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In 1981 she was the first Coloured (mixed-race person) to graduate with a Drama degree from the Afrikaans dominant Stellenbosch University. Beginning 1987 she was the first woman of colour along with Sam Marais to star in a Sun City Extravaganza. In 1992, she became the first South African star to perform publicly in Madagascar.
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Brandt is Cape Coloured of African Khoisan Indian, German, Dutch, San, and Spanish descent. [1] She is a fluent Afrikaans speaker [2] and lists yoga, hockey, and baseball among her interests. [3] In South Africa, she played competitive field hockey. [4]
Year Title Role Notes 1994 Sarahsara: Sarah 2004 Boy Called Twist: Nancy 2005 The Flyer: Mickey 2006 Bunny Chow: Kim 2013 Death Race 3: Inferno: Kelly O'Donnell
Mariah Carey had also been cast, but pulled out in May 2010, citing medical reasons (later revealed to be her pregnancy); Thandiwe Newton was cast to replace her. Macy Gray was also cast. [8] Originally using the play's full title, the film's title was shortened to For Colored Girls in September 2010. [9]
Over the past three years she has served 4000 young women in 20 disenfranchised schools in the Western Cape. In 2017, she released a six-part web documentary along with filmmaker Sarah Summers. The documentary focuses on the coloured racial identity in South Africa. [3] In 2018, she appeared in the South African Indian action crime film Mayfair ...
Pens en pootjies (in Afrikaans) and other South African films. This is a chronology of major films produced in South Africa or by the South African film industry.There may be an overlap, particularly between South African and foreign films which are sometimes co-produced; the list should attempt to document films which are either South African produced or strongly associated with South African ...
Skin is a 2008 biographical drama film directed by Anthony Fabian.It is based on the book When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race by Judith Stone, [1] and the life of Sandra Laing, a South African woman born to white parents, who was classified as "Coloured" during the apartheid era, presumably due to a genetic case of atavism.
Michael was born in Cape Town, South Africa.He became interested in acting at the age of 12, after appearing in several stage musicals. [1]While in school, he studied drama with RADA graduate Rita Maas-Phillips.