Clara Cleymans
Clara Cleymans (born 5 January 1989) is a Belgian actress and musical theatre singer.
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Born | Wilrijk, Belgium | 5 January 1989
Education | Lemmensinstituut University of Antwerp |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse |
Jo Mahieu (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Family | Jelle Cleymans (brother) |
Early years and education
She was born on 5 January 1989 in Wilrijk, as the second child of Karin Jacobs and Jan Cleymans. She has an older brother, named Jelle.[1][2] She attended the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven, and then the philosophy department of the University of Antwerp.[3]
Career
She began her acting career when she was 8 years old, and appeared as Klaartje in a 1997 episode of the Belgian television series Samson en Gert.[4] Her film debut came in 1999 by appearing as Liese in De Kabouterschat.[5] She had the same role in the following sequels as well, Plop in de Wolken (2000) and Plop en de Toverstaf (2003).[6][7]
After having minor roles in various television series, she had her first leading role in the one-season VTM series Dag & Nacht: Hotel Eburon (2010) as Amber Claessens. Between 2010 and 2011, she portrayed Nina Oostvoghels, one of the main characters at that time of the Eén series Thuis.[8] She imitated various celebrities and public figures, and had different characters in the VTM satirical series Tegen de sterren op between 2010 and 2018 .[9] For her performances in the series, she was awarded with the Rising Star award in the Vlaamse Televisie Sterren 2011,[9] and nominated for the Best Actress in the 2012 edition of the awards.[10] Cleymans continued her film career with Kill Me Please (2010)[11] and Groenten uit Balen (2011).[12] She portrayed public prosecutor Helena De Ridder, the leading role of the four-season Eén series De Ridder (2013–2016).[13][14] She was nominated for the Best Actress in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Vlaamse Televisie Sterren, for the performances in De Ridder, and De Ridder and Tegen de sterren op respectively.[15][16]
Between 2018 and 2019, she portrayed Sarah Liebman, a Jewish girl that has a love affair with a non-Jewish guy Louis Segers (Jonas Van Geel) in a dramatic musical theatre '40-'45 that set duringWorld War II.[17][18] In the Belgian comedy horror zombie movie Yummy (2019), she played the hospital director Janja, one of the leading roles in the movie.[19] She appeared as Els and shared the main role with Rik Verheye in We moeten eens praten, the Eén mini-series that started to air in January 2021.[20]
Personal life
She married Jo Mahieu in 2014. The couple has two children, Jeanne (born 2016) and Romy (born 2019).[21][22]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | De Kabouterschat | Liese | |
2000 | Plop in de Wolken | Liese | |
2003 | Plop en de Toverstaf | Liese | |
2008 | Happy Together | Julie Daelemans | |
2010 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Snow | Voice of the Dutch version |
2010 | Kill Me Please | Mlle Julia | |
2011 | Hammertime | Cherry | Short film |
2011 | Chit Chat | Anna | Short film |
2011 | Groenten uit Balen | Anlice | |
2011 | The Smurfs | Smurfette | Voice of the Dutch version |
2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Smurfette | Voice of the Dutch version |
2016 | Bottom-Up | Eefje | Short film |
2019 | Yummy | Janja | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Samson en Gert | Klaartje | Episode: "De hamster van Octaaf" |
1998 | Heterdaad | Clara Piron | Season 3 episode 6 |
1999 | Flikken | Cara Goffin | Episode: "Partners" |
2002 | Spoed | Sandie Vermeire | Episode: "Stadsplannen" |
2004 | Rupel | Rilke Goeminne | Episode: "De kroon" |
2006 | F.C. De Kampioenen | Leentje | Episode: "De eerste prijs" |
2006 | Aspe | Tania Janssen | Episode: "Kinderen van de nacht" |
2006–2007 | De Kavijaks | Episodes: "Marcella" and "Belinda" | |
2008 | Vermist | Isabelle Maes | Episode: "Baby Alisha" |
2010 | F.C. De Kampioenen | Fien | Episode: "Bella Africa" |
2010 | Dag & Nacht: Hotel Eburon | Amber Claessens | 12 episodes |
2010 | Witse | Sienna | Episode: "Klare Lijn" |
2010–2011 | Thuis | Nina Oostvoghels | 159 episodes |
2010–2018 | Tegen de sterren op | Various roles and imitations | 88 episodes |
2011 | Mega Mindy | Natalia Tkofschip | Episode: "De Bompiano" |
