Nadine Van der Velde

A Canadian actress, writer and producer born in Toronto, Nadine Van der Velde made her film debut in Private School (1983) and later starred in Critters (1986) and Munchies (1987). Her television acting credits include Silver Spoons, Otherworld, The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents and JAG. Shifting into writing and producing, she worked on Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, wrote 65 episodes of Rolie Polie Olie, and also handled 44 episodes of Breaker High. Van der Velde co-wrote the independent feature East of A, which screened at over two dozen film festivals, and created the production company Popskull Inc. She co-created and executive produced Nickelodeon's The Fresh Beat Band (2009), writing and music producing more than 60 songs for the series. A three-time Emmy winner and two-time Annie Award winner, she also received a Humanitas Award. Her 2013 Daytime Emmy recognized music direction and composition.