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'' and as lead detective Hannah Maes in the crime drama ''

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''. She has also starred in numerous Flemish movies.

Early life

Baetens was born in

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. She had a musical education at the Hoger Instituut voor Dramatische Kunsten in Brussels.

Career

In 2005, she won the "John Kraaijkamp Musical Award", in the category of 'Leading Actress in a musical', for the title role in the

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adaptation of

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. In 2008, she won the Flemish TV-star Award (Flemish equivalent of the

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) for Best Actress and Most Popular TV Personality, both for the title role in ''

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''. In 2012, she released an album with her band "Dallas", called ''Take it all''. In 2013, she won the "best actress" category at the

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for her role in ''

''. In 2013 she portrayed

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in the

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miniseries '' The White Queen'', based on the novel of the same name by

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Filmography

Musicals

*''Cabaret'' (1998) *''Where were you when...'' (1999) *''Nonsens'' (1999) *''Chicago'' (2000) *''Holiday Love Show'' (2003) *''Pippi Langkous'' (2005) – Pippi Langkous

Awards as film actress

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baetens, Veerle 1978 births Living people 21st-century Belgian actresses 21st-century Flemish actresses European Film Award for Best Actress winners Flemish film actresses Flemish musical theatre actresses Flemish television actresses Magritte Award winners People from Brasschaat