2011 | Code 37 | Vicky Renders | 13 episodes |
2011 | Zonde van de zendtijd | Inspecteur de Babe | Season 3 episode 8 |
2011 | Quiz Me Quick | Monica | 10 episodes |
2012 | Aspe | Brenda Schepens / Dorothy Kahn | Episode: "Lüger" |
2013–2016 | De Ridder | Helena De Ridder | 48 episodes |
2018 | Connie & Clyde 2 | Wendy / Wanda | Episode: "Wendy weet van Wanda" |
2019–2020 | Dit zijn wij | Fiona Maas | 4 episodes |
2021 | We moeten eens praten | Els | |
2021 | Hidden Assets | Carolyn | 3 episodes |
2021 | Match | Laura | 10 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Assepoester | Young Assepoester | Musical |
2001 | Kuifje: De zonnetempel | Zorrinho | Musical |
2011 | De Koepoort 15 | Sara | |
2011–2012 | Fiddler on the Roof | Chava | Musical |
2013 | Diep in mij | Yasmine | [23][24] |
2014 | Costa Blanca | ||
2015 | Figaro | Rosine/Contessa | |
2016–2017 | Club 27 | ||
2017 | Our Mutual Friend (Onze Wederzijdse Vriend) | Lizzie/Venuz | |
2017 | Kleinkunsteiland | ||
2018 | Così | Despina | Musical |
2018–2019 | '40-'45 | Sarah Liebman | Musical |
2019 | Les Enfants du Paradis | Garance | |
Awards and nominations
Award | Ceremony date | Category | Work | Result |
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Vlaamse Televisie Sterren | 25 February 2011 | Rising Star | Tegen de sterren op | Won |
24 March 2012 | Best Actress | Tegen de sterren op | Nominated | |
15 March 2014 | Best Actress | De Ridder | Nominated | |
18 April 2015 | Best Actress | De Ridder, Tegen de sterren op | Nominated |
References
- De Wandeleer, Stijn (30 May 2020). "Clara Cleymans en vader Jan: 'Structuur, dat hebben wij nooit gekend'". De Morgen (in Dutch).
- "Clara Cleymans en haar mama Karin Jacobs over het moederschap: "Als actrice is de timing nooit perfect"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 July 2019.
- "Clara Cleymans binnenkort als Nina in 'Thuis'" (in Dutch). TVvisie. 9 March 2010.
- Lambrechts, Stefan (8 April 2020). "Kijk: Clara Cleymans kan borstvoeding geven en schilderen tegelijk". PNWS (in Dutch).
- Meijer, Monica (8 July 1999). "Plop en de kabouterschat (1999)". Cine Magazine (in Dutch).
- "Nieuwe Plop-film in de maak". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 24 March 2000.
- "Alle acteurs in Kabouter Plop en de toverstaf (2003)" (in Dutch). FilmVandaag.nl.
- Vandendaele, Rudy (18 December 2012). "'Tegen de sterren op': Clara Cleymans tussen hemel en aarde". HUMO (in Dutch).
- "'Tegen de sterren op' grote winnaar bij Vlaamse televisiesterren". De Morgen (in Dutch). 25 February 2011.
- "'De Ronde' grote favoriet voor Vlaamse Televisie Sterren". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 February 2012.
- Weissberg, Jay (7 November 2010). "Kill Me Please". Variety.
- Ruëll, Niels (14 December 2011). "Groenten uit Balen". De Standaard (in Dutch).
- "Clara Cleymans speelt opnieuw Helena De Ridder: "Maar geen 10 jaar zoals Witse"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 6 September 2014.
- "Vierde seizoen van De Ridder start binnenkort" (in Dutch). Showbizzsite.be. 24 August 2016.
- "Meeste nominaties voor 'Safety First' en 'Eigen Kweek' op Vlaamse Televisie Sterren". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 February 2014.
- "OVERZICHT. Dit zijn de winnaars van de Vlaamse Televisie Sterren". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 18 April 2018.
- Debie, Eline (28 June 2019). "HOERA: '40-45'-actrice Clara Cleymans zwanger van tweede kindje". Flair (in Dutch).
- "'40-'45 doet het weer: spektakelmusical vestigt absoluut record met 650.000 verkochte tickets". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 29 September 2019.
- "Clara Cleymans toont in 'Yummy' een heel andere kant van zichzelf: "Mijn inspiratiebronnen? Kim Kardashian en Melania Trump"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 25 December 2019.
- "We moeten eens praten: Clara Cleymans en Rik Verheye" (in Dutch). VlaamsKijken. 4 January 2021.
- "Clara Cleymans heeft groot nieuws". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 27 June 2019.
- "Clara Cleymans bevallen van tweede kindje". Metro (in Dutch). 5 November 2019.
- "Clara Cleymans brengt ode aan Yasmine". De Standaard.
- "MUZIEK. Diep in mij (Ode aan Yasmine)". Het Nieuwsblad.
External links
- Media related to Clara Cleymans at Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Cleymans at IMDb