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| − | As a little girl Janis Reinhardt was sent to ballet school and then attended Durban’s Drama Academy, run by [[Joan Brickhill]] and [[Louis Burke]]. At 13 she moved to the [[Anne Freed]] Theatre Academy and at 15 was offered her first professional part in Freed’s production of [[ | + | As a little girl Janis Reinhardt was sent to ballet school and then attended Durban’s Drama Academy, run by [[Joan Brickhill]] and [[Louis Burke]]. At 13 she moved to the [[Anne Freed]] Theatre Academy and at 15 was offered her first professional part in Freed’s production of ''[[Hobson's Choice]]'' at the [[Lyric Theatre]]. This was followed by a small part in ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'' (1968), staged by [[Ray Cooney]] at the [[Academy Theatre]] and then the role of Liat in ''[[South Pacific]]'', produced by Brickhill and Burke for [[JODS]]. She also acted in three films: ''[[Wild Season]]'' ([[Emil Nofal]]/1967), ''[[Satan’s Harvest]]'' (1970/[[Douglas K. Stone]]) and [[Three Bullets… for a Long Gun]] ([[Peter Henkel]]/1971). It is not known what became of her. |
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 10 May 2020
Janis Reinhardt (b.**/**/1950?) was an actress and part-time model. Also credited as Janice Reinhardt.
Biography
As a little girl Janis Reinhardt was sent to ballet school and then attended Durban’s Drama Academy, run by Joan Brickhill and Louis Burke. At 13 she moved to the Anne Freed Theatre Academy and at 15 was offered her first professional part in Freed’s production of Hobson's Choice at the Lyric Theatre. This was followed by a small part in Not Now, Darling (1968), staged by Ray Cooney at the Academy Theatre and then the role of Liat in South Pacific, produced by Brickhill and Burke for JODS. She also acted in three films: Wild Season (Emil Nofal/1967), Satan’s Harvest (1970/Douglas K. Stone) and Three Bullets… for a Long Gun (Peter Henkel/1971). It is not known what became of her.
Sources
Rand Daily Mail, 29 January 1970
Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm (1982)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718112/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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