Anneliese van der Pol

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Anneliese Louise van der Pol (born September 23, 1984) is a Dutch actress and singer based in the United States. She is best known for her portrayal of Chelsea Daniels on the Disney Channel series That’s So Raven (2003–2007) and its spin-off Raven’s Home (2017–2022). In association with Disney Channel, van der Pol has recorded several songs, including “Over It”, which was featured on the Stuck in the Suburbs soundtrack.
Beyond her involvement with Disney Channel, van der Pol has had an extensive theater career, most notably appearing as Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast.

Van der Pol was born in Naaldwijk, South Holland, to Willem van der Pol, who is Dutch and the director of the Physical Plant at the California State University in Fullerton, California, and Dyan Ross, an American from Brooklyn, New York. Van der Pol’s mother named her after Anne Frank after visiting the house where Frank hid (Van der Pol’s mother is Jewish). Anneliese has two older sisters, Rachel and Sarah. Van der Pol’s family moved to the United States when she was three years old, and she retains dual American and Dutch citizenship.
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