Background
Verbeek was born in Venlo, Netherlands.
Verbeek was born in Venlo, Netherlands.
She was educated at Gymnasium Collegium Marianum in Venlo and graduated in 2008 at the Theaterschool in Amsterdam. From 1999, Verbeek attended the Dance Academy in Arnhem and the Amsterdam Academy of Jazz/Musical Theatre and Dance, where she graduated in 2006.
Her most famous role is Giulia Farnese in The Borgias television series created by Neil Jordan. During her studies she worked as a dancer and model for photographer Erwin Olaf. After completing high school, Verbeek started her acting career performing lead roles in Dutch movies such as Moes (2006) and LEFT (2007), in which she plays five double roles.
Foreign the same part she was also the recipient of the best actress award at the International Film Festival of Marrakech 2009 and was nominated as best actress for the Golden Calf at the Netherlands Film Festival.
In the same year she was cast in Le Ragazze dello Swing (The Swing Girls), an award-winning Italian mini-series based on the Trio Lescano story. From 2011-2013, she played Giulia Farnese in the Showtime period drama The Borgias, alongside Jeremy Irons in the role of Pope Alexander VI. The series was created by Neil Jordan and shot in Budapest.
In 2012 Verbeek played a double role of two twins, Therese and Angelique, in the erotic thriller Suspension of Disbelief, written and directed by Mike Figgis and screened at Rome Film Festival. As stage actress, Verbeek was in the production of Maria Magdalena by Wayne Traub, which toured Europe in 2009.
In 2014 she began playing Geillis Duncan in the Starz television drama Outlander and she was cast as Helena in the upcoming movie The Last Witch Hunter, alongside Vin Diesel in the role of Kaulder.
On 9 October 2015 lieutenant was announced at the New York Comic Con that Verbeek would play Ana Jarvis, wife of Edwin Jarvis, on season 2 of Agent Carter. Verbeek speaks Dutch, English, French, German and Italian. In addition to her drama and dance studies, she followed many singing lessons and workshops.
Even though she can sing in the soprano vocal range, in Le Ragazze dello Swing the songs are performed by The Blue Dolls.