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- Masali Baduza is a South African film, television and theatre actress, known for The Woman King (2022) and Noughts and Crosses (2020). She grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, then studied in Los Angeles, California. She was born 12 March 1996, in East London, South Africa. She is bilingual in English and isiXhosa.
- Actor
- Producer
- Stunts
Scot Cooper was born in East London, South Africa. A leading man with a great balance of American and English charm.
Scot has worked alongside actors such as Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Rupert Friend, Gabriel Macht, and Aidan Gillen. He co-starred in the 4th season of the Emmy winning series Homeland, guest starred in the popular BBC series 'Jamillah and Aladdin', and the multi award winning film 'The World Unseen' which premiered at TIFF. With leading roles in the feature film Kecksburg, and due for release the Hallmark film A Taste of Romance, and a psychological thriller River of Ghosts. He also has a supporting role in the Box Office hit 'Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
In 2013 Scot won Best Actor at the Cape Town 48 Film Festival, with the film Five Minutes Till Noon which went on to win awards at Filmapalooza in New Orleans. Scot also won Best Actor at the 2015 Cape Town 48 Film Festival. And in 2009 Scot Cooper was part of the ensemble award at the South African Film and Television Awards for 'The World Unseen'.
Born in South Africa, and of English, Swedish, Norwegian, German and Scottish ancestry. He has trained under world renowned Meisner teacher William Esper at the Esper Studio in New York, also at the Ivan Chubbuck studio in Los Angeles, and under acclaimed South African actress Aletta Bezuidenhout. He also has a BA from his studies at AFDA.
A passion for film, and also theatre where he has received critical praise for his performance as Mr Darcy in 'Pride And Prejudice', the acclaimed American play 'Tape' by Stephen Belber, and his one man play 'Henry And The Sand' which he also wrote, and premiered at the world's 2nd largest theatre festival, the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Scot has also appeared in over 80 TV commercials for top brands, which have aired in countries such as the USA, France, Australia, Russia, Canada, Germany, Ireland and many others.
Scot Cooper is based in Los Angeles- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Frank Rautenbach was born on 12 May 1972 in East London, South Africa. He is an actor and producer, known for Wild Is the Wind (2022), The Bang Bang Club (2010) and Warrior (2019). He has been married to Leigh Rautenbach since 24 February 1996.- Music Department
- Composer
Cherry Wainer was born on 2 March 1935 in East London, Cape Province, South Africa. She was a composer, known for Girls of the Latin Quarter (1960), Climb Up the Wall (1960) and Noche de estrellas (1964). She was married to Don Storer. She died on 14 November 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Angel Adoree was born on 7 April 1978 in East London, South Africa. She is a producer, known for Escape to the Chateau (2016), Escape to the Chateau: Make Do and Mend (2020) and Escape to the Chateau DIY (2018). She has been married to Dick Strawbridge since 13 November 2015. They have two children.
- Writer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clare Peploe was born on 20 October 1941 in Tanga, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanga, Tanzania). She was a writer and director, known for High Season (1987), The Triumph of Love (2001) and Rough Magic (1995). She was married to Bernardo Bertolucci. She died on 24 June 2021 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Al Bowlly was born on 7 January 1899 in Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East Africa [now Maputo Bay, Mozambique]. He was an actor, known for Ready Player One (2018), The Jacket (2005) and The Outsider (2018). He was married to Margaret Fairless and Freda Roberts. He died on 17 April 1941 in London, England, UK.- Music Artist
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Roger Whittaker came to renown as a guitarist, singer and songwriter, as well as possibly the best whistler in the business. His music, a mix of folk and pop songs, has sometimes been described as 'middle of the road'. Whittaker was at his peak in the late 1960s and 70s, his record sales eventually totaling nearly 50 million worldwide.
Born to British parents Edward (a grocer) and Vi Whittaker (a teacher) in Nairobi, Roger went to school in Kenya and later underwent two years of national service, seeing action during the infamous Mau Mau uprising. After being demobbed in 1956, he studied medicine in Cape Town for 18 months and briefly worked as a teacher, while sidelining as a singer in local clubs. In 1959, he moved to Britain to study zoology and marine biology at the University of Bangor in Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. In between studies, he wrote several songs, one of which he sent as a demo track to a music producer. This led to recording of his first single 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'. He then had a minor hit with 'Steel Man', the first to feature on British charts.
Whittaker represented Britain as the winning contestant at the 1967 Knokke music festival in Belgium. His own composition of 'Mexican Whistler' and his interpretation of 'If I Were a Rich Man' went to Nr. 3 on European charts. Two years later, Whittaker had his biggest hits yet with his whistled version of 'The Skye Boat Song' (released again in 1986 as a duet with TV entertainer Des O'Connor and becoming a UK top ten) and 'Durham Town' (aka 'The Leavin'). His most popular number in the U.S. was 'The Last Farewell', recorded in 1971. It went on to sell 11 million copies worldwide. Another hit that year was 'New World in the Morning'.
