Jaci Smith
SMITH, Jaci (197*- ). South African stage actress, originally from Cape Town. Married to actor Gys de Villiers.
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Biography
Training
Graduated with a Bilingual Performers Diploma from University of Cape Town Drama Department in 1993. She also studied opera under Sarita Stern.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As an actress her theatre work includes Kwamanzi, Horn of Sorrow, Journey (Hearts & Eyes Theatre Collective), Macbeth and Boy Meets Boy (both directed by Marthinus Basson), Fiela's Child, I Love you, You're Perfect, Now Change and Honk! both for which she got Vita Award nominations.
Amongst other plays Jaci co-created In Search of the Perfect Dish, Tower of Tongues, Virtual Bioscope (a musical), She Gau and For Better, For Wors.
Awards, etc
Winner of the Fleur du Cap]] for Most Promising Student in 1993.
Sources
Honk! theatre programme, 2000.
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