Zoë Pastelle

Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, known professionally as Zoë Pastelle,[1] (born 5 April 1999) is a Swiss actress, model, and social media influencer.

Zoë Pastelle
Born
Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen

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

Early life

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

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

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

References
  1. ""Geschafft hat man es, wenn man Leute inspirieren kann"". Schweizer Illustrierte.
  2. "e-TALENTA". www.e-talenta.eu.
  3. "Zoë Pastelle - VISAGE International Model Agency Zurich". visage.ch.
  4. "Zoë Pastelle celebrated her birthday at Le Bijou in Switzerland". Le Bijou. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  5. Prestridge, James (August 9, 2018). "Close-up: An Interview With Zoë Pastelle". Close-Up Culture.
  6. "VOD film review: Blue My Mind | VODzilla.co | Where to watch online in UK".
  7. Culture, © Federal Office of. "Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch.
  8. "Sandra Mansour speaks to Buro. Middle East about her designs spotted at the Cannes Film Festival | Buro 24/7".
  9. "Gisele Bündchen defends anti-vaccination colleague: "hate no answer"". 21 September 2021.
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