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She thereafter took a family sabbatical but returned to the Film and Performance Industry to perform inand co-choreograph a burlesque show entitled "Boylesque", thereafter she performed in, and co-produced/directed another burlesque theatre production entitled "Welcome to Burlesque". | She thereafter took a family sabbatical but returned to the Film and Performance Industry to perform inand co-choreograph a burlesque show entitled "Boylesque", thereafter she performed in, and co-produced/directed another burlesque theatre production entitled "Welcome to Burlesque". | ||
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Revision as of 06:58, 4 July 2024
Gabriella Cirillo () is an actress, dancer, MC and casting director.
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Biography
She studied Performing Arts and Drama at Pretoria Technikon in South Africa.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As an actress and performer
She is a familiar face on local South African TV, having performed in numerous TV commercials and TV series, including Egoli, The Lab and The Wild.
Film roles include appearances in
As a casting agent and director
She founded the G-Casting agency in 2002 and in 2015 she co-founded The Casting Couch with her friend and business partner Petro Magos. Over the years she has cast various commercials and TV series, including Straight Outta Benoni (2005), Shogun Khumalo Is Dying! (2006), The Lab (2006), Rakka (2017), Firebase (2017), Legacy (2020), Dam (2021).
In 2007 she won a SAFTA for "Best Ensemble Cast" for 'The Lab.
She thereafter took a family sabbatical but returned to the Film and Performance Industry to perform inand co-choreograph a burlesque show entitled "Boylesque", thereafter she performed in, and co-produced/directed another burlesque theatre production entitled "Welcome to Burlesque".
Other activities
She also works as an MC and is a passionate Latin American and Ballroom Dancer, she won the title of Miss Italy in South Africa in the year 2000.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0162747/
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