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Capital: Pretoria
Population: 57.725.600 (24th)
Continent: Africa
Capital: Pretoria
Population: 57.725.600 (24th)
Continent: Africa
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Born and raised in Cape Town South Africa, Brandt immigrated with her family to Auckland, New Zealand in her late teens. Discovered by local casting directors, Brandt took on the role of "Naevia" in the Starz hits, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" and "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena." Working with producers Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi, she captivated audiences with her performance and became one of the show's breakout stars.
She starred in the hit Netflix series, Lucifer which had a 6 year run, playing the fan favorite Vertigo/DC comic book character, Mazikeen. Lucifer went on the break binge records and was named the top binged show in 2021 by Forbes.
Brandt can next be seen opposite Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in the 6 episode limited Walking Dead spin-off which airs in 2024. She is also starring opposite Jason Ritter, Anthony Carrigan and Chris Meloni in the adult animated comedy, Captain Fall which airs July 2023 on Netflix.
Lesley-Ann is now permanently based in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Terry Pheto was born on 11 May 1981 in Evaton, South Africa. She is an actress and casting director, known for Tsotsi (2005), A United Kingdom (2016) and How to Steal 2 Million (2011).- Lise Slabber is an actress best known for her role playing Idelle on the T.V. series, Black Sails. In real life Lise hails from Cape Town, South Africa. She has described herself as a "Third World Bird". Lise once claimed not to believe in Valentine's Day, and expressed her love of Table Mountain, a large, mostly flat-topped mountain landmark that overlooks Cape Town.
- Candice was born on October 20, 1988 in Mooi River, South Africa. She was discovered in 2003 by a model scout in a local flea market. She's a supermodel best known for her work as a Victoria Secrets lingerie model. She appeared in 9 Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2007 through 2015 before becoming an Angel in 2010. She has appeared in fashion shows & ads for many of the world's top brands as well as designers. She has been ranked as a top 10 earning model by Forbes every year since 2010. She has appeared on the cover or been featured in many international fashion magazines such as Vogue, Elle, GQ & Harper's Bazaar.
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Sasha Pieterse was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She immigrated over to the United States with her professional dancer parents in 2000. She started acting at the age of four in modeling and commercials and moved to theatrical work starring as "Buffy" in her first TV show, Family Affair (2002) alongside Tim Curry and Gary Cole at the age of six. She went on to star in movies such as The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and Good Luck Chuck (2007) and also starred in shows such as House (2004) and Heroes (2006) before landing the role as Alison Dilaurentis in the TV show Pretty Little Liars (2010). While filming her TV show she also starred in movies such as G.B.F. (2013) and as "Japonica Fenway" in Paul Thomas Anderson's G.B.F. (2013) alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Short. The TV series Pretty Little Liars (2010) finished after 7 seasons and since then she continues pursuing her passion for movies and television.- Shaleeni Ranchhod is a triple threat South African born performer who is best known for her work on stage as well as her roles in international film and television projects. Not only is Shaleeni a motivated, talented, and passionate artist, but she also gives her all to every single performance that she is involved in. She's always open to new challenges and is in her element when diving deep into the complexities of the character she is working on.
From a very early age, Shaleeni discovered a passion for the performing arts. She started singing and playing a variety of instruments, such as piano and violin, at only two years of age. It wasn't too long until she mastered these instruments, and at the age of ten, she was a member of The Kingswood College junior and senior orchestras. At thirteen, she was playing violin for the Eastern Cape Opera Company and at fifteen she joined the Eastern Cape Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
As her mother was a Prima Ballerina and her father is a South African State Politician Shaleeni had the opportunity of performing for highly esteemed people such as Nelson Mandela, His Royal Highness Prince Burns Ncamashe, among many others. Following her education, Shaleeni set her sights on working abroad in the performing arts industry.
Throughout her career, Shaleeni has been featured in many different theatrical projects, such as Mamma Mia, Footloose, and off-Broadway productions of The Wedding Singer and Seth's Cabaret Show. Thus theatrical experience has helped her to also land major parts in commercials, films, and TV shows.
