Lieke van Lexmond (born 6 February 1982) is a Dutch actress and

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. She is known for playing the roles of Eva Prins in the television series ''

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'' and the role of Charlie Fischer in the soap opera ''

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''.

Career

Between 2002 and 2011 she played the role of Charlie Fischer in the soap opera ''

''. Initially, she played this role in 2002 for three months to replace Aukje van Ginneken. Van Lexmond became a member of the cast in 2003. In 2011, she decided to leave the

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to focus on other projects. Van Lexmond presented both seasons of '' The Ultimate Dance Battle'' in 2011 and 2012. In 2013 and 2014 she was one of the judges in the television series '' Everybody Dance Now''. In 2013, she also presented the television show '' So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation'' together with Dennis Weening. In 2012, she participated in an episode of the game show '' De Jongens tegen de Meisjes''. In 2014, she played a role in the film ''

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''. In 2015, she played a role in the film ''

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''. Van Lexmond presented '' Idols 5'' (2016) and '' Idols 6'' (2017) of the '' Idols'' television series together with

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. In 2019, Van Lexmond became the host for the television show '' The Voice Senior''. In the same year, she also played a role in the film '' De Brief voor Sinterklaas''. In 2020, she played a role in the film '' Casanova's'' directed by Jamel Aattache. She also played a role in the 2022 romantic comedy film '' Zwanger & Co'' directed by

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Personal life

In September 2014, she gave birth to a son. In April 2017, she gave birth to her second son. She married Bas van Veggel in June 2016; the wedding took place in Italy.

Selected filmography

Film

* 2014: ''

'' * 2015: ''

'' * 2019: '' De Brief voor Sinterklaas'' * 2020: '' Casanova's'' * 2022: '' Zwanger & Co''

Television

Actress

* 1998 – 2001: ''

'' * 2003 – 2012: ''

'' * 2016 – 2018: ''Centraal Medisch Centrum''

Host

* 2011 – 2012: '' The Ultimate Dance Battle'' * 2013: '' The Next Generation'' * 2016 – 2017: '' Idols!'' * 2019 – 2021: '' The Voice Senior''

Judge

* 2013 – 2014: '' Everybody Dance Now''

Contestant

* 2012: '' De Jongens tegen de Meisjes''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lexmond, Lieke van 1982 births Living people Dutch film actresses Dutch television actresses Dutch soap opera actresses People from IJsselstein 21st-century Dutch actresses Dutch television presenters Dutch women television presenters