For 25 years, Whittaker went on sellout tours of Europe and North America. He had a particularly strong following in Germany -- a country he toured on several occasions - mainly due to his singing in German (though recording phonetically, as he did not speak the language). He also maintained ties to Africa, promoting wildlife conservation during a 1987 tour with his rendition of 'Save the Rhino'.
In 1989, Whittaker was awarded the prestigious Gold Badge of Merit from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. He retired from performing in 2012, settling in France with his wife of 59 years, Natalie O'Brien. He died there on September 13 2023, aged 87.- Actress
- Writer
Sudha is co-founder of Tamasha where she was co-Artistic Director for 26 years (1989-2015), and is both an actor and playwright. She founded the company in 1989 with Kristine Landon-Smith (director / writer) and were joint Artistic Directors until April 2013 when Kristine stepped down. She is currently Artistic Director of Bhuchar Boulevard, a company formed to produce her new writing.
Her extensive theatre credits include work at the Royal Court, Royal National Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Lyric Hammersmith and the Edinburgh International Festival.
Her writing credits for Tamasha include 'Balti Kings', 'Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and A Funeral', 'Strictly Dandia' and 'A Fine Balance' in which she also performed, her first children's play in 2006: 'Child of the Dividhe' (Polka Theatre) and in 2010 her adaptation of Lorca's 'The House of Bernarda Alba' - 'The House of Bilquis Bibi'. With Shaheen Khan, their credits included three series of 'Girlies' for BBC Radio 4 and 'Balti Kings' (the stage play, as well as a six part series for Radio 4). Their screenplay, 'The House Across the Street', was shown on BBC4 as part of a new writers initiative, and they have co-written an episode of Doctors for the BBC.
Sudha also co-wrote a short film Midnight Feast, which was screened at the 11th Raindance Film Festival. Sudha jointly won, with Kristine Landon-Smith, the 2005 Asian Women of Achievement Award for Arts and Culture and the 2010 First Women Award in the Tourism and Leisure category.- Eusébio DA Silva Ferreira (January 1942 - 5 January 2014) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time and S.L. Benfica's greatest ever player. During his professional career, he scored 733 goals in 745 matches. Nicknamed the Black Panther, the Black Pearl, or o Rei (the King), he was known for his speed, technique, athleticism and his ferocious right-footed shot, making him a prolific goalscorer.
- Michael Turner was born on 19 July 1921 in Tabankulu, East Province, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Cry Freedom (1987), Cranford (1972) and The Black Arrow (1951). He was married to Monica Kirton. He died on 14 July 2012 in Wiltshire, England, UK.
- Norma Foster was born on 15 September 1939 in East London, South Africa. She is an actress, known for A Study in Terror (1965), Man in a Suitcase (1967) and Murder Ahoy (1964).
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Patricia Conolly was born on 29 August 1933 in Tabora, Tanganyika, East Africa. She is an actress, known for Color Me Dead (1969), Draft Day (2014) and Great Performances (1971).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Production Manager
Rudy was born in South Africa and grew up in what is now known as Kwa-Zulu, Natal. While in South Africa, Rudy worked in the Kruger National Park as a Game Ranger but always wanted to be a filmmaker. He moved to New York City in 1995 and started working his way up the production ranks on commercials, music videos and films. Rudy's work brought him to Los Angeles in 1997 and he joined the Director's Guild of America in 2003.- Ashley was born in East London, South Africa in 1968. He grew up in sight of the sea, with a brother and sister and two doting parents. He attended Selborne Primary and College, the latter established in 1879. This traditional school, with its vast history (many of its pupils fought and died in both world wars) provided the inspiration and backdrop for an avid interest in the arts, music, and literature. A relentless reader, an unstoppable performer, and a natural musician, Ashley spent most of those years developing the talents that would eventually become a career. He completed school at 17, and was chosen for the Rotary exchange programme.
He spent 1985 studying in Australia, and promoting South Africa, a difficult task in the turbulent eighties. Enriched, and inspired, he returned to South Africa and enrolled at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. He spent four years there, and completed a Bachelor of Arts, and an Honours degree in the Dramatic Arts, under the tutelage of such writers as Andre Brink, and playwright Reza De Wet. He performed lead roles at the International Grahamstown festival over that time in productions such as Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, The Crucible and Midsummer Nights Dream, A coveted bursary, allowed him another year of study, at the University of Cape Town, where he completed a Higher Diploma in Education. Though his passion for the Arts was paramount, he indulged his love of teaching the following year by teaching English at Selborne College. He opened a Drama school in 1993 in East London, The A.R.T Studio, which gave inspiration to over 120 budding young actors and musicians.
