Volenté Bertotti
Volenté Bertotti (b. 1945) was a film and occasional stage actress
Biography
Volenté Ronita Carstens (?) was born on 27 March 1945. In February 1971 she married Joseph Bertotti and used her married name when, a few years later, she embarked on her acting career. Though she made a few stage appearances, she became known through her films and because her good looks ensured frequent coverage in the newspapers. In addition she was a DJ on Radio 5, made her first appearance on television in a programme called Teen Time in what was then Rhodesia and according to the internet is best remembered for her character of Sister Louise in the photo story of that name. She and Bertotti were divorced in 1977, but she retained the surname for her career, even after she married Luigi Dellocca in July 1980. The couple had two children and after he died she switched professions and from about 1992 was an estate agent in Cape Town, using the name of Volenté Ronita Dellocca.
Film Credits
1974 – Six Soldiers (Director: Bertrand Retief), 1975 – Diamond Hunters / The Kingfisher Caper (Director: Dirk de Villiers), 1975 – Kniediep… (Directors: Roy Sargeant & Joe Stewardson), 1975 – Daan en Doors Oppie Dieggins (Director: Dirk de Villiers), 1977 – Winners II / My Way II (Director: Jans Rautenbach), 1978 – Mooimeisiesfontein! (Director: Elmo de Witt), 1978 – ‘n Seder Val in Waterkloof (Director: Franz Marx), 1978 – Diamant en die Dief (Director: Jan Scholtz), 1978 – Kate in the Park (television) (Director: Percival Rubens), 1979 – Game for Vultures (uncredited) (Director: James Fargo), 1980 – Night of the Puppets (Director: Daan Retief).
Theatre Credits
1977 – The Director of the Opera (Producer: Taubie Kushlick), 1978 – The Cat and the Canary (Producer: Michael Howard), 1979 – Pyjama Tops (Producer: Alexander Doré).
Sources
Rand Daily Mail (various issues)
Sunday Times (various issues)
Limelight 1977/78
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