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Ophelie Winter Profile |
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Birth Date: February 20, 1974
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Birth Place: Boulogne, France
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Birth Name: Ophelie Kleerekoper-Winter
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Biography |
Blue-eyed Ophelie Winter was born February 20,
1974, in Boulogne, France. Her father was a famous 70's
Dutch pop singer, while her mother was a French fashion
model (she's presently her agent). Born into a family of
celebrities and talent (her older brother is a musician as
well), Winter knew at a young age that she wanted to be
famous.
Winter moved to the United States to be close to her father
after her parents divorced when she was just 2 years old.
She had a love for the American language as well as American
men, as she had many boyfriends in the U.S. It was in the
States that Winter studied dance, singing, music, and
comedy. She left for Paris at the age of 17 where she lived
with her mother and brother. She was discovered by a
modeling agent while on Paris' Champs Elysées and after
three years of modeling, she knew she wanted to be a singer
and an actress.
Winter found herself in the music studio after a friend of
her father's, who was also a singer, was looking for a young
female to join him in a duet. He suggested she give it a try
and next thing she knew, she was in the recording studio.
She became famous after having worked on television for
three years. She starred in three French films, including
Hommes, Femmes, Mode D'Emploi (Men, Women: A User's Manual)
in 1996; Bouge! (Move!) and Tout Doit Disparaitre
(Everything Must Go) in 1997 (she sang in the latter); and
most recently, Folle D'Elle (Crazy About Her) in 1999.
In addition to Winter's film roles, she has two albums to
add to her repertoire; No Soucy!, which her brother
collaborated on; and Privacy.
Said to be a perfectionist, Winter's passions include
animals and playing the synthesizer. She owns a mare named
Marzouck; a female dog by the name of Fanny; and four cats,
named Scotty, Henry, Poly, and Goldy. She presently resides
in Paris. In the rare spare time that she has, she enjoys
skiing and going to her mother's country house and indulging
in yoga every morning. |
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Other
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Daughter of Dutch born 70s singer David Alexander Winter
American singer Prince wrote her a song.
Sister of singer/TV-presenter Michael Winter.
Is the original singer of Christina Aguilera's hit "What A
Girl Wants". Ophélie's version is titled "What A Girl Needs"
and can be found in the English version of her album
"Privacy"
Has her look-alike puppet in the French show "Guignols de
l'info, Les" (1988). |
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