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| + | Daughter of [[Rob Amato]]. | ||
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| + | === Youth === | ||
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| + | === Training === | ||
| + | She was born and raised in South Africa, where she trained at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]], graduating with distinction (1994). | ||
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| + | === Career === | ||
| + | She moved to New York in 2002 and has built a successful career there, with many leading roles at various theatres, including the Guthrie Theater, the Signature Theater, the Public Theater, BAM, the Atlantic Theater, and The Chicago Shakespeare Theater. She has done guest appearances in TV series, narrates Audio-books (To date she has narrated upwards of 30 novels.) Bianca also works as a private acting coach. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | She worked in theatre as well as television in South Africa, culminating in playing the lead in South Africa’s premiere television series ''Isidingo –The Need'' for three years, for which she was nominated Best Actress in the South African equivalent of The Golden Globes. | ||
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| + | Theatre productions include Christine in ''[[A Doll House]]'' (1995), ''[[Under Milk Wood]]'' (1995), ''[[Greek]]'' (1996), Faith in ''[[Kindertransport]]'' (1997), ''[[Isabella]]'' (2000), ''[[Proof]]'' (2001). | ||
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| + | She has also worked in various film and TV productions. | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
| + | She was awarded the Cum Laude prize for Best Student of Dramatic Art. | ||
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| + | She won two national awards – the [[Vita Award]] and the [[Fleur du Cap Award]] - for her performances in ''[[Greek]]'' and ''[[Under Milk Wood]]'' | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | ''Kindertransport'' theatre programme, 1997. | ||
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| + | See her website at http://biancaamato.net | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities A]] | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 1 February 2017
Bianca Amato (197*-) Actress, director.
Contents
Biography
Daughter of Rob Amato.
Youth
Training
She was born and raised in South Africa, where she trained at the University of Cape Town Drama Department, graduating with distinction (1994).
Career
She moved to New York in 2002 and has built a successful career there, with many leading roles at various theatres, including the Guthrie Theater, the Signature Theater, the Public Theater, BAM, the Atlantic Theater, and The Chicago Shakespeare Theater. She has done guest appearances in TV series, narrates Audio-books (To date she has narrated upwards of 30 novels.) Bianca also works as a private acting coach.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She worked in theatre as well as television in South Africa, culminating in playing the lead in South Africa’s premiere television series Isidingo –The Need for three years, for which she was nominated Best Actress in the South African equivalent of The Golden Globes.
Theatre productions include Christine in A Doll House (1995), Under Milk Wood (1995), Greek (1996), Faith in Kindertransport (1997), Isabella (2000), Proof (2001).
She has also worked in various film and TV productions.
Awards, etc
She was awarded the Cum Laude prize for Best Student of Dramatic Art.
She won two national awards – the Vita Award and the Fleur du Cap Award - for her performances in Greek and Under Milk Wood
Sources
Kindertransport theatre programme, 1997.
See her website at http://biancaamato.net
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities A
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
