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| − | Schooled in Bloemfontein. She married the actor [[Carel Trichardt]] in 1966. After having lived in Pretoria for about fifty years, they moved to Somerset | + | Schooled in Bloemfontein. She married the actor [[Carel Trichardt]] in 1966. After having lived in Pretoria for about fifty years, they moved to Somerset West in 2013. |
== Training == | == Training == | ||
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | + | Her major roles include ***, "Anna" in ''[[Ek, Anna van Wyk]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], [[PACT]], 19**), ***. Title role in ''[[Christine]]'' opposite [[Ernst Eloff]]. Acted in ''[[Hond se Gedagte]]''. Female lead in ''[[Die Groot Wit Roos]]'' (Bloemfontein, 1991). ''[[Der Burgermeister]]'', ''[[Die Drie van der Walts]]'', ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'', ''[[The Just]]'', ''[[Uncle Vanya]]''., | |
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| + | She and her husband, the actor [[Carel Trichardt]], founded an independent Afrikaans theatre in Pretoria called [[Die Teaterhuisie]] in 1995. | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 6 August 2014
(19**-) Actress on stage, film and TV.
Contents
Biography
Schooled in Bloemfontein. She married the actor Carel Trichardt in 1966. After having lived in Pretoria for about fifty years, they moved to Somerset West in 2013.
Training
She studied drama at University of Durban Drama Department.
Career
Became an actress for TRUK in 1965.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Her major roles include ***, "Anna" in Ek, Anna van Wyk (Pieter Fourie, PACT, 19**), ***. Title role in Christine opposite Ernst Eloff. Acted in Hond se Gedagte. Female lead in Die Groot Wit Roos (Bloemfontein, 1991). Der Burgermeister, Die Drie van der Walts, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Just, Uncle Vanya.,
She and her husband, the actor Carel Trichardt, founded an independent Afrikaans theatre in Pretoria called Die Teaterhuisie in 1995.
Awards, etc
Sources
Flikflooie theatre programme, 1991.
Beeld, 8 April 2013.
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