Her television and film career is expansive and it includes roles in Deep State, Orange Is the New Black, Mysteries of Laura, Lucifer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Black Mirror, Walk The Walk, and the web series 12 Months of June, to mention but a few. Shaleeni has also had the pleasure of working alongside Academy award-winning and nominated actors like Jodie Foster, Victoria Hamilton, Mindy Kalling, Denzel Washington and Tom Ellis.
She performs in projects across New York, Los Angeles, Germany, and South Africa. - Kandyse McClure is a Canadian actress born on March 22, 1980 in Durban in South Africa. She graduated from West Vancouver Secondary School in 1998. She is an actress, known for main roles in TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004), Hemlock Grove (2013), and from the movies Carrie (2002) and Seventh Son (2014).
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Jeanne Neilson was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa and is one of an identical twin. After studying at the University of Stellenbosch and travelling and working in Europe for a number of years, she returned to Cape Town and stepped into the world of film. Jeanne's career in film began with her breakthrough lead role as "Jill" in Faith Like Potatoes and since then she has appeared in films such as The Deal opposite Meg Ryan and 'William H Macy', in The Young Pope opposite Jude Law (HBO), Die Byl ("The Axe" Kyknet) and many other international and local television and film productions. Following her training at the William Esper Studio in New York, Jeanne was cast in the leading role of The Heart of Christmas, alongside Candice Cameron Bure and George Newbern. Jeanne is known as a consummate professional and was nominated to the board of the South African Guild of Actors where she successfully served for two years. Jeanne is also actively involved with the fight against Human Trafficking and serves on the Board of the first safe house in South Africa for sex trafficked women and children. Jeanne is married to her husband Dominic whom she met on her European travels, and is the proud mother of her two beautiful daughters..- Producer
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Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and Afrikaner military figure Danie Theron was her great-great-uncle.
Theron received an education as a ballet dancer and has danced both the "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker". There was not much work for a young actress or dancer in South Africa, so she soon traveled to Europe and the United States, where she got a job at the Joffrey Ballet in New York. She was also able to work as a photo model. However, an injured knee put a halt to her dancing career.
In 1994, her mother bought her a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, and Charlize started visiting all of the agents on Hollywood Boulevard, but without any luck. She went to a bank to cash a check for $500 she received from her mother, and became furious when she learned that the bank would not cash it because it was an out-of-state check. She made a scene and an agent gave her his card, in exchange for learning American English, which she did by watching soap operas on television.
Her first role was in the B-film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995), a non-speaking part with three seconds of screen time. Her next role was as Helga Svelgen in 2 Days in the Valley (1996), which landed her the role of Tina Powers in That Thing You Do! (1996). Since then, she has starred in movies like The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) and The Italian Job (2003). On February 29, 2004, she won her first Academy Award, a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Monster (2003).- Nicole Fortuin was born on 30 April 1992 in South Africa. She is an actress, known for A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016), Dead in the Water (2018) and Flatland (2019).
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Growing up as one of three daughters to Rob Pollock (photographer) and Jan Pollock (artist and teacher), Micharn Pollock has been involved in the arts from a young age. "South African, Micharn is both a gilded-lovely good girl and a tough cookie survivor. Sleek - Intelligent - and Elegant with a fierce undertone. She is the perfect Miss Sloane: put together, calm and organized, but ruthless and independent. Micharn IS the next Bond Girl. Powerfully intelligent and intimidatingly good looking and yet: Micharn has a darling goofy comedic spin which makes her easy to like. She looks like a young Faye Dunaway but is actually Alicia Vikander in "The Danish Girl". The best roles would be where she is the charming gorgeous girl, who is hiding a powerful secret. The tough Bond Girl who is actually tremulous with fear underneath." - Matthew Harrison
Selections and Awards 2021 - Festigious Los Angeles - Finalist and nominated for Screenplay of the month. 2021 - Independent Shorts Awards - Winner 2021 - Vegas Cinefest International Film Festival - Official Selection 2021 - WILDsound Film and Screenplay Festival - Official Selection and nominated 2021 - Best Actress Award for performance in The Letter, Los Angeles Film Awards 2021 - Best Actress Award for performance in The Letter, New York Film Awards 2020 - Touch (written and self- produced) was selected to form part of Hickory Playground's Quarantine Diaries and aired online. 2020 - Poem, She Plaits Herself, Loses Herself, was selected to form part of the Global Event, You Are Not Alone, forming part of a series in 6 countries, 11 cities worldwide- Charlbi Dean was born on 5 February 1990 in Cape Town, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Triangle of Sadness (2022), Spud (2010) and Don't Sleep (2017). She died on 29 August 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Kim Engelbrecht was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Eye in the Sky (2015), Reyka (2021) and The Flash (2014).
