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Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and Afrikaner military figure Danie Theron was her great-great-uncle.
Theron received an education as a ballet dancer and has danced both the "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker". There was not much work for a young actress or dancer in South Africa, so she soon traveled to Europe and the United States, where she got a job at the Joffrey Ballet in New York. She was also able to work as a photo model. However, an injured knee put a halt to her dancing career.
In 1994, her mother bought her a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, and Charlize started visiting all of the agents on Hollywood Boulevard, but without any luck. She went to a bank to cash a check for $500 she received from her mother, and became furious when she learned that the bank would not cash it because it was an out-of-state check. She made a scene and an agent gave her his card, in exchange for learning American English, which she did by watching soap operas on television.
Her first role was in the B-film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995), a non-speaking part with three seconds of screen time. Her next role was as Helga Svelgen in 2 Days in the Valley (1996), which landed her the role of Tina Powers in That Thing You Do! (1996). Since then, she has starred in movies like The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) and The Italian Job (2003). On February 29, 2004, she won her first Academy Award, a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Monster (2003).- Candice Hillebrand was born on 19 January 1977 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Tekken (2010), Othello: A South African Tale (2002) and How to Make Love to a Woman (2010).
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Bonnie Mbuli was born on 18 March 1979 in Soweto, Transvaal, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Invictus (2009), Catch a Fire (2006) and The Philanthropist (2009).- Actress
Doreen June Mantle was born 22 June 1926 in Johannesburg, South Africa and was a character actress who is probably best known for her recurring role as Mrs Warboys in the long-running British sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990) appearing in 18 episodes in the 1990s.
Mantle first travelled to Britain with her parents when she was just six weeks old. Around four years later they returned to South Africa. She then returned to the UK permanently in her late twenties.
She appeared in many British television series from the 1960s to the present, such as The Duchess of Duke Street, The Wild House, Chalk (1997), Casualty (1986), The Bill (1984), Doctors (2000), Holby City (1999), Love Soup (2005) and Jonathan Creek (1997). She played lollipop lady Queenie in Clatterford (2006).
Mantle has worked extensively on the stage in such productions as My Fair Lady, Keep It in the Family, The Seagull and Hamlet. She also toured Britain in Billy Liar in the role of Florence Boothroyd and performed at the National Theatre in The Voysey Inheritance. In 1979 she was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Death of a Salesman. She also did a great deal of radio work for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.
In 2011 Mantle appeared in Coronation Street (1960) as the mother of Colin Fishwick whose identity was taken by John Stape.- Ingrid Boulting was a ballerina and model, before embarking on an acting career. In 1976 she starred in The Last Tycoon, the last film directed by famed director Elia Kazan, written by Harold Pinter based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's Hollywood novel The Last Tycoon, and produced by Sam Spiegel.
Boulting was the iconic face of Biba Cosmetics on the 1968 poster designed by Steve Thomas and photographed by Sarah Moon.
She was born in Transvaal, South Africa. - Actor
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Leonard Sachs was born on 26 September 1909 in Roodeport, Transvaal, South Africa. He was an actor and director, known for Thunderball (1965), The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) and John Wesley (1954). He was married to Eleanor Summerfield. He died on 15 June 1990 in Westminster, London, England, UK.- Actress
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Molly Lamont was born on 22 May 1910 in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She was an actress, known for The Awful Truth (1937), Jalna (1935) and The Jungle Princess (1936). She was married to Edward Bellande. She died on 7 July 2001 in Brentwood, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
Gert van den Bergh was born on 16 October 1920 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. He was an actor and writer, known for Zulu (1964), The Naked Prey (1965) and Stropers van die Laeveld (1962). He died on 16 February 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa.- Donald Randolph was born on 5 January 1906 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Over-Exposed (1956), Topaz (1969) and Gambling House (1950). He died on 16 March 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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James Gracie was born on 8 January 1978 in Boksburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa [now South Africa]. He was an actor and writer, known for Discreet (2008), Eye in the Sky (2015) and Semi-Soet (2012). He was married to Anel Alexander. He died on 28 April 2023 in South Africa.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Presley Chweneyagae was born in 1984 in Soweto, Transvaal, South Africa. He is an actor and director, known for Tsotsi (2005), The River (2018) and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013).- Producer
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Guy is a seasoned executive with studio experience who can acquire, develop and produce content as well as manage a release slate.
Most recently, Guy has been doing double duty both as President of Production for Vendome Pictures and producing on behalf of his own slate of projects. Before that, he headed up Paramount Vantage, and ran Acquisitions and Co- productions for New Line Cinema and for Lionsgate Films.- Errol Musk was born on 25 May 1946 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. He was previously married to Maye Musk.
- A multi award-winning veteran actor.
