About Jill de Jong
Born 1982. Jill de Jong is a Dutch model and actor.
Jill de Jong, also known as Jildou de Jong (born 17 February 1982) is a Dutch fitness trainer, health coach, podcast host and former model and actress. Born in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands, on 21 March 2002 she was selected by Eidos Interactive as the Lara Croft character model for the Tomb Raider video game series.
She began her career as a model at the age of fifteen after winning a modeling contest in the Netherlands. She went on to become a respected and successful top model, shooting TV and print campaigns for big brand names such as, Ralph Lauren, Escada, Redken, Izod, St. Yves, Fa shower gel, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana and L'Oréal in Europe and the United States.
In 2019, she published a cookbook titled Models Do Eat. De Jong lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
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Who is Jill de Jong?
Dutch actress
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Jill de Jong was born on 17 February 1982 in Hoogeveen.
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Jill de Jong is a model and actor.
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Jill de Jong is Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jill de Jong. https://biography.guide/jill-de-jong/
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