Age: 49
female
Carice Anouk van Houten, born on September 5, 1976, is a Dutch stage and film actress. One of Europe's most celebrated actresses, Carice van Houten is perhaps best known as 'Melisandre' in the iconic TV show Game of Thrones, a performance for which she has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination in 2019. Other projects include Paul Verhoeven's award-winning Black Book and Bryan Singer's Valkyrie opposite Tom Cruise and as Melisandre on Game of Thrones. Recent projects include Instinct and Temple, a TV show for Sky opposite Mark Strong, which has been picked up for a second season. Her Dutch-language feature Love Life, gained her further critical acclaim and broke box office records in her native Holland. Her next film Happy Housewive won her a record breaking 5th Golden Calf at The Netherlands Film Festival and was voted 'Best Dutch Actress of All Time' by the Dutch audience. Other awards include Best Actress for Black Butterflies at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Best Performance award for Instinct at the Les Arcs Film Festival 2019. Her credits include Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's Intruders and Bill Condon's The Fifth Estate, the Jesse Owens biopic, Race, with Jason Sudekis and Jeremy Irons and voiced a character in The Simpsons. She can also be seen in Brian de Palma's Domino and in Brimstone, opposite Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce and Kit Harrington, and The Glass Room, with Claes Bang. She played a leading role in Halina Reijn's directorial feature debut Instinct, opposite Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin), which won the Variety Piazza Grande Award in Locarno Film Festival 2019. Instinct is the first outing for the Carice and Halina's production banner, Man Up.
Carice van Houten
Queen Olympias of Macedon
for Queen Olympias of Macedon in Total War – Rise of Empires
Suggested by roma_007
In the twilight of the Roman Republic, three powerful families — the Julii, Brutii, and Scipii — compete for dominance under the iron authority of the Roman Senate. As Rome expands across Europe, North Africa, and the East, political corruption festers within its core. Civil war brews as foreign empires rise, from the defiant Gauls and cunning Carthaginians to the mystical Egyptians and mighty Parthians. Amid epic battles and shifting alliances, a new order is forged in blood, betrayal, and ambition. Total War – Rise of Empires is a sweeping historical epic that charts Rome’s transformation from a crumbling republic into a unified empire. With breathtaking war sequences, intricate political drama, and unforgettable characters, the film captures the chaos and glory of ancient warfare on a grand cinematic scale.
