Conchita Leeflang
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Biography
Born in ParamariboParamaribo
Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...
, Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
, Leeflang is the daughter of Frank Leeflang, who was also the Minister of Internal affairs and Justice, and the temporary Prime Minister to Suriname. Leeflang moved to Brussels, Belgium at a very young age, where Mr Leeflang was the Ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
. Leeflang is multilingual
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
, speaking English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Surinamese and Italian.
She has been a singer, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and stage actress for many years until she moved to Los Angeles on a modeling contract where she decided to pursue Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and Film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. Leeflang has been professionally trained in drama and comedy by her acting coach Aaron Speiser. Some of her acting credits include Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
, The X Show
The X Show
The X Show was a magazine, variety, and interview/talk program that aired on FX Network in the US from May 1999 to April 2001. Running time was originally one hour, but this was later reduced to a half-hour. The show was 'guy-themed' much like a TV equivalent of Maxim magazine , though seldom as...
, The call of a Siren, The Women of the Tropics and De Vrouw van Jerry (Dutch).
Leeflang has been a recording artist for many years in Europe, where two of her albums went gold. She was also involved in many different projects: a duo with Plastic Bertrand, Black Kiss The Bang Gang, and many more. In 2004, the documentary The Youngest Guns featured her song "This is My Life".
Discography
- Black Kiss Featuring Conchita, Fun Boy (1990)
- Club Control feat. Plastic BertrandPlastic BertrandPlastic Bertrand is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".-Early life and bands:...
, House Machine (1991) - Bang Gang* Featuring Conchita, Bang Gang Night (1995)
Filmography
- 1998: SlidersSlidersSliders is an American science fiction television series. It was broadcast for five seasons, beginning in 1995 and ending in 2000. The series follows a group of travelers as they use a wormhole to "slide" between different parallel universes. The show was created by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Tormé...
(Secretary, episode "Virtual Slide") - 2000: The Cheapest Movie Ever Made (Bond girl)
- 2003: Performing as... (Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
) - 2004: Super Spy (Stephanie)
- 2006: Unbeatable HaroldUnbeatable HaroldUnbeatable Harold is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Ari Palitz. Its starring actors include Gordon Michaels, Nicole DeHuff, Henry Winkler, Gladys Knight, Charles Durning, Taryn Manning, Phyllis Diller, Lourdes Benedicto and Dylan McDermott...
(Ursula)