Awards include the Vita Nomination for Best Ensemble Performance in Musical Theatre, Best Script of a New South African Play and Best Director, the Vita Award for Best Performance in a Comedy by a Male for Call Us Crazy, Pan African Heritage Broadcast Achievement Award for Drama as well as the Dalro Award for Best Actor for The Suit.
He appeared in movies and television productions such as The long walk to Freedom, Man in the Mirror, Madiba, Queen Sono, The Herd, Farewell Ella Bella, The River, The whale Caller, and many more...
Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, is one of South Africa's most respected actors and has performed in Film, Television and Theatre in South Africa, the USA and Britain as well as in Europe.
He was part of the Royal Shakespeare company and played in London's West End. Other theatre productions include Othello, The Suit, Smallholding, Raisin in the Sun, The Good Woman of Sharkville, Guess Who's Coming for Dinner, Prophets in The Black Sky, The Lion King, Aaron and Titus Andronicus. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Mabel Mafuya was born in 1934 in Soweto, Transvaal, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Dangerous Ground (1997), The World Unseen (2007) and Inkedama (1975). She was previously married to Mekgoe, Harry.- Phemelo Motene was born in 1978 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Generations (1993). She has been married to Mthandeni Ngcobo since January 2003.
- Elaine Lee had worked extensively in theatre and radio in her native South Africa prior to settling in Australia in 1970. In 1972 she was one of the original cast members of groundbreaking serial Number 96 (1972) in which she played smouldering older sex-symbol Vera Collins and suffered through a series of ill-fated love affairs with various shady men. She reprised the role in the feature film version of the serial Number 96 (1974). Vera Collins was one of the show's most popular characters and survived four and a half years of tribulation until Elaine Lee left the series. Soon after a spin-off featuring Lee as Vera Collins and another former Number 96 actress Abigail was planned but did not eventuate. She then made infrequent guest appearances in television drama series and mini-series, while her career moved more towards the stage with several successful theatrical roles. In 1997 she returned to a regular television role in the comedy series _"Bullpitt" (1997)_. Her character, named Joan Collins, is somewhat of a parody of Vera Collins and of Elaine Lee herself.
- Oscar Pistorius was born with fibular hemimelia (congenital absence of the fibula) in both legs, and when he was 11 months old, his legs were amputated halfway between the knee and ankle. Fitted with artificial legs, he played sports at Constantia Kloof Primary and Pretoria Boys High School, including rugby, wrestling, water polo and tennis. After injuring his knee in rugby, he took up running as part of his rehabilitation. He runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fiber transtibial artificial limbs by Ossur, and has been the subject of controversy in the acceptance of prosthetics in sports competition. In January of 2008, the IAAF ruled him ineligible for able-bodied competitions as studies showed he might have an advantage over non-disabled runners. However, this ruling was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sports in May of 2008.
In 2012 Pistorius is the world record holder for T44 disability classification in the 100, 200 and 400 meter events. In 2012 he also became the first amputee runner to participate in the Olympic Games, where posted a time of 45.44 seconds to advance to the semi-finals of the 400 meter event. However, he failed to make the finals. He also ran in the 4 x 400 meter relay as part of the South African team, but failed to win a medal. - Actress
- Casting Director
- Sound Department
Bubu Mazibuko was born in Soweto, Transvaal, South Africa. She is an actress and casting director, known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), Gaz'lam (2002) and Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008).- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Casting Department
Joe Mafela was born in 1942 in Sibasa, Transvaal, South Africa. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Retribution (2011), Going Up! (1998) and Ten Little Indians (1989). He died on 18 March 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.- Editor
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- Producer
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Devin Tanchum has worked with documentary greats such as Jehane Noujaim, Karim Amer, John Walter, and Alan Berliner. "The Russian Woodpecker (2015)" won the Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. His work has been featured on HBO, Amazon, and PBS.
He lives in New York and is married to the costume designer, Lauren Tanchum.- Hazel Hughes was born on 21 April 1913 in Transvaal, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Pride and Prejudice (1958), Theatre 625 (1964) and BBC Play of the Month (1965). She was married to Ernest J. Shellard. She died on 16 November 1974 in London, England, UK.
- Mandla Hlatshwayo was born in 1976 in Soweto, Transvaal, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Finding Lenny (2009) and Generations (1993). He was married to Amanda Mabuso. He died on 14 May 2017 in Soweto, South Africa.
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Stefanie Sycholt was born in 1963 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. She is a writer and director, known for Malunde (2001), Themba (2010) and Ein Sommer am Gardasee (2022).- André P. Brink was born on 29 May 1935 in Vrede, Transvaal, South Africa. He was a writer, known for Hanna X, A Dry White Season (1989) and Somer (1975). He was married to Karina Magdalena