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw was born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England. Her father, Patrick Mbatha, is a Black South African doctor, and her mother, Anne Raw, is a Caucasian English nurse. Her parents separated when she was a year old, and she was brought up by her mother in the town of Witney, Oxfordshire (she is still close to her father). She joined the local acting group Dramascope and, from the age of eleven, appeared in the pantomime at Oxford Playhouse every year. A talented singer and dancer as well as playing the saxophone, she joined the Oxford Youth Music Theatre in her teens.
In 2001, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. Since graduation in 2004, she has appeared in all media, including as an acclaimed Juliet Capulet in "Romeo and Juliet" at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre in 2005, opposite Andrew Garfield as Romeo Montague. Mbatha-Raw was nominated for Best Actress in the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her portrayal of Juliet Capulet. She also appeared as Octavia in "Antony and Cleopatra" at the same theatre in 2005. In 2009, she was cast as Ophelia in "Hamlet" on London's West End and Broadway, opposite Jude Law as the title role.
Mbatha-Raw appeared on such varied television series as Bad Girls (1999), Doctor Who (2005), Marple (2004) and Touch (2012). She had a supporting role in the romantic comedy Larry Crowne (2011), written and directed by Tom Hanks, who also played the title role. She was acclaimed for her performance of Dido Elizabeth Belle in Amma Asante's Belle (2013), which earned her a British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, and a nomination as Most Promising Newcomer. She was also nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Actress.
She starred in the romantic drama Beyond the Lights (2014) and was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Actress for her performance. In 2015, she was nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award. That same year, she had a supporting role in Jupiter Ascending (2015), played Prema Mutiso, the wife of Dr. Bennet Omalu (played by Will Smith) in the biopic Concussion (2015), and the title role in Jessica Swale's play "Nell Gwynn", playing the actress who became the mistress of King Charles II of England. She was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in the play.
She played Rachel in Newton Knight's biopic Free State of Jones (2016), directed by Gary Ross, playing Knight's common-law wife, a freedwoman he had a family with after the Civil War. She also played Esme Manucharian in Miss Sloane (2016), Sophie on Netflix's series Easy (2016), and played Kelly, one of the leads in "San Junipero", the fourth episode of Season 3 of Black Mirror (2011). Her other films are the live-action remake Beauty and the Beast (2017), playing Plumette, A Wrinkle in Time (2018), directed by Ava DuVernay, and The Cloverfield Paradox (2018).
Gugu Mbatha-Raw was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2017 Birthday Honours for her services to drama.- Actress
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Director and actor, Nat Boltt is known for her dynamism, humor and enthusiastic work ethic. A graduate of the Warner Brothers Director's Workshop, she both directs and stars in hit series, Riverdale. Other acting highlights include District 9, BBC's Inspector George Gently, the CBS comedy Happy Together, and the action thriller 24 Hours to Live with Ethan Hawke. She plays a lead role on Ron Howard's series The Astronauts and in Neill Blomkamp's Demonic. Known for her acting range, she is recognized for both comedic and dramatic abilities, is multilingual and proficient in many accents.
