# Jelka van Houten

Jelline Floriska van Houten (Dutch pronunciation:; born 1 September 1978) is a Dutch actress and singer. She has acted in Dutch films, musicals, and television series. She also played Sabine in the British TV series Fresh Meat.
She won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award twice, in 2006 for her role in the musical Turks fruit and in 2010 for her role in the musical Dromen... zijn bedrog.

## Early life and education

Jelline Floriska van Houten was born on 1 September 1978 in Culemborg in the Netherlands, the daughter of Margje Stasse and the writer and broadcaster Theodore van Houten. She is the younger sister of actress Carice van Houten. She later studied production design at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam.

## Acting career

While studying at the Film and Television Academy, van Houten made her film debut as an obsessed killer in Liefje (2001). She was nominated for a Gouden Notekraker. The jury which nominated her said that "her surprising début holds a lot in store for the future".
In 2006, van Houten won a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for her leading role of Olga in the musical Turks Fruit (2005).
She played Sheila in the musical Hair (2007). In 2010, she won another John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for her supporting role in the small musical production Dromen... zijn bedrog (2009). She played the role of Daan in the film Jackie (2012), alongside her sister Carice van Houten, and she was nominated for the Golden Calf for Best Actress but did not win.
In 2022, she appeared in the comedy series Tropenjaren.

## Personal life

Van Houten was married to Koppe Koppeschaar until 2016; they have two children. Van Houten is currently in a relationship with Dutch comedian Henry van Loon, they have 1 child together.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Liefje | Esther Valkhof | |
| 2004 | Schat | Fountain girl | Short film |
| 2005 | Een ingewikkeld verhaal, eenvoudig verteld | Mai | Short film |
| 2006 | Raak | Ingrid | Short film |
| 2007 | Anna | Brecht | TV movie |
| 2007 | Dennis P. | Colleague Suzan | |
| 2008 | Summer Heat | Jara | |
| 2009 | Life Is Beautiful | | TV movie |
| 2009 | De indiaan | Pregnant woman | |
| 2010 | Near Neighbours | Machteld | TV movie |
| 2012 | Jackie | Daan | |
| 2012 | The Domino Effect | Antoinette | |
| 2013 | Midden in De Winternacht | Kirsten | |
| 2015 | Jack bestelt een broertje | Sanne | |
| 2019 | Amsterdam Vice | Wachtcommandant Selma | |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Costa | | Episode "Zon, Zee, Seks en Eendagsvliegen" |
| 2005 | Bitches | Esther de Vries | Episode "Working Bitch" |
| 2006 | Rozengeur & Wodka Lime | Judith | Episode "Recht door zee" |
| 2006 | 't Schaep Met De 5 Pooten | Rosita Lefèvre | Episode "Het zal je kind maar wezen!" |
| 2007 | Gooische Vrouwen | Bella | Episode 3.4 |
| 2009 | Shouf shouf! | Alex Verhoeven | 12 episodes |
| 2011 | Verborgen gebreken | Linda van Schoonhoven | 9 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Mixed Up | Fay Vogel | 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Wat als? | | 8 episodes |
| 2012–2016 | Fresh Meat | Sabine | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | Jeuk! | Jelka | 29 episodes |
| 2014 | Aaf | Jacky | Episode 2.1 |
| 2014 | Het Sinterklaasjournaal | Mother with child | Episode 18 |
| 2015 | Gouden Bergen | Noortje | |
| 2015 | Trollie | Berber | |
| 2022 | Tropenjaren | Rosa | |