The lure of stage and screen was too strong though, and Ashley packed the proverbial suitcase and set off to Johannesburg to find fame and fortune, just eight short years ago. His success in that time has been remarkable. A soap star, voice over artist, writer, and natural comic, he has captured the attention of critics and fans. His recent portrayal of an everyman mine captain, in the award winning South African soap, Isidingo, led to a best actor nomination. A prolific writer, his hilarious advertising campaigns, in which he portrays atypical characters from South African society, has had the nation in stitches for over five years.
He has toured locally and internationally with theatre productions like Hair, The Buddy Holly Story, Mojo and African Tales. He has appeared all over the world in some of the biggest international advertising campaigns, and is renowned for his delicate and measured character portrayals. He has performed lead roles in international television series such as Soldier Soldier, The Black Velvet Band, and recently, The Switch. A prolific voice over artist, with National Geographic and Discovery channel narration credits to his name, he has become one of the countries leading voices, in both radio and television.
He has completed a novel, and a screenplay, and is confident of their success in the months to come. His biggest film credit thus far, is Stander (2003), a lead role which can only further an already outstanding career. He hopes to make New York his home in 2004. - Eduardo Mondlane was born in June 1920 in Portuguese East Africa. He was married to Janet Rae Johnson. He died on 3 February 1969 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- When he arrived in F1 at the end of 1972, Jody was a rough talent, who relied on his reflexes to get his car around corners. By the time he retired, he was smoother, but just as exciting to watch.
Jody started his F1 career with McLaren, and after some promising results, including almost winning the French Grand Prix, only his third F1 start, he was responsible for the biggest pile up in F1 history at Silverstone.
For 1974, he joined Tyrrell, and settled down to become a title contender, finishing third that season. In 1976, Scheckter and team mate Patrick Depailler had use of one of the most radical racing cars ever, the Tyrrell P34, better known as the '6 wheeler.'
Although the car was competitive, Jody realized it would only temporarily be so, and he left Tyrrell to join Wolf in 1977, winning their first ever race in Argentina, and winning twice more to finish second in the championship behind Niki Lauda.
Scheckter joined Ferrari and partnered the fiery Canadian Gilles Villeneuve, just holding him off to win the 1979 world title, the last time a driver would win the championship in one of the red cars for 21 years.
Jody retired from F1 at the end of 1980, and set up a successful arms business. He has two sons, Tomas and Toby, both hoping to become racers in the future. - Writer
- Director
- Producer
St. John Legh Clowes was born in 1907 in East London, South Africa. He was a writer and director, known for No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948), Grand Prix (1934) and Frozen Fate (1929). He died in 1951 in London, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
First president of Kenya (1964 - 78). Founder of various pan-African nationalist movements. He was imprisoned by the British colonial powers following the Mau Mau uprising (see films such as Simba (1955), 0049706 or Something of Value (1957) in 1952 and was exiled in 1959. He was released from prison in 1961 and was elected to the Legislative Council in 1962. He tried to unite the African parties but failed and accepted the leadership of KANU.- Ian Scheckter was born on 22 August 1947 in East London, South Africa.
- Anton Blake Horowitz began his career as an intern at the Space Theatre in South Africa, a rare performance arena whose works encouraged diversity and opposition to the Apartheid regime. Soon thereafter, he went into exile in the UK, and trained as an actor at the Drama Centre in London. Shortly after graduating he formed his own theatre company, performing in a wide range of plays, both classical and contemporary, in theatres across the country and in Berlin.
In 1989, he premiered in Robert Chessley's two-character play, Jerker, tracing the relationship of two gay men in the midst of the AIDS epidemic, directed by Stephen Daldry, the then-artistic director of the Gate Theatre, and in the following year Anton returned to his country of exile where he acted in theatre, opera and television, including appearing in the role of Mick in the Caretaker (the first time a Harold Pinter play had been performed in South Africa since the cultural boycott) and that of a White Supremacist assassin in a local series, the Game II.
He spent several years in the US, primarily in New York, acting in a variety of a theatre productions, before returning to the UK to work at the National Theatre Studio.
In the past decade he has worked in several BBC and ITV Productions, as well as a handful of international films. He also appears in a number of commercials and voice-overs in a number of countries. Besides primarily being an actor, Anton holds a Masters in Screenwriting from Royal Holloway, University of London. - Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Jonas Gwangwa was born on 19 October 1937 in Orlando East, South Africa. He was a composer and actor, known for Cry Freedom (1987), Generations: The Legacy (2014) and Soweto Green (1995). He was married to Violet Molebatsi. He died on 23 January 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa.- Avuzwa Gqamane was born on 18 September 2004 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Dam (2021).
