Trix Pienaar

PIENAAR, Trix (1939- ). South African actress. Member of Syrkel and Fringe. Performed in The Miracle Worker (as “Annie Sullivan”), An Oak Falls (as “Sally”) (SACD 1977/78) (SACD 1978/79) (SACD1979/80) (SACD 1981/82)

(19*-) Actress. *A dynamic actress with a distinctive voice and accent, * At The Space in the 1970s she acted in Karnaval (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1975), Strike up the Banned (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1975) , Black Beauty and the Boss (Pieter-Dirk Uys, Labia Theatre, 1976), Snow White and the Special Branch (Pieter-Dirk Uys, Labia Theatre, 1976), It’s My Weekend, Too and Karnaval. Went on to work for ** where roles included **, **, In later years, as a free-lance actress, also on TV (shows including **) , she returned to the stage to do “Dolla” in the Pieter Toerien revamp of Die Van Aardes van Grootoor (Fleur du Cap Award, Best Supporting Actress 1992), Die Vleiroos (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1995), ***, Stywe Lyne (Charles Fourie, 2003), ** ** In 2005 participated in The Baxter Storytelling Festival at The Baxter Theatre Centre (in association with Sibikwa Community Theatre Project). PIENAAR, Trix. She starred in PACT’s Afrikaans translation of The Miracle Worker called Die Wonderwerk, directed by Leonard Schach and also starring Diane Britz in 1978.

Sources

Tucker, 1997

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