Margot Luyt

(19**-) Actress for stage, radio and TV, radio producer. *Studied drama at the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department, ** Played roles in Karnaval (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1975) and Piekniek te Velde at The Space in the 1970s. became involved in radio and later televsion in 1978, specialising in drama, but also producing documentary programmes; compiling and presenting music programmes, poetry programmes, arts programmes, consumer programmes, etc. Has won several Artes Awards as director and translator. In 2012 was awarded a ** Award by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns for her programme **.

In the 2000s became a prominent character actress in TV soaps and dramas, i.a. the immensely popular Sewende Laan (7th Avenue), and Chris Barnard’s detective comedy Amalia.