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(****-****). Actress.  Attended the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime Movement and Theatre in Paris.  Worked with [[CAPAB]], [[Space Theatre|The Space]], [[PACT]] and The [[Market Theatre]]. Performed in ''[[Die Vroue van Troje]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]]). ([[SACD]] 1977/78) ([[SACD]] 1978/79)
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[[Grethe Fox]] (195*-). Actress, director and producer for stage, film and TV.
  
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FOX, Grethe. [ Grethe-Maria] (195*-) Actress, director and producer for stage, film and TV. Trained at UCT?***. Worked at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in the 1970s acting (for a while as Grethe-Maria Fox) in ''[[Dance Is]]'', ''[[Fallen Angels]]'', ''[[Karnaval]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1975), ''[[Occupations]]'', ''[[Revenge]]'', ''[[Theatre of Silence]]'', ''[[Slag]]'' and ''[[Wooed and Viewed]]''. She also directed ''[[Line / It’s called the Sugar Plum]]'' as Grethe Fox, with [[Charlotte du Toit]]. She then moved on to ***. Among her performances ** and **. Producer of ''[[Die Goue Seun]]'', the hugely successful play about her uncle, [[Uys Krige]].  Daughter of well-known architect, Revel Fox, At one time married to the film maker [[Manie van Rensburg]].
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== Biography ==
  
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FOX, Grethe. She starred in ''[[So 'n Liefde]]'' (1974), in [[Barney Simon]]’s production of an Afrikaans translation of ''[[The Women of Troy]]'' together with [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Wilna Snyman]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1977. Together with [[Richard Haines]] she starred in ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'', adapted and directed by [[Robert Whitehead]] which was staged at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. She starred in Ibsen’s ''[[A Doll's House]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1990. (Tucker, 1997)
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She is the daughter of the well-known Cape Town architect Revel Fox and the niece of [[Uys Krige]]. At one time she was married to the film maker Manie van Rensburg.
  
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FOX Grethe.  Trained mime at the Jacques Lecoq Theatre in Paris.  Getroud met Manie van Rensburg – pleeg selfmoord in 1994.  ''Dokter Dokter'', ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'' ([[Dieter Reible]]), ''[[Arme Marat]]'', ''[[Die Belofte van Aleksei Arboesof]]'' met [[Regardt van den Bergh]] en [[Eckard Rabe]]. ''[[Die Kersieboord]]'', ''[[So ‘n liefde]]'', ''[[Arme Moordenaar]]'' (Pavel Kohout).  Sy en haar broers, Revie en Justin begin in 1994 Fox Films.  ''[[Boklied]]''. (1998) Kry ‘n Avanti-toekenning (1998) vir ''Onder draai die duiwel rond'' van [[Katinka Heyns]].  ''[[Drie Susters Twee]]'' van [[Reza de Wet]] met [[Marthinus Basson]] as regiseur. !998.  ''[[Die Goue Seun]]'', Uys Krige, [[KKNK]], 2002.  Grethe Fox, [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Neels van Jaarsveld]].  Regie:  [[Marthinus Basson]].
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=== Training ===
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Attended the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime Movement and Theatre in Paris.   
  
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=== Career ===
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Worked with [[CAPAB]], [[Space Theatre|The Space]], [[PACT]] and The [[Market Theatre]].
  