- Bayume Muhammed Hussein was born on February 22nd, 1904 in Dar es Salaam (now Tanzania), the son of an Askari soldier in the German "Schutztruppe". Working as a clerk from the age of ten, he served in the German colonial forces in World War I. He was severely wounded and spent some time in a POW camp in Nairobi.
After the war, he worked on several overseas steamships until he decided to sign off while in Germany in 1929 to fight for his pension, but without success. At least, his status as an Askari was recognized and he was naturalized as "Mohamed Husen". He worked alternately as a waiter and as a Swahili instructor, educating personnel for the Nazis' covert (yet short-lived) colonial ambitions. Additionally, he appeared in a number of films, mostly playing an Askari. In 1932, he married German Maria Schwadner; they had three children.
Already in 1933, all of the family had lost their German citizenship, and Husen's situation under state-promoted racism became more and more difficult. In 1935, he lost his job as a waiter at the intervention of fellow-workers who refused to work with him, and as a language instructor, he never advanced from his least-paid status although being a native speaker. Husen nevertheless tried to prove his loyalty by volunteering at the outbreak of World War II, but his proposal was turned down. In September 1941, he was accused of having an affair and a child with an "Aryan" woman from the set. There was no-one to step in for him, and there was no trial. His wife was forced to divorce him, and Husen was brought to Sachsenhausen concentration camp where he died on November 24th, 1944. His grave is on Berlin-Reinickendorf's Cemetery for the Victims of War and Violence.
His eldest son named Bodo died in an air raid, the fate of his divorced wife and of his other children is not known. - Marne Erasmus was born on 23 May 1995 in East London, South Africa.
- Nico Ladenis was born on 21 April 1934 in Tanganyika, British East Africa. He was married to Dinah-Jane Ladenis. He died on 10 September 2023 in the UK.
- Mark Boucher was born on 3 December 1976 in East London, Cape Province, South Africa.
- Artemide Scandariato was born on 3 July 1944 in Eritrea, East Africa. He is an actor, known for The Widower (1959) and L'uomo dai calzoni corti (1958).
- Eduardo Pitta was born on 9 August 1949 in Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa. He was married to Jorge Neves. He died on 25 July 2023 in Torres Vedras, Portugal.
- Kai Uwe von Hassel was born on 21 April 1913 in Gare, Tanganjika, German East Africa [now Tanzania ]. He was married to Monika and Elfie. He died on 8 May 1997 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Lana Marks was born in 1953 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She is an actress, known for The Score (2001), Saved by the Savior (2011) and The Association (2015). She has been married to Neville Marks since 1976. They have two children.- Soundtrack
Chris Bailey was born on 29 November 1956 in Nanyuki, Kenya, British East Africa [now Kenya]. He was married to Elisabet Corlin. He died on 9 April 2022 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- John Nzenze was born in 1940 in Nairobi, British East Africa. He died on 30 May 2020 in Kakamega, Kenya.
- Sarah Obama was born in 1920 in British East Africa (now Kenya). She was an actress, known for Lihim ng mga nympha (2012) and 2016: Obama's America (2012). She died on 29 March 2021 in Kisumu, Kenya.
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Peter Krummeck was born on 2 March 1947 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was an actor and writer, known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), Ernest in the Army (1998) and Othello (1989). He died on 9 November 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa.- Director
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Patricio Munoz was born on 14 March 1979 in East London, South Africa. He is a director and actor, known for Dystopia (2005), Silent Sam (2009) and The Collector (2010).- Mwai Kibaki was born on 15 November 1931 in Gatuyaini, Kenya, British East Africa [now Kenya]. He was married to Lucy Muthoni. He died on 21 April 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Colin Fraser was born on 25 September 1918 in Nairobi, British East Africa [now Kenya]. He died on 29 September 2001 in Ocean Shores, New South Wales, Australia.
- Blaise Koch was born in 1952 in East London, South Africa. He was an actor, known for The Last Hero (1991), Town Guard (1983) and Diamond Girl (1998). He died on 21 July 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Scott Cooper was born on 22 June 1981 in East London, South Africa.
- Location Management
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Johann Joubert was born on 9 May 1972 in East London, South Africa. Johann is a production manager, known for Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), Slipstream (2005) and Primeval (2007).- Ricardo Chibanga was born on 8 November 1942 in Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa. He died on 16 April 2019 in Golega, Portugal.
- Actor
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Fernando Piazza was born on 9 August 1936 in Eritrea, East Africa. He was an actor and production manager, known for Super Fly T.N.T. (1973), Jesse & Lester - Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity (1972) and Women of Devil's Island (1962). He died on 27 January 2009 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Kamoya Kimeu was born in 1938 in Makueni County, British East Africa [now Kenya]. He was married to Mary Mbiki. He died on 20 July 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya.