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. Agter Elke Man, Geraldina die Tweede, Dirk de Villiers's immensely popular Boer War series Arende, Soutmansland and Chris Barnard’s detective comedy Amalia.