van der Pol in 2004, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Anneliese Louise van der Pol
Place of Birth: Naaldwijk, Netherlands
Date of Birth: September 23, 1984
Ethnicity: Dutch-Ashkenazi Jewish
Anneliese van der Pol is a Dutch-American actress, singer, model, and dancer. She is known for her role as Chelsea Daniels on the shows That’s So Raven and Raven’s Home.
Anneliese was born in Naaldwijk, Netherlands, the daughter of Dyan Ross and Willem van der Pol. Her father is Dutch and her mother is American. Her mother is Jewish. It is not clear if her father is Jewish as well.
She was named after Holocaust victim Anne Frank (1929-1945), who was born Annelies Marie Frank.
Anneliese went to live in the U.S. when she was three, and was eventually raised in Bellflower, California. She holds American and Dutch citizenship.
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