Her directorial feature debut, Holy Days, which Boltt adapted for the screen, received support and acclaim from The New Zealand Film Commission, the Writers Guild of New Zealand and Melbourne Film Festival's international Talent Express panel. This arthouse drama, as well as zombie comedy Sweet Child of Mine, are slated for 2023. Her award-winning short films, such as gangster comedy A.T.A.C.K, delicate drama The Silk, and feminist revenge spoof Vajazzle, have earned her a reputation as a talent to watch, while her high-action, stunt-heavy episode of Riverdale shines a light on her as a TV director who delivers.
Boltt is ethnically diverse and well-traveled. Born to a Venezuelan mom and Italian-Swiss dad, she grew up in South Africa, lived in New Zealand, Germany and the UK and resides in North America. She is a passionate environmental and indigenous rights activist with a following in the millions. @natboltt.- Antoinette Wanda Louw was born on 9 May 1975 in Pretoria, South Africa. Her parents, Dap and Anet Louw, are both well known and respected professors in psychology. Her younger brother, also Dap, is a urologist. She grew up in Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark and Bloemfontein (where she did her senior year) - all university towns. During her childhood, she and her family frequently went to the U.S.A where her father was a visiting professor. She attended school in the states during different stages of her kindergarten, primary and senior years.
Antoinette starting acting at an early age, and got her first lead in a school play in grade 11. Antoinette Louw received her acting degree cum laude from the University of the Free State. During the three years she was awarded the André du Plessis Award for Best Second Year Drama Student, the South African Theatre Journal Award for Best Third Year Drama Student, the Elsa Krantz Award for Best Drama Student (of 1994-1996), the UFS Merit Bursory for Arts and Culture, and the UFS Honoury Colours for Arts and Culture.
After living and touring Europe (as well as living on the island Malta for a year), she went back to the theatre and film industry. Her debut was in 7de Laan, one South Africa's most popular day time dramas. But after two years she went back to her first love - theatre. Over the years she has shared the stage with some of South Africa's most respected actors, including Deon Lotz, Sandra Prinsloo and Zane Meas.
Her breakthrough role came in 2013 where she she played the female lead in internationally known crime writer Deon Meyer's film, Die Laaste Tango. For playing a photographer dying from cancer, she received the South African 'Oscar' - the Golden Horn for Best Actress in a Feature Film.
In 2016 Antoinette landed her first female lead in an international film, An Act of Defiance, based on the life of Bram Fischer and directed by Dutch director Jean van de Velde. An Act of Defiance is due to be released in 2017. - Meganne Young was born on 22 March 1990 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an actress, known for The Kissing Booth (2018), Black Sails (2014) and Eye in the Sky (2015).
- Louise Barnes was born on 26 April 1974 in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Black Sails (2014), Surviving Evil (2009) and 9-1-1 (2018). She is married to Nick Boraine. They have one child.
- Alex McGregor was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Vagrant Queen (2020), Slumber Party Massacre (2021) and Blood Drive (2017).
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Lee-Anne Summers is a local and international actress, best known in South Africa for her role in the 2007 cinema hit, Big Fellas (2007).
Lee-Anne started her acting career at age 5 when she was picked out of a crowd to star in a TV commercial for Walt Disney World. At St Andrews school in Johannesburg, Lee-Anne studied Drama throughout High school and was involved in the productions of Oliver, The Crucible, The Frog Prince and The Hitchhiker. She was also a dancer for most of her early life and even appeared on stage for the Free Flight Dance Company. Like Charlize Theron, her dance career also came to an early end when she fractured her back during training for the school diving team. Before embarking on a professional acting career, Lee-Anne attended UCT where she studied psychology. After graduating, she moved to New York to study acting full time at the New York Film Academy, where she scored top honors and starred in numerous short films.
She has appeared on stage in New York in Labute's The shape of things, The Children's hour, Agnes of God and Proof. Lee-Anne's first role on returning to South Africa was in Darrell Roodt's movie Prey with Bridget Mongahan. She went on to play the role of a neurologist in the Docudrama To Be First (2007) and took on the task of playing triplets in the South African movie Big Fellas (2007).
