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She starred in [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]’s ''[[Karnaval]]'', directed by [[Dawie Malan]] and also starring [[Lida Botha]], [[Dale Cutts]] and [[Magda Beukes]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1981; in ''[[Die Vleiroos]]'' (as Nedda Barnard), Nico Arena, and National Arts Festival, 1992. | She starred in [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]’s ''[[Karnaval]]'', directed by [[Dawie Malan]] and also starring [[Lida Botha]], [[Dale Cutts]] and [[Magda Beukes]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1981; in ''[[Die Vleiroos]]'' (as Nedda Barnard), Nico Arena, and National Arts Festival, 1992. | ||
| − | ''[[Voorlopige Vonnis]]'', [[NTO]], 1958, ''[[Een Bruid in de Morgen]]'', ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1988), ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''. | + | ''[[Voorlopige Vonnis]]'', [[NTO]], 1958, ''[[Een Bruid in de Morgen]]'', ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1988), ''[[The Glass Menagerie|Speelgoed van Glas]]'', ([[PACOFS]] 1984), directed by [[Schalk Jacobsz]]. |
She directed ''[[Die Pluimsaad Waai Vêr]]'' for [[PACOFS]], 1967; An English translation of ''[[Putsonderwater]]'' by Anthony Dawes as ''[[The Virgin and the Vultures]]'' by the amateur dramatic society of the Johannesburg College of Education; ''[[Kwart voor Dagbreek]]'' at [[Old Mill Theatre|Meul Teater]], Paarl, presented by [[Paarl Theatre Club]], October 1996. | She directed ''[[Die Pluimsaad Waai Vêr]]'' for [[PACOFS]], 1967; An English translation of ''[[Putsonderwater]]'' by Anthony Dawes as ''[[The Virgin and the Vultures]]'' by the amateur dramatic society of the Johannesburg College of Education; ''[[Kwart voor Dagbreek]]'' at [[Old Mill Theatre|Meul Teater]], Paarl, presented by [[Paarl Theatre Club]], October 1996. | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 27 June 2014
DE KOKER, Joey. (1932-2014) Actress, teacher and director.
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Biography
Originally from Paarl, studied social science but went staright into freelance teaching until she became interested in acting. She had a son and a daughter, the actress Gretha Brazelle. She died on 26 June 2014 in Paarl.
Training
When she became interested in acting, she studied at the Akademie vir Dramakuns with Babs Laker and Rosalie van der Gucht.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She starred in Pieter-Dirk Uys’s Karnaval, directed by Dawie Malan and also starring Lida Botha, Dale Cutts and Magda Beukes at Upstairs at the Market in 1981; in Die Vleiroos (as Nedda Barnard), Nico Arena, and National Arts Festival, 1992.
Voorlopige Vonnis, NTO, 1958, Een Bruid in de Morgen, A Flea in her Ear (CAPAB 1988), Speelgoed van Glas, (PACOFS 1984), directed by Schalk Jacobsz.
She directed Die Pluimsaad Waai Vêr for PACOFS, 1967; An English translation of Putsonderwater by Anthony Dawes as The Virgin and the Vultures by the amateur dramatic society of the Johannesburg College of Education; Kwart voor Dagbreek at Meul Teater, Paarl, presented by Paarl Theatre Club, October 1996.
Resident Afrikaans drama producer for SABC in Cape Town
She acted in the television series Avenues which was broadcast on SABC3, 1998 and in the film Anderkant die Stilte, 2012.
Awards, etc
Nominated for a Radio Artes as director of the radio drama Drif, 1995.
Sources
Cape Times, 7 July 1992.
Die Burger, 13 Mrt 2012.
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