{{Short description|Dutch actress and television presenter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{family name hatnote|van Lexmond|Lexmond|lang=Dutch}} {{Infobox person | name = Lieke van Lexmond | image = Lieke-van-Lexmond.jpg | caption = Lieke van Lexmond (2009) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|2|6|df=y}} | birth_place = IJsselstein, Netherlands | occupation = Actress, presenter }} '''Lieke van Lexmond''' (born 6 February 1982) is a Dutch actress and television presenter. She is known for playing the roles of Eva Prins in the television series ''Goudkust'' and the role of Charlie Fischer in the soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden''.
== Career == thumb|Van Lexmond and Maik de Boer (2010)
Between 2002 and 2011 she played the role of Charlie Fischer in the soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden''.<ref name="nu_verlaat_gtst">{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/2544096/lieke-van-lexmond-verlaat-gtst.html|title=Lieke van Lexmond verlaat GTST|date=20 June 2011|publisher=NU.nl|accessdate=15 June 2019|archive-date=15 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615101301/https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/2544096/lieke-van-lexmond-verlaat-gtst.html|language=Dutch}}</ref> Initially, she played this role in 2002 for three months to replace Aukje van Ginneken. Van Lexmond became a member of the cast in 2003. In 2011, she decided to leave the soap opera to focus on other projects.<ref name="nu_verlaat_gtst"/>
Van Lexmond presented both seasons of ''The Ultimate Dance Battle'' in 2011 and 2012.<ref name="nu_so_you_think_you_can_dance_2013">{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/media/3395758/jan-kooijman-blij-met-nieuwe-so-you-think-you-can-dance.html|title=Jan Kooijman blij met nieuwe So You Think You Can Dance|date=11 April 2013|publisher=NU.nl|accessdate=15 June 2019|archive-date=15 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615102019/https://www.nu.nl/media/3395758/jan-kooijman-blij-met-nieuwe-so-you-think-you-can-dance.html|language=Dutch}}</ref> In 2013 and 2014 she was one of the judges in the television series ''Everybody Dance Now''.<ref name="nu_so_you_think_you_can_dance_2013"/> In 2013, she also presented the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation'' together with Dennis Weening.<ref name="nu_so_you_think_you_can_dance_2013"/>
In 2012, she participated in an episode of the game show ''De Jongens tegen de Meisjes''.
In 2014, she played a role in the film ''Tuscan Wedding''.<ref name="lieke_van_lexmond_bruid_in_toscaanse_bruiloft_2013">{{Cite news|date=21 May 2013|title=Lieke van Lexmond bruid in Toscaanse bruiloft|work=NU.nl|url=https://www.nu.nl/film/3479875/lieke-van-lexmond-bruid-in-toscaanse-bruiloft.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625211741/https://www.nu.nl/film/3479875/lieke-van-lexmond-bruid-in-toscaanse-bruiloft.html|archive-date=25 June 2015|language=nl}}</ref> In 2015, she played a role in the film ''Michiel de Ruyter''. In the same year, Van Lexmond and Dennis Weening presented the show ''Blind naar de top'' in which blind people climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.<ref name="lexmond_twijfelde_2015">{{Cite news |date=29 August 2015 |title=Lieke van Lexmond twijfelde even aan 'Blind naar de top' |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/4115476/lieke-van-lexmond-twijfelde-even-aan-blind-naar-de-top.html |access-date=24 August 2025 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="van_lexmond_doorzetten_2015">{{Cite news |date=9 November 2015 |title=Lieke van Lexmond leert zoontje doorzetten |url=https://www.rtl.nl/rubrieken/rtl-boulevard/artikel/874106/lieke-van-lexmond-leert-zoontje-doorzetten |access-date=30 August 2025 |work=RTL Boulevard |language=nl}}</ref> They also climb the mountain blindfolded themselves.<ref name="lexmond_twijfelde_2015"/><ref name="van_lexmond_doorzetten_2015"/>
Van Lexmond presented ''Idols 5'' (2016) and ''Idols 6'' (2017) of the ''Idols'' television series together with Ruben Nicolai.<ref name="presenteren_nieuwe_idols_2015">{{Cite news |date=7 November 2015 |title=Lieke van Lexmond en Ruben Nicolai presenteren nieuwe Idols |trans-title=Lieke van Lexmond and Ruben Nicolai present new Idols |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/4160262/lieke-van-lexmond-en-ruben-nicolai-presenteren-nieuwe-idols.html |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="ruben_nicolai_als_je_mij_bbq_televizier_2016">{{Cite web|date=21 June 2016|title=Ruben Nicolai: "Als je mij achter de bbq zet, is alles zwart van buiten en rauw van binnen"|url=https://www.televizier.nl/sterren/ruben-nicolai-als-je-mij-achter-de-bbq-zet-is|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726161521/https://www.televizier.nl/sterren/ruben-nicolai-als-je-mij-achter-de-bbq-zet-is|archive-date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|website=Televizier|language=nl}}</ref>
In 2019, Van Lexmond became the host for the television show ''The Voice Senior''.<ref name="voice_senior_keert_terug_2019">{{Cite web |url=https://www.gids.tv/artikel/5185/the-voice-senior-keert-terug-met-lieke-van-lexmond-als-presentatrice |title=The Voice Senior keert terug met Lieke van Lexmond als presentatrice |date=29 August 2019 |publisher=Gids.tv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621231732/https://www.gids.tv/artikel/5185/the-voice-senior-keert-terug-met-lieke-van-lexmond-als-presentatrice |archive-date=21 June 2020 |language=nl}}</ref> In the same year, she also played a role in the film ''De Brief voor Sinterklaas''.<ref name="lexmond_en_aad_van_toor_sinterklaasfilm_2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/entertainment/3258839/lieke-van-lexmond-en-aad-van-toor-in-sinterklaasfilm|title=Lieke van Lexmond en Aad van Toor in Sinterklaasfilm|date=7 March 2019|publisher=Telegraaf|accessdate=11 June 2019|archive-date=11 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611202346/https://www.telegraaf.nl/entertainment/3258839/lieke-van-lexmond-en-aad-van-toor-in-sinterklaasfilm|language=Dutch|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, she played a role in the film ''Casanova's'' directed by Jamel Aattache. She also played a role in the 2022 romantic comedy film ''Zwanger & Co'' directed by Johan Nijenhuis.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2020 |title=Lieke van Lexmond en Waldemar Torenstra spelen in nieuwe film Johan Nijenhuis |trans-title=Lieke van Lexmond and Waldemar Torenstra play in new film Johan Nijenhuis |language=nl |work=NU.nl |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/6073195/lieke-van-lexmond-en-waldemar-torenstra-spelen-in-nieuwe-film-johan-nijenhuis.html |access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>
She returned to the soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 2025 |title=Lieke van Lexmond keert na dertien jaar terug in GTST |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/6365377/lieke-van-lexmond-keert-na-dertien-jaar-terug-in-gtst.html |access-date=12 August 2025 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 August 2025 |title=Lieke van Lexmond werd meermaals gevraagd om terug te keren in GTST, deze keer zei ze ‘ja’: Er was elke keer wel iets’ |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/lieke-van-lexmond-werd-meermaals-gevraagd-om-terug-te-keren-in-gtst-deze-keer-zei-ze-ja-er-was-elke-keer-wel-iets~a1d5afbf/ |access-date=21 August 2025 |work=AD |language=nl}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
In September 2014, she gave birth to a son.<ref name="nu_eerste_zoon">{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/3887197/lieke-van-lexmond-bevallen-van-zoon-vik-barthelemy.html|title=Lieke van Lexmond bevallen van zoon Vik Barthélemy|date=25 September 2014|publisher=NU.nl|accessdate=7 June 2019|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607171254/https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/3887197/lieke-van-lexmond-bevallen-van-zoon-vik-barthelemy.html|language=Dutch}}</ref> In April 2017, she gave birth to her second son.<ref name="nu_tweede_zoon">{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/4588428/lieke-van-lexmond-bevallen-van-tweede-zoontje.html|title=Lieke van Lexmond bevallen van tweede zoontje|date=2 April 2017|publisher=NU.nl|accessdate=7 June 2019|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607171120/https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/4588428/lieke-van-lexmond-bevallen-van-tweede-zoontje.html|language=Dutch}}</ref> She married Bas van Veggel in June 2016; the wedding took place in Italy.<ref name="nu_tweede_zoon"/><ref name="nu_getrouwd">{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/4283573/lieke-van-lexmond-getrouwd-met-bas-van-veggel-in-italie.html|title=Lieke van Lexmond getrouwd met Bas van Veggel in Italië|date=25 June 2016|publisher=NU.nl|accessdate=20 June 2019|archive-date=20 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620134431/https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/4283573/lieke-van-lexmond-getrouwd-met-bas-van-veggel-in-italie.html|language=Dutch}}</ref>
== Selected filmography ==
=== Film ===
* 2014: ''Tuscan Wedding'' * 2015: ''Michiel de Ruyter'' * 2019: ''De Brief voor Sinterklaas'' * 2020: ''Casanova's'' * 2022: ''Zwanger & Co''
=== Television ===
==== Actress ====
* 1998 – 2001: ''Goudkust'' * 2003 – 2012, 2025: ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' * 2016 – 2018: ''Centraal Medisch Centrum''
==== Host / presenter ====
* 2011 – 2012: ''The Ultimate Dance Battle'' * 2013: ''The Next Generation'' * 2015: ''Blind naar de top'' * 2016 – 2017: ''Idols!'' * 2019 – 2021: ''The Voice Senior''
==== Judge ====
* 2013 – 2014: ''Everybody Dance Now''
==== Contestant ====
* 2012: ''De Jongens tegen de Meisjes'' * 2018: ''Het Perfecte Plaatje''
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commonscat|Lieke van Lexmond}} * {{IMDb name|0507958}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lexmond, Lieke van}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch film actresses Category:Dutch television actresses Category:Dutch soap opera actresses Category:People from IJsselstein Category:21st-century Dutch actresses Category:Dutch television presenters Category:Dutch women television presenters