Penny Wolhuter

Penny Wolhuter (1998-) is an actor and dancer.

Biography

Born 29 June 1998, the daughter of Emmy Award-winning wildlife filmmaker Kim Wolhuter and finished high school at Penryn College High School in Mpumalanga. She went on to complete a Diploma in Musical Theatre (Dance Major) from Oakfields College in Somerset West, graduating in 2019.

As a child, she was featured in a wildlife docu-reality series called Safari Sisters, which follows the lives of her father and his two young daughters, Lindy and Penny, in the African Savannah.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Stage work includes roles as actor and dancer in productions like A Chorus Line (2018), Santa Claus is Coming to Town (2019), What Have You Done With The Garden (2023), Immortal (2025), My Children! My Africa! (2025/6).

TV appearances include Safari Sisters (2009) and "Leah" in the SABC3 telenovela The Estate (2021)

Sources

https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=18047

https://www.elysian-management.com/portfolio/penny-wolhuter/

Review: "What a Send-Off! Fugard’s My Children! My Africa! Ignites Daytime Full Houses at State Theatre", The Star 25 March 2025[1]

Fugard masterpiece to return to State Theatre in August due to public, Pretoria News demand[2]

"My Children! My Africa!", Artslink.co.za News - Tuesday 24 February 2026

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