Georgina Carolina Verbaan (born October 9, 1979 in The Hague) is a Dutch actress and singer.

Career

After joining the musical Harlekijn in 1988, Verbaan decided to be an actress. In 1991 she applied for a four year study at the theater school called Rabarber.

Verbaan became a national celebrity in 1997, at the age of 16 years, when she got the role of "Hedwig Harmsen" in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden. She was one of the biggest public hikers of the soap opera in her time. For her portrayal, she was nominated at the Dutch Academy Awards in 1998 for Best Actress in a Soap.

Verbaan left the show in 2000 to expand her career as an actress. She appeared in the Dutch movie Costa! in 2001. The movie was a big public success. After singing for the theme of the movie, Verbaan also sang her own song; Ritmo.

After a cameo in her first international movie Soul Assassin (2001), she appeared in her next national blockbbuster movie Volle maan (2002). Yet again, the movie flopped. In 2003, Verbaan had the lead in the international movie Adrenaline.

In November 2004, Verbaan appeared on the cover of the Dutch issue of Playboy magazine. Soon, a lot of rumors came up about the question of Verbaan's breasts were real. Verbaan denied the rumors and eventually had an X-ray made to prove it.

For her role in the 2005 B-movie Joyride, Verbaan receaved a Gouden Ui. The Gouden Ui is a Dutch award that is handed out to the worst performances.

In 2006, Verbaan represented the Party for the Animals at the Dutch general election, 2006.

Verbaan is today one of the biggest actresses in the Netherlands. She made appearances in several movies and shows. After having guest starred in the successful show Lotte and being a candidate on Ranking the Stars, she starred in 't Schaep Met De 5 Pooten. She sung several songs for the series.
Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Goede tijden, slechte tijden: De reünie Hedwig Harmsen TV movie
1999 Enigma Dash TV movie
2001 Costa! Janet
Soul Assassin Reporter First international movie
2002 Volle maan Treesje Full Moon Party (English title)
2003 Adrenaline Freya
Pista! Klaartje TV movie
2004 Erik of het klein insectenboek Mevrouw Mug
Amazones Reneetje
06/05 Birgit Maas
2005 Joyride Chantal
Lulu Zita TV movie
2008 De Botox methode Unknown
Alibi Andrea

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Kees & Co Sandra 1 episode
Pittige tijden Hedwig Harmsen 1 episode
1997-2000 Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden Hedwig Harmsen Unknown episodes
1998 Hertenkamp Anne Claire Unknown episodes
2001-2002 Dok 12 Rayna Pascal Unknown episodes
2001-2005 Costa! Janet 12 episodes
2005 Medea Vanessa Miniseries
2006 Rauw Kiki 6 episodes
2006-2007 't Schaep Met De 5 Pooten Lena Braams 8 episodes
2007 Lotte Minnie Groeneveld 1 episode
2008 Wie is... de Mol? as herself

External links

* Official Site (Dutch)
* Georgina Verbaan at the Internet Movie Database