit songs for Barbra Streisand and Cher. Anneliese was also working with award-winning songwriters Allan Rich and Jud Friedman. However, the current status of her demo CD is unknown.Buy more detailed movie star biographies in the Movie Star Bookstore.