# Nadine van der Velde

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

Actress :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Private School | School Girl | |
| 1983 | Silver Spoons | Michele | 1 episode - Passports to Pleasure |
| 1984 | Fatal Vision | Randi | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | Otherworld | Girl | 1 episode - The Zone Troopers Build Men |
| 1985 | Moving Violations | Stephanie McCarthy | |
| 1985 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mary Kay | 1 episode - The War Between the Classes |
| 1986 | Critters | April Brown | (credited as Nadine Van Der Velde) |
| 1986 | The Wizard | Jennifer Dunne | 1 episode - Seeing Is Believing |
| 1987 | Starman | Julie Radin | 1 episode - Appearances |
| 1987 | Munchies | Cindy | |
| 1988 | Aviel | Emma | |
| 1988 | Shattered Innocence | Nora | TV movie (credited as Nadine Van Der Velde) |
| 1988 | Shadow Dancing | Jessica Lilliane | |
| 1989 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Rebecca Whitmore | 1 episode - In the Driver's Seat |
| 1989 | After Midnight | Joan | in The Old Dark Horse |
| 1991 | Tropical Heat | Julie | other title - Sweating Bullets, 1 episode - Forget Me Not |
| 1994 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Maria Gilberto | 1 episode - Sing Wah |
| 1999 | JAG | Agent King | 1 episode - Webb of Lies |
| 2000 | East of A | Reggie Tweed | |
Producer :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | (video), (consulting producer) |
| 2003 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | TV movie |
| 2006–2008 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | (executive producer), (4 episodes) |
| 2008 | A Very Merry Daughter Of the Bride | TV movie, (associate producer) |
| 2009–2013 | The Fresh Beat Band | (executive producer), (music producer) (40 episodes) |
| 2015–2016 | Little Charmers | executive producer, 30 episodes |
Writer :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1990 | Once in a Blue Moon | (TV short) |
| 1995 | Nancy Drew | 2 episodes - Asylum, Bridal Arrangements |
| 1997 | Breaker High | |
| 1998 | Rolie Polie Olie | |
| 1997–1998 | Donkey Kong Country | 10 episodes |
| 2000 | East of A | |
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | (video), (credited as Nadine van der Velde) |
| 2003 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | TV movie |
| 2003 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase | (video), (credited as Nadine van der Velde) |
| 2004–2008 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | 11 episodes |