Lindie Stander

Lindie Stander (1975-) is a theatre, TV and radio actress, a writer and a stand-up comedienne.

Biography

Born in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, in 1975. The family moved around a bit till they settled in Belville, Cape Town.

She studied drama at the Stellenbosch University Drama Department, completing a B.A. Drama in 1997 and a B.Dram. in 1998.

In 2022 she published Agter my glimlag ("Behind my smile"), an honest and moving autobiography of her traumatic personal life.

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

As a student she appeared in Pinocchio (circa 1994), Barcodes (1997) and Die Vryerige Spook (1998). Other productions include Grensgeval (2000), Bees (2000), Naelstring ('n band tussen twee teaterstrominge), Tip (as Didi, 2002), Bok-bok staan styf (Malan Steyn, KKNK, 2002) and Die Van Aardes van Grootoor (2004).

Lindie has also made her name as a stand-up comedienne, notably for shows such as Man-alleen (2003), Vingeralleen (2004), Tien teen een weer alleen (2005), co-written with Gaerin Hauptfleisch and originally directed by Hauptfleisch.

TV work included a time as the presenter of a programme on KykNet, and with roles in Binnelanders.

Awards, etc.

Her awards include:

Best actress in a departmental production (1998), Best student playwright (1998), Fleur du Cap Award as Most Promising Student 1998 (awarded in February 1999), Kanna Award as best actress for Vroualleen (2004), ATKV Veertjie award as best actress in a soap opera (Binnelanders, 2011)