Lynita Crofford

Lynita Crofford (born circa 1970) Actress.

Training

B. Dram from University of Pretoria, 1981.

Career

Joined CAPAB in 1982 for three years after which she moved to Johannesburg and began freelancing.

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

She was seen in Op Hoop van Seën, Laat-Februarie 1922, The Lulu Sex Tragedies, Razumov, Women Behind Bars, Ek, Anna van Wyk, The Gingerbread Man, Die Wildsboudjie between 1982 and 1985.

Theatre work: Perfect Wedding (2011) Daphne dir Alan Swerdlow;

Die Proponentjie Grote Griet dir Paul Eilers;

Sweepslag Journalist Out of the Box Festival;

Lie of the Mind Lorraine Play Reading; Baxter Theatre;

Happy Endings are Extra Chantalle Grahamstown Festival;

Caught in the Net Mary dir Rex Garner;

Giants Queen Nosizwe dir Warwick Grier;

Oscar in Afrika (Aardklop 1999) Deidre dir Jacqui Singer; Antoinette Kellermann, Aletta Bezuidenhout, Denise Newman

The SA UFO Crash (1999) Scully dir Cory McLeod;

Plastics Hester dir Blaise Koch

Kennedy's Children Rona

Karnaval Andrea dir Mark Graham

Paradise is Closing Down Anna dir Lynne Maree

Boeing Boeing French Hostess dir Marco van der Colff

The Cocktail Hour Nina dir Maralin Vanrenen,

Die Proponentjie (2010).

An Audience with Miss Hobhouse: a theatre programme for a one-act play performed by Lynita Crofford, directed by Christopher Weare, performed at the Schreiner Festival held in Cradock in 2012 NELM.

Violet Online (2015).

Television productions include The Merchant of Venice, Final Edition, Valley Children and Cul de Sac. Feature films include Brutal Glory, The Wedding and Killmasters.

Awards, etc

She was nomiated for a Fleur du Cap Award, Best Actress in a cabarte/revue for her role in An Audience with Emily Hobhouse.

Sources

Die Wildsboudjie programme notes.

Plastics programme notes, 1994.

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