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| + | Born, educated and trained in Johannesburg. Moved to Cape Town in the mid 1980s. | ||
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| + | == Career == | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Performed in | ||
| + | ''[[The Cat and the Canary]]'', | ||
| + | ''[[Cause Célèbre]]'' (for [[Pieter Toerien]]), | ||
| + | ''[[The Cocktail Party]]'' (for Prester John Enterprises), | ||
| + | ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'', | ||
| + | ''[[Last of the Red Hot Lovers]]''. | ||
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| + | Roles include **, "Miss Daisy" in ''[[Driving Miss Daisy]]'' 1991. Starred in [[Brickhill-Burke]]’s production of Neil Simon’s ''[[Last of the Red Hot Lovers]]'' together with [[Melody O'Brian]], [[Lynne Maree]] and [[Hal Orlandini]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in 1980, ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]'' (1984), ''[[The Man Most Likely To]]'' (1985), Amanda Wingfield in ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' (1989), ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'' (1990), ''[[Kvetch]]'', Bodey in ''[[A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur]]'' (1990), ''[[Heliotrope Bouquet]]'' (1994). | ||
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| + | She has worked extensively in SABC Radio productions, appeared in the TV series ''Game'' and in the film ''That Englishwoman''. | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
| + | [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]], Best Actress, 1991 for her role in ''[[Driving Miss Daisy]]''. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[SACD]] 1979/80, 1980/81. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:29, 1 June 2016
Brenda Wood(19*-) Actress on stage, radio and television.
Contents
Biography
Born, educated and trained in Johannesburg. Moved to Cape Town in the mid 1980s.
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Performed in The Cat and the Canary, Cause Célèbre (for Pieter Toerien), The Cocktail Party (for Prester John Enterprises), Doctor on the Boil, Last of the Red Hot Lovers.
Roles include **, "Miss Daisy" in Driving Miss Daisy 1991. Starred in Brickhill-Burke’s production of Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers together with Melody O'Brian, Lynne Maree and Hal Orlandini at His Majesty's Theatre in 1980, Torch Song Trilogy (1984), The Man Most Likely To (1985), Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (1989), Steel Magnolias (1990), Kvetch, Bodey in A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur (1990), Heliotrope Bouquet (1994).
She has worked extensively in SABC Radio productions, appeared in the TV series Game and in the film That Englishwoman.
Awards, etc
Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Actress, 1991 for her role in Driving Miss Daisy.
Sources
SACD 1979/80, 1980/81.
Tucker, 1997.
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities W
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