In 2008 she graced Holland's small screen with her role as Anneke Keppel in the mini series Stellenbosch (2007).
Lee-Anne will be filming the Bollywood movie, Season's Greetings later this year before heading off to Australia for a few months next year to star in a psychological thriller alongside some of Australia's hottest acting talent.
Some of her other acting credits include Passport, For a Moment, Born Again, Cave TV, Southern Gentleman, Wonderful Tonight and The Day of the Junkie.- Actress
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Pearl Thusi was born on 13 May 1988 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015), Quantico (2015) and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008).- Natalie Bridgette Becker is a South African actress (of Cape Coloured descent) born in George, Western Cape province and raised in Cape Town. Considered one of her country's top actresses, Natalie started her career as an announcer on Good Hope FM, a regional radio station affiliated with the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
Later, she moved into television and was a presenter on the long-running glamour show Top Billing.
As an actress, Natalie appeared alongside Meg Ryan and William H. Macy in The Deal, John Malkovich in the film adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace and also starred in Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015).
Natalie has spoken of growing up lonely on a small holding because her mother and step-father were in a "mixed-raced marriage" that was illegal at the time under apartheid laws in South Africa. She earned a BSocScience from the University of Cape Town in 2004. She has two brothers. - Actress
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Jessica Marais was born on the 29th January 1985 in South Africa and moved to Perth Australia at a young age. Recently she moved to Sydney where she has a TV role as Rachel Rafter in the Australian comedy series Packed to the Rafters. She has also recently appeared in the new Australian film Two Fists One Heart, filmed in Perth in 2007.- Actress
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Michelle Van Der Water is a South African native born in Cape Town. Her parents moved the family to Australia soon after Michelle's birth. The family settled in a small town just an hour outside of Sydney. Michelle attended and graduated from Inaburra High School in the Sutherland Shire before going on to attend Wollongong University. At Wollongong, she graduated with a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Graphic Design and New Media. Michelle started out modeling in Sydney while taking acting classes on the side. This sparked Michelle's passion for acting she continued training in the field once she moved permanently to Los Angeles. Michelle began her professional career in 2000. Among her performances, most of which are film shorts and television, Michelle appeared in the horror/fantasy film Minotaur (2006) starring alongside Tom Hardy and Tony Todd. Other works include the 2009 revival of the series Melrose Place (2009), followed by work on Castle (2009) in 2011 and NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) in 2012. She continues studying acting at the John Kirby Studio in Hollywood.- Actress
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Sandi Schultz is a graduate of the University of Cape Town and UCT Drama School. Highlights of her earlier stage career include a year-long run as Magenta in the original South African production of The Rocky Horror Show, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Hermia in Midsummer Night's Dream. On television, Sandi worked as a continuity announcer for M-Net for a number of years and hosted various shows for the SABC when not busy acting in film, television and theatre projects. During 12 years in Los Angeles, she had parts written for her on NYPD Blue with Dennis Frantz and Rick Schroeder, and City of Angels with Blair Underwood. On returning to South Africa in 2005, Sandi played one of the leads, Dr. Jennifer Adams in the KykNet/M-Net series, Binnelanders. Since 2013 she has been free-lancing and has been acting in various film and television projects, most recently, playing Dez in While You Weren't Looking, Jamila in the German production, Rosa 2, Wolken Uber Kapstad and Maggie in the mockumentary, Hotel for Kyknet . In 2014 Sandi turned to producing, and co-wrote and co-produced the Independent Feature, Assignment with Laszlo Bene through her company Klonkie Made Media.- Actress
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Maggie Benedict is known for New Amsterdam (2018), The Good Doctor (2017) and Random Acts of Flyness (2018).- Actress
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Tanit Phoenix was born on 24 September 1980 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Gallowwalkers (2012), Death Race 2 (2010) and Hardcore Henry (2015). She has been married to Sharlto Copley since 15 February 2016. They have one child.- Actress
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Josephine is an actor, a voice over artist and a producer. Although born in Durban, South Africa she has lived most of her life in Australia. Her first role, as an angst ridden teenager, at the age of fifteen cemented her pursuit of acting, and since then she has appeared in many Australian film and TV shows. She began producing with a documentary entitled Hitting Zero: A Legacy and has gone on produce two more short films, and a comedy web-series.- Tanya van Graan was born in South Africa. She is an actress, known for Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018), Zulu (2013) and 24 Hours to Live (2017).
