Betty Hugo

Betty Hugo (19**- 2001).

Biography
Born Betty Botha in Cape Town, the daughter of Minna Freund and Judge C.L. Botha. Married to Leon Hugo.

Training
Studied at University of Stellenbosch.

Career
She was a founder member of the Libertas Theatre Club in Stellenbosch.

Became a lecturer in English at the University of South Africa and later the Pretoria Technikon. While there she was an active member of the *** dramatic society and wrote a thesis on translations of Shaw’s works into German.

She was a lecturer in drama at Pretoria University in 1978.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She made her debut as actress in So praat die ou rivier in 1954. She has also appeared in Dear Antoine (CAPAB 1971), The Great Galeoto (PACT 1974), **

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