Louise van Veenendaal

Who is Louise van Veenendaal?

Louise Van Veenendaal is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter also known as "The Diva From DownUnder". She was born in Melbourne, Australia. She is a graduate of Carey Baptist Grammar School in Melbourne, and Atlantic Acting School in New York City. She has one older brother and two younger sisters.

Louise began taking singing classes at the age of 11. Her vocal coaches included "David Jaanz", Classical tenor "David Rogers-Smith", and "Francine Zarfas" in New York City. After hearing sixteen year-old Louise sing, a record producer produced her original song "Crazy" on the compilation CD 100% Melbourne, a collection of the city's best vocal talent. Louise was also a member of the Australian Girls Choir as a child. She trained privately in acting for a number of years with Australian Actress Colette Mann, as well as summer programs at the age of 15 at NIDA with Antony Grgas and Nathaniel Dean, and musical theater with Avigail Herman.