Marie Herselman

Marie Herselman (19**-). Actress. Trained in ballet and acrobatic dance with Lilian Edley in Bloemfontein.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Joined Anton Ackermann Geselskap in the 1940s to replace Pikkie Uys who was temporarily unavailable. Appeared in Wittebroodsdae, Die Hele Dorp Skinder, Martjie, die Maltrap, Die Einde van Haar Droom.

Awards, etc.
She was recognised as one of the pioneers of Afrikaans theatre by the drama department of the Pretoria Technikon during a ceremony at the Breytenbach Theatre in Pretoria on 30 August 1994.

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