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Alice Maud Krige was born on June 28, 1954 in Upington, South Africa where her father, Dr. Louis Krige, worked as a young physician. The Kriges later moved to Port Elizabeth where Alice grew up in what she describes as a "very happy family", a family that also included two brothers (both of whom became physicians) and her mother, Pat, a clinical psychologist. Interestingly, Alice also grew up without television, something which the actress calls a "huge black hole in my education" (South Africa did not start getting television until 1976, a year after Alice left the country to pursue an acting career in London).
While growing up, she had no dreams or aspirations of pursuing an acting career, in fact as a child she had wanted to become a dancer, but her father disapproved. Instead, she prepared to follow in the footsteps of her mother by attending Rhodes University in Grahamstown where she pursued an undergraduate degree in psychology and literature (graduating in 1975). However, as luck or fate would have it, Alice decided to "take up a bit of timetable" by enrolling in a drama class in order to make use of a free credit. This decision would prove to be a life-altering one, resulting in an honors degree in drama from Rhodes, a move to London and a new career path. As Alice explains, "I really got into it and it took over my life... it became my life-calling, all consuming."
After arriving in England, she began three years of study at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Her first professional acting performance was a tiny television role in a 1979 BBC Play for Today. In 1980, Alice made her feature film debut as Sybil Gordon in the Academy Award winning Best Picture, Chariots of Fire (1981). She then appeared in the television adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities (1980), which was followed by her memorable, dual role as the avenging spirit in Ghost Story (1981). Also in 1981, she debuted in a West End theatre production of Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, for which she received the honors of both a Plays and Players Award and a Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer. It was this early success in theatre that she decided to focus her career on next by spending some time working with the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company.
During her two seasons with the RSC (1982-83), Alice performed in such productions as "King Lear", "The Tempest", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Cyrano de Bergerac". After her stint with the Royal Shakespeare Company, she returned to work in film and television. Her career could best be described as an eclectic mix of both mediums. She appeared in a diverse range of films, such as King David (1985), Barfly (1987), Haunted Summer (1988), Spies Inc. (1992) and See You in the Morning (1989). Her work in television included critically acclaimed miniseries, such as Ellis Island (1984) and Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), as well as a healthy dose of what Alice herself calls, "kitchen sink dramas".
This eclectic trend continued into the 1990s. In addition to numerous roles in television (including appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and Becker (1998), Alice also appeared in the films Sleepwalkers (1992), Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream That One Calls Human Life (1995), Donor Unknown (1995), Amanda (1996), Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997), Habitat (1997), The Commissioner (1998) and Molokai (1999). However, one notable standout was the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996) for which she won a 1997 Saturn Award for her portrayal of the Borg Queen. This is without a doubt the most commercial, mainstream film with which she has been involved. However, due to the amount of make-up and prosthetics that the role required, Alice claims that even today she is still most recognized from her role in Ghost Story (1981).
One obvious and lasting impact of her experience with Star Trek: First Contact has been her initiation into the world of Star Trek/sci-fi conventions. These weekend-long conventions take place all over the United States and Europe (primarily in the United Kingdom and Germany). They feature "guests", such as Alice, who give presentations, sign autographs, etc. The new millennium finds her with several new projects to her credit, which include such works as The Little Vampire (2000), the Star Trek: Voyager (1995) series finale "Endgame", Attila (2001), Dinotopia (2002), Reign of Fire (2002), Children of Dune (2003), The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) and a recurring guest role in the HBO series Deadwood (2004). Current projects include a film about the life of Julius Caesar, the horror film Silent Hill (2006), Lonely Hearts (2006) and The Contract (2006). In addition, she continues to make sporadic convention appearances and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in literature from Rhodes University.
Alice Krige is married to writer/director Paul Schoolman, and lives what she describes as an "itinerant" lifestyle. Although she and her husband maintain a permanent home in the United States, they spend much of their time living and working abroad.- Actress
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A Dutch South African, Musetta Vander was raised without that most basic of modern conveniences--television! Radio programming, childhood books and weekend trips to the drive-in introduced her to the magical world of movies. It was not until the mid-'70s that South Africa finally got television, and the big black box in the family living room "miraculously" sprang to life.
However, as the daughter of a ballet teacher, Musetta was no stranger to the entertainment world and debuted on stage at the age of four. Her childhood was filled with numerous dance performances including "Giselle", "Coppelia", "The Student Prince" and "Showboat", and, shortly after completing school, she qualified as a ballet teacher herself.
After earning a BA in Communications and Psychology, she landed the plum job as anchor host for an MTV-like television show in South Africa. One day, a handsome visiting American, Jeff Celentano, spotted her on television, made her his bride, and whisked her off to the very place she had always dreamed of--Hollywood.
Shortly after her arrival, she became part of the very world she used to host, appearing as the "dream girl" in more than 20 music videos for such top recording artists as Rod Stewart, Amy Grant, Tina Turner, Elton John and Chris Isaak.
It was her critically acclaimed stage performance in the original South African play "Soweto's Burning", about the trials of an interracial friendship in that racially segregated country, that provided her transition to the big screen. Musetta has since performed in numerous feature films, including collaborating with her husband on Under the Hula Moon (1995) and Gunshy (1998). She has also worked alongside such screen veterans as Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh and Will Smith in Wild Wild West (1999), George Clooney and John Turturro in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and John Hurt and Louis Gossett Jr. in Monolith (1993). She's also added a slew of television credits to her arsenal, including guest appearances on the hit shows Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).
Recently Musetta made a return to the stage, combining both her dance and acting background in an extremely successful adaptation of Molière's "The Bourgeois Gentleman" at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.- Actress
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Tammin Sursok was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tammin is an actor and producer, known for Pretty Little Liars (2010), Rules of Engagement (2007) and Crossing Over (2009). Tammin has been married to Sean McEwen since 24 August 2011. They have two children.- Actress
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Ciara Charteris was born on 3 August 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Mary Shelley (2017) and Poldark (2015).- Actress
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Elize du Toit was born on 21 February 1980 in Grahamstown, South Africa. She is an actress and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Doctor Who (2005) and The Line of Beauty (2006).- Producer
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Reine Swart is an actress and filmmaker best known for The Lullaby (2018), Die Pro (2015) and Detour (2017). Heks (2020/2021) is Reine's directorial debut. She also stars in The Empty Man (2020) opposite James Badge Dale. Reine also stars as a lead in Triggered yet to be released. Reine has played in various TV series such as Syfy's Z Nation (2017) and Dominion (2015), BBC's Jamillah and Aladdin (2016) and National Geographic's Origins (2017). Reine is residing in the United States.- Actress
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Liesl Ahlers is a South African Actress. She studied Acting for Film & TV in Canada at the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts (VADA).
Liesl was cast as Marina Mills in the Warner Bros feature film Friend Request, for which she received an award in Moscow. Liesl acted opposite William Hurt in BBC Two's The Challenger Disaster and portrayed the role of Zelda in the third season of South Africa's Emmy nominated series Sokhulu & Partners. Liesl portrays the role of Erin in Director Alastair Orr's latest thriller: Triggered. Liesl will also portray the lead in the sci-fi, psychological thriller: The Construct.
Liesl wrote, produced and directed the South African Awareness film: Daylight, with the hopes of creating global awareness on the devastating amount of children who become orphans due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa.
