crime writer Deon Meyer, saw her and offered her the lead in his movie Die Laaste Tango. She went on to win a SAFTA Award (the South African Oscar) for her portrayal as the cancer stricken photographer, Ella Winter. She is the first Afrikaans actress to have been given this prestigious award. Many other film and TV roles followed, including - 'n Man Soos My Pa (2015), Foto (2015), Nul Is Nie Niks Nie (2017), Voor Ek Val (2017), Swartwater (2017-2018, 2020-2021), and Die verhaal van Racheltjie de Beer (2019). In 2016 she landed her first lead in an international film - An Act of Defiance - the story of Bram Fischer, directed by well known Dutch Director Jean van de Velde. For her portrayal as Molly Fischer, she has bagged the coveted Best Actress award at the Cape Town International Film and Market Festival 2017. Also in 2018 she received an ATKV-mediaveertjie Best Actress Award for her performance in the drama series, "Swartwater". https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1943777/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Theatre References South African actresses South African people of Dutch descent Afrikaner people Living people People from Pretoria 1975 births