Andrée Vermeulen
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Andrée Vermeulen | |
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| Born | November 4, 1982 Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Dre Vermeulen |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Angie Tribeca |
| Children | 1 |
Andrée "Dre" Vermeulen (born November 4, 1982) is an American actress who plays Dr. Monica Scholls in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca.[1] She also voices the character Ruffnut in DreamWorks Dragons.[2][3]
Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Vermeulen grew up in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, with an American mother and a Belgian father.[2][4] She studied drama at Marymount Manhattan College.[5]
Career
Vermeulen began her career with the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2008 in New York City and continued to work with them after her move to Los Angeles two years later.[6][2] She is skilled at freestyle rapping in her UCB performances and cites Dana Carvey, Lil Wayne, and Q-Tip as influences.[4] She credits her improv training for helping her get the role on Angie Tribeca, saying that understanding "the game of the scene" was essential to the Scholls character.[7]
Personal life
In November 2019, she became engaged to Damien Cortese. In December, she announced that she was expecting a baby girl who was born in May 2020.[citation needed]