Daylight have received a total of 11 nominations and 6 wins. Liesl has been nominated for Best Director, Best Movie By an African Female Director/Producer and Best Supporting Actress.
The President of the Russian International Horror Awards invited Liesl to Moscow, to receive an Award for her portrayal of Marina Mills in Friend Request.
Liesl has a Brown Belt in Martial Arts. Trained in Korean fighting and Self Defense (Hapkido) under Master Vladimir Grachev.
Liesl is the designer, owner and founder of women's clothing label Call A Cab & Take It Slow.
Liesl is the founder of The Squared Shirt Charity Project, which aims to empower children who live in poverty in South Africa.- Dena Kaplan was born in South Africa and moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 1996. Dena is an actress and dancer who may be best known for her role as Abigail Armstrong in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series 'Dance Academy' (2010-2012). Kaplan attended high school in Melbourne and had dance training at numerous schools; Australian Ballet School, Jane Moore Academy of Ballet and City Dance Centre. Her first stage appearance came alongside David Campbell in the Production Company's Carousel, where she played Louise, a non-singing solo ballet part in the second act of the show. Her second major public appearance was as a dancer/singer in the Disney production of the musical of "Lion King." Dena moved to New York to study at the Ailey School and Broadway Dance Center, and was cast in a Broadway musical, but was unable to accept the offer. Dena Kaplan's first television role was in 2005 on the Network Ten spy series "Scooter: Secret Agent" as one of the party girls. In 2007, she appeared as Deborah Statesman in an episode of Australian police drama "City Homicide." In 2009, she played Keli in an episode of "Flight of the Conchords" and starred in the film "In Her Skin" alongside Guy Pearce and Rebecca Gibney. Besides her role in the series "Dance Academy" in 2010, Dena was cast as Stephanie Wolfe in "City Homicide."
- Frances Sholto-Douglas is a South African actress born in Cape Town. She trained in acting and musical theatre at the Cape Academy of Performing Arts before attending the University of Cape Town, where she procured an Honours Degree cum laude in Theatre and Performance. She has gained traction through her work in films and television shows such as The Kissing Booth 2 (2020), Black Mirror (2011), and Samson (2018). She has likewise acted in plays such as Zakes Mda's Ways of Dying directed by Lara Foot and Esiseleni Sedini directed by Lwanda Sindaphi. Frances has trained in opera part-time since 2015.
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Justine Waddell was born on 4 November 1975 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Target (2011), The Fall (2006) and Chaos (2005).- Actress
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Tessa Jubber is a South African actress of Dutch, Greek and Irish descent. She trained at the University of Cape Town and is based in Johannesburg, where she lives with her husband and two children.
A favourite on South African television and film, her international credits include Wallander (BBC), Mia and the White Lion, and Catching Feelings.- Actress
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Mary Peach was born on 20 October 1934 in Durban, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Cutthroat Island (1995), Scrooge (1970) and The Projected Man (1966).- Joanne Spracklen was born in Durban, South Africa. She attended the University of Central Florida.
Along with acting Joanne co-founded MMA Girls, a premiere female Mixed Martial Arts brand in 2006. She specializes in fighter interviews and technique videos as well as sponsoring female MMA fighters. - Actress
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Leleti Khumalo was born on 30 March 1970 in KwaMashu, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Sarafina! (1992), Hotel Rwanda (2004) and Invictus (2009). She was previously married to Mbongeni Ngema.- Christel Smith was born on 22 June 1970 in Cape Town, South Africa. She is an actress, known for The Master of Disguise (2002), Match (2014) and Pacific Blue (1996).
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- Roxanne Kalie (born 15 March 1990 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African Model/Actress and DJ. She was scouted at the age of 13 by the Director of a top model agency and has been in the industry ever since. Over the years she has appeared in countless online and print publications and become a recognizable face through her leading roles in national and international commercials with top brands as well as solidifying herself as a respected Deep House DJ.
- Meagan Holder was born in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for You Again (2010), Bring It on: Fight to the Finish (2009) and Jersey Boys (2014).