Zoë Pastelle

Zoë Pastelle
Born
Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen

(1999-04-05) April 5, 1999 (age 25)
Zürich, Switzerland
EducationEuropean Film Actor School
Occupation(s)Actress, model, social media influencer
Years active2015–present
Children1

Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen (born 5 April 1999) known professionally as Zoë Pastelle[1] is a Swiss actress, model, and social media influencer. Holthuizen was nominated for a Swiss Film Award in 2018 for her role as Gianna in the coming-of-age film Blue My Mind. She had a supporting role, as Amalindis, in the Swiss television feature film Die Hexenprinzessin in 2020.

Early life and education

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Holthuizen was born 5 April 1999, the younger of two children, to Martina Holthuizen (née Jaroch) and Mark Holthuizen, a business executive.[2][3] She is of Polish and Dutch origin.[4] She has an older brother, Kai Timothy Holthuizen, who is a model and musician.

Holthuizen trained in ballet, hip hop, jazz, and folk dance.[4][1] She 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.[4][1]

Career

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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.[4] She is signed as a fashion model with Visage International Management.[5] 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.[4] Her major film debut was as Alina in the 2015 Swiss drama film Amateur Teens.[1][4] In 2017 Holthuizen had a lead supporting role as Gianna in Lisa Brühlmannthe's coming-of-age film Blue My Mind.[6][7][8] In 2018 she had a guest role in the British dark-comedy-drama television series Killing Eve.[4]

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.[4][9] She attended the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.[10]

In 2020 Holthuizen had a supporting lead role as Amalindis in the Swiss television feature film Die Hexenprinzessin.[4][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

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Holthuizen speaks German, French, Czech, and English.[4] She is vegan.[1][7] 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."[11] In early March 2024, Holthuizen became a mother.[12]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ""Geschafft hat man es, wenn man Leute inspirieren kann"". Schweizer Illustrierte.
  2. ^ "Martina Jaroch in Zürich - Reports". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. ^ https://www.blick.ch/people-tv/influencerin-zoe-pastelle-21-und-ihre-mutter-martina-jaroch-48-im-generationengespraech-zoe-war-schon-mit-neun-monaten-auf-der-ueberholspur-id16244980.html
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "e-TALENTA". www.e-talenta.eu.
  5. ^ "Zoë Pastelle - VISAGE International Model Agency Zurich". visage.ch.
  6. ^ "Zoë Pastelle celebrated her birthday at Le Bijou in Switzerland". Le Bijou. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  7. ^ a b Prestridge, James (August 9, 2018). "Close-up: An Interview With Zoë Pastelle". Close-Up Culture.
  8. ^ "VOD film review: Blue My Mind | VODzilla.co | Where to watch online in UK".
  9. ^ Culture, © Federal Office of. "Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch.
  10. ^ "Sandra Mansour speaks to Buro. Middle East about her designs spotted at the Cannes Film Festival | Buro 24/7".
  11. ^ "Gisele Bündchen defends anti-vaccination colleague: "hate no answer"". 21 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Zoë Pastelle verkündet Geburt von Sohn auf Instagram". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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