Lotte Verbeek
Introduction '''Lotte Verbeek''' (born 24 June 1982) is a Dutch actress, dancer and model. She is known for her role as Giulia Farnese in ''The Borgias'' television series created by Neil Jordan, and as Geillis Duncan in the Starz series ''Outlander''.
Early life and education Verbeek was born in Venlo, Netherlands. She was educated at Gymnasium Collegium Marianum in Venlo and graduated in 2008 at the Theaterschool in Amsterdam. From 1999, Verbeek attended the Dance Academy in Arnhem and the Amsterdam Academy of Jazz/Musical Theatre and Dance, where she graduated in 2006.She received singing lessons and attended voice workshops. During her studies, she worked as a dancer and model for photographer Erwin Olaf.
Career After completing high school, Verbeek started her acting career performing lead roles in Dutch movies such as ''Moes'' (2006) and ''LEFT'' (2007), in which she plays five double roles.In 2009, she won the Leopard for best actress at the Locarno International Film Festival for her role of Anne in ''Nothing Personal'', a Dutch movie directed by Urszula Antoniak. For the same part she was also the recipient of the best actress award at the International Film Festival of Marrakech 2009 and was nominated as best actress for the Golden Calf at the Netherlands Film Festival.In 2010, Verbeek received the Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion, at the Berlin International Film Festival. In the same year she was cast in ''Le Ragazze dello Swing'' (''The Swing Girls''), an award-winning Italian mini-series based on the Trio Lescano story. For her main role as Judith Leschan she received a Golden Nymph award for best actress alongside Andrea Osvart and Elise Schaap at Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2011.From 2011–2013, she played Giulia Farnese in the Showtime period drama ''The Borgias'', alongside Jeremy Irons in the role of Pope Alexander VI. The series was created by Neil Jordan and shot in Budapest.In 2012, Verbeek played a double role of two twins Therese and Angelique in the erotic thriller ''Suspension of Disbelief'', written and directed by Mike Figgis and screened at Rome Film Festival.As a stage actress, Verbeek was in the production of ''Maria Magdalena'' by Wayne Traub, which toured Europe in 2009.She sings in the soprano vocal range. However, in ''Le Ragazze dello Swing'', the songs are performed by The Blue Dolls.In 2014, she began playing Geillis Duncan in the Starz television drama ''Outlander'' and she was cast as Helena in the movie ''The Last Witch Hunter'' alongside Vin Diesel.On 9 October 2015, it was announced at the New York Comic Con that Verbeek would play Ana Jarvis, wife of Edwin Jarvis, on season 2 of ''Agent Carter''.
Filmography Verbeek in 2008's ''Nothing Personal'' Year Title Role Notes Broadcaster 2006  ''Moes''  Mona  TV drama  NPS 2007  ''LEFT'' (Links)  Stella/Esther/Lucy/Secretary/Doctor     2009  ''Nothing Personal''  Annie    2010  ''Le Ragazze dello Swing''  Judith Leschan  TV mini-series  Rai 1 2011–2013  ''The Borgias''  Giulia Farnese  TV series  Showtime 2012  ''Suspension of Disbelief''  Therese/Angelique    2014–2017; 2024  ''Outlander''  Geillis Duncan  TV series   Starz 2014  ''The Fault in Our Stars''  Lidewij Vliegenthart    2015  ''Entertainment''  The Chromotherapist   2015  ''The Last Witch Hunter''  Helena   2016  ''Agent Carter''  Ana Jarvis  TV series   2016–2021  ''The Blacklist''  Katarina Rostova  TV series  NBC 2017  ''Division 19''  Aisha   2018  ''Counterpart''  Ringleader   TV series  Starz 2019  ''The Coldest Game''  Agent Stone  2020''Transference: A Bipolar Love Story''Marieke2020  ''The Book of Vision''  Eva / Elizabeth  2022  ''FBI: International''  Astrid Jensen  TV series, episode: "Crestfallen"
Theatre  Year Title Role Notes 2009  ''Maria Magdalena''
References
External links *  Lotte Verbeek at shooting-stars.eu*