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She founded Fox Films with her brothers Revie and Justin in 1994.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Acted at the Space (for a while as Grethe-Maria Fox) in ''[[Dance Is]]'', ''[[Fallen Angels]]'', ''[[Karnaval]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1975), ''[[Occupations]]'', ''[[Revenge]]'', ''[[Theatre of Silence]]'', ''[[Slag]]'' and ''[[Wooed and Viewed]]''.
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Performed in [[Les Chaises|Die Stoele]] (1970), [[Les Aveugles|Die Blindes]] (1970), [[August August, August]] (1970), [[Dear Antoine]] (1971)
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[[Poor Murderer|Arme Moordenaar]] (1974), ''[[The Trojan Women|Vroue van Troje]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]] 1976).
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• [[What the Butler Saw]], [[The Time of the Hyena]], [[The Oresteia]], [[Uncle Vanya]], [[A Doll's House]] (1990), [[Titus Andronicus]], [[Dokter teen Wil en Dank]], [[Drie Susters Twee]], [['n Man met Vakansie]],  [[A Party for Mother]], [[Absurd Person Singular]], [[El Grande de Coca Cola]], [[Die Physiker|Die Fisici]] (1980), [[So 'n Liefde]], [[Intimate Relations]], [[Trippe Trappe Tone]], [[Oedipus by Ted Hughes]], [[Crime on Goat Island]], [[Hail Wedded Love]] (1979), [[Summit Conference]], [[Peer Gynt]], [[The Fantasticks]],  [[Du Vent dans les Branches de Sassafras|Die Wind in die Takke van Sassafras]] (1974), [[Bedroom Farce]], [[Black Comedy]], 
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Together with [[Richard Haines]] she starred in ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'', adapted and directed by [[Robert Whitehead]] which was staged at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. She starred in Ibsen’s ''[[A Doll's House]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1990, [[Children of the Wolf]] (1997).
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''Dokter Dokter'', ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'' ([[Dieter Reible]]), ''[[Arme Marat]]'', ''[[Die Belofte van Aleksei Arboesof]]'' met [[Regardt van den Bergh]] en [[Eckard Rabe]]. ''[[Die Kersieboord]]'', [[Boklied]]''. (1998), ''[[Drie Susters Twee]]'' van [[Reza de Wet]] met [[Marthinus Basson]] as regiseur. !998. 
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[[On the Lake]] (2001), ''[[Die Goue Seun]]'', Uys Krige, [[KKNK]], 2002.  Grethe Fox, [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Neels van Jaarsveld]].  Regie:  [[Marthinus Basson]]. Among her performances ** and **. Producer of ''[[Die Goue Seun]]'', the hugely successful play about her uncle, [[Uys Krige]], [[Breathing In]] (2004).
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She directed [[Saintly Simplicity]] at the [[Chekov Festival]] in Johannesburg in 2014.
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Line/The Sugar Plum
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• Television: [[Mickey Kannis Caught my Eye]]
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[[Torings]], [[Konings]], [[Onder draai die duiwel rond]], [[Dokter, Dokter]].
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== Awards, etc ==
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Vita national 1991: The Fourth Reich, A Doll’s House
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Won Vita (Natal region) 1993: Fox, Grethe as Liz Fourie in `Women in the Wings' [Deon Opperman] (best performance by an actress in a supporting role);
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Kry ‘n Avanti-toekenning (1998) vir ''Onder draai die duiwel rond'' van [[Katinka Heyns]].
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== Sources ==
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[[SACD]] 1977/78; 1978/79.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Grethe Fox (195*-). Actress, director and producer for stage, film and TV.

Biography

She is the daughter of the well-known Cape Town architect Revel Fox and the niece of Uys Krige. At one time she was married to the film maker Manie van Rensburg.

Training

Attended the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime Movement and Theatre in Paris.

Career

Worked with CAPAB, The Space, PACT and The Market Theatre.

She founded Fox Films with her brothers Revie and Justin in 1994.

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

Acted at the Space (for a while as Grethe-Maria Fox) in Dance Is, Fallen Angels, Karnaval (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1975), Occupations, Revenge, Theatre of Silence, Slag and Wooed and Viewed. Performed in Die Stoele (1970), Die Blindes (1970), August August, August (1970), Dear Antoine (1971) 

Arme Moordenaar (1974), Vroue van Troje (at the Market Theatre 1976).

• What the Butler Saw, The Time of the Hyena, The Oresteia, Uncle Vanya, A Doll's House (1990), Titus Andronicus, Dokter teen Wil en Dank, Drie Susters Twee, 'n Man met Vakansie, A Party for Mother, Absurd Person Singular, El Grande de Coca Cola, Die Fisici (1980), So 'n Liefde, Intimate Relations, Trippe Trappe Tone, Oedipus by Ted Hughes, Crime on Goat Island, Hail Wedded Love (1979), Summit Conference, Peer Gynt, The Fantasticks, Die Wind in die Takke van Sassafras (1974), Bedroom Farce, Black Comedy, Together with Richard Haines she starred in Sweeney Todd, adapted and directed by Robert Whitehead which was staged at Upstairs at the Market in August 1983. She starred in Ibsen’s A Doll's House at Upstairs at the Market in 1990, Children of the Wolf (1997).

Dokter Dokter, Titus Andronicus (Dieter Reible), Arme Marat, Die Belofte van Aleksei Arboesof met Regardt van den Bergh en Eckard Rabe. Die Kersieboord, Boklied. (1998), Drie Susters Twee van Reza de Wet met Marthinus Basson as regiseur. !998.

On the Lake (2001), Die Goue Seun, Uys Krige, KKNK, 2002. Grethe Fox, Cobus Rossouw, Neels van Jaarsveld. Regie: Marthinus Basson. Among her performances ** and **. Producer of Die Goue Seun, the hugely successful play about her uncle, Uys Krige, Breathing In (2004). She directed Saintly Simplicity at the Chekov Festival in Johannesburg in 2014. Line/The Sugar Plum

• Television: Mickey Kannis Caught my Eye Torings, Konings, Onder draai die duiwel rond, Dokter, Dokter.


Awards, etc

Vita national 1991: The Fourth Reich, A Doll’s House

Won Vita (Natal region) 1993: Fox, Grethe as Liz Fourie in `Women in the Wings' [Deon Opperman] (best performance by an actress in a supporting role);

Kry ‘n Avanti-toekenning (1998) vir Onder draai die duiwel rond van Katinka Heyns.

Sources

SACD 1977/78; 1978/79.

Tucker, 1997.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Go to ESAT Bibliography


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Return to ESAT Personalities F

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

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