Anneliese van der Pol

Anneliese van der Pol is a Dutch-American actress, voice actress, singer, and dancer, who is best known for her Disney role as Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven and for being the last actress to portray Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast.
Since December 2024. Van der Pol, is married to Raven's Home co-star Johnno Wilson.
==Film and television==
In 2003, van der Pol landed one of her earliest television roles as the ditzy Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven, starring alongside Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown, and Kyle Massey.
To this date, Chelsea Daniels remains to be one of Van der Pol's most renowned and recognizable roles among children, teenagers, and adults. She was awarded with critical acclaim for her abilities to portray such an extroverted and somewhat dim-witted character, which some initially thought impossible due to her more serious roles in the past.
In 2006, she did a guest starring role as Heather in Kim Possible. This was one of the actress' first voice roles.
In 2011, van der Pol made a guest appearance as Ronnie in the Disney Channel Original series Shake It Up.
==Stage==
In 2007, the actress made her mark as a Broadway star for her role as Belle in the final theatrical production of Beauty and the Beast. This role was quite significant because she became the last actress to play Belle on Broadway. The show closed the following summer, leaving audiences pleased with the newcomer's performance. She also toured in the Disney Princess - The Concert in 2022 and 2023.
==Music==
In terms of music, van der Pol has recorded several songs for Walt Disney Records, including a collaboration with Raven-Symoné and Orlando Brown on the theme song of That's So Raven for the series' soundtrack. She also recorded "Over It" for the soundtrack of the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs.
Van der Pol was a member of Disney Channel supergroup The Disney Channel Circle of Stars, with whom she recorded pop/R&B renditions of The Lion King's "Circle of Life" and Cinderella's "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" for special edition releases of the films.
In 2006, she recorded a cover version of the classic Disney song "Candle on the Water" from Pete's Dragon for an edition of Disneymania.
Due to her broadway role as Belle, van der Pol recorded several songs heard in the theatrical production's soundtrack, including the iconic "A Change in Me".
==Roles==
Chelsea Chels Daniels.jpg|Chelsea Daniels(That's So Raven, Raven's Home, and Bunk'd)
Kim possible heather.jpg|Heather(Kim Possible)
Belle.jpg|Belle(Beauty and the Beast; Broadway, 2007)
Shake it up ronnie.jpg|Ronnie(Shake it Up)
==Gallery==
File:Ravens Home - Chelsea.jpg
File:Anneliese-van-der-Pol at the Disney-and-Pixars-Cars-3-Premiere--02.jpg|Anneliese van der Pol at the premiere of Cars 3 in June 2017.
Anneliese-van-der-pol-the-lion-king-premiere-in-hollywood-2.jpg|Anneliese van der Pol and Raven-Symoné at the premiere of The Lion King in July 2019.
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