Zoë Pastelle
Zoë Pastelle | |
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| Born | Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen April 5, 1999 |
| Education | European Film Actor School |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, social media influencer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, known professionally as Zoë Pastelle,[1] (born 5 April 1999) is a Swiss actress, model, and social media influencer.
Early life[edit]
Holthuizen was born in 1999 in Zürich.[2] She trained in ballet, hip hop, jazz, and folk dance.[2][1] Holthuizen became familiar with social media when she was started creating online content for the dance academy she was enrolled in.[1] She attended the European Film Actor School from 2014 to 2017.[2][1]
Career[edit]
Holthuizen began her career as a stage actress, performing in plays at the European Film Actor School including Die Möve, Die drei Schwestern, Blick zurück im Zorn, and Late Night Talk.[2] She is signed as a fashion model with Visage International Management.[3] Holthuizen dropped her last name, and goes by her first and middle names professionally, due to her last name being "difficult to pronounce".[1]
In 2015 she received an Audience Award at the Zürich Film Festival for her role in the short film Mein erstes Mal | Nicht mein letztes Mal, which she also directed.[2] Her major film debut was as Alina in the 2015 Swiss drama film Amateur Teens.[1][2] In 2017 Holthuizen had a lead supporting role as Gianna in Lisa Brühlmannthe's coming-of-age film Blue My Mind.[4][5][6] In 2018 she had a guest role in the British dark-comedy-drama television series Killing Eve.[2]
In 2018 she was nominated for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at the Swiss Film Awards and for the Best Actor Newcomer Award at the Braunschweig International Film Festival for her role as Gianna in Blue My Mind.[2][7] She attended the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.[8]
In 2020 Holthuizen had a supporting lead role as Amalindis in the Swiss television feature film Die Hexenprinzessin.[2][1] The film was released as part of ZDF's series Märchenperlen.[1]
Holthuizen was a judge on the second season of the reality television series Switzerland's Next Topmodel in 2019.[1]
With over 200,000 followers on Instagram, she is one of the most successful social media influencers in Switzerland.[1] She has spoken about the challenges of being in the influencing business in Schweizer Illustrierte's Future of Influencers series.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Holthuizen speaks German, French, Czech, and English.[2] She is vegan.[1][5]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland, Holthuizen spoke out against proposals for a vaccine mandate, stating that she would "retire to a desert island" if a "vaccination certificate was introduced."[9]
Filmography[edit]
- Mein erstes Mal | Nicht mein letztes Mal (2014)
- Amateur Teens (2015)
- Blue My Mind (2017)
- Killing Eve (2018)
- Switzerland's Next Topmodel (2019)
- Die Hexenprinzessin (2019-2020)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ""Geschafft hat man es, wenn man Leute inspirieren kann"". Schweizer Illustrierte.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "e-TALENTA". www.e-talenta.eu.
- ^ "Zoë Pastelle - VISAGE International Model Agency Zurich". visage.ch.
- ^ "Zoë Pastelle celebrated her birthday at Le Bijou in Switzerland". Le Bijou. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ a b Prestridge, James (August 9, 2018). "Close-up: An Interview With Zoë Pastelle". Close-Up Culture.
- ^ "VOD film review: Blue My Mind | VODzilla.co | Where to watch online in UK".
- ^ Culture, © Federal Office of. "Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch.
- ^ "Sandra Mansour speaks to Buro. Middle East about her designs spotted at the Cannes Film Festival | Buro 24/7".
- ^ "Gisele Bündchen defends anti-vaccination colleague: "hate no answer"". 21 September 2021.
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