Merete Van Kamp
Merete Van Kamp | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) |
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| Years active | 1983–2014 |
Merete Van Kamp (born 1961[1]) is a Danish model, actress and singer.
Early Life
Van Kamp was born in Kolding, Denmark in 1961.[1] She began modeling in Germany followed by Paris and internationally.[1]
Career
Actor
Van Kamp's first film role was in the 1983 espionage thriller The Osterman Weekend, directed by Sam Peckinpah playing opposite John Hurt.
She was then chosen to play the lead roles of Princess Daisy Valenski and Dani Valenski in the NBC television miniseries Princess Daisy, written by Judith Krantz.[1] From 1985 to 1986, she had a regular role as Grace Van Owen on the television series Dallas.[1]
She guest-starred in several episodes of Hotel and Remington Steele and has appeared in feature films, including You Can't Hurry Love with Bridget Fonda, and Mission Kill, with Robert Ginty and Olivia d'Abo, directed by David Winters. She was the lead in Lethal Woman (with Shannon Tweed), Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (the third of the four-film series), and Westbrick Murders with Eric Roberts. Van Kamp appeared on the series De 7 Drab in 2010.
Singer
From 1990 to 1994, Van Kamp recorded an album for EMI-France entitled Pleasure and Pain, produced by Frank Langolff, who composed seven of the nine tracks (the other two were Rick F. James compositions).[2]
Teacher and writer
In 2017, Van Kamp founded her own acting studio in Paris, and is writing a drama thriller series of ten episodes.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Osterman Weekend | Zuna Brickman | Theatrical film | [3] |
| 1983 | Princess Daisy | Princess Daisy Valenski / Dani Valenski | TV miniseries | [1][4] |
| 1984 | Remington Steele | Gwen Whitewood | 1 episode | [5] |
| 1985 | Mission Kill | Sydney Borghini | Theatrical film | [4] |
| 1985–1986 | Dallas | Grace Van Owen | Regular role | [1] |
| 1988 | You Can't Hurry Love | Monique | Theatrical film | [3][4] |
| 1988 | Hotel | Devon Sloan | 2 episodes | [4] |
| 1988 | The Most Dangerous Woman Alive | Lt. Christine Newhouse (Diana) | Theatrical film, aka Lethal Woman | [4] |
| 1997 | Poison Ivy: The New Seduction | Catherine Greer | Theatrical film | [6] |
| 2008 | Craig | Leila | Theatrical film | [4] |
| 2010 | De 7 Drab | Elizabeth Wæver | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | The Protectors | Petra Grashof | 1 episode | [5] |
| 2010 | Westbrick Murders | Rebecca Sommerson | Theatrical film | [4] |
| 2014 | The Will | Ann Stockwell | Theatrical film | [5] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Christensen, Anders Kjærulff (25 March 2006). "'Princess Daisy' – Documentary (41 minutes) on DR1, Danish National talk radio". dr.dk. Dokumentarzonen. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Merete Van Kamp". The Van Kamp Studio. 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Merete Van Kamp". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Merete Van Kamp". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Merete Van Kamp: Credits". TV Guide. TV Guide, A Fandom Company. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Merete Van Kamp". Apple TV+. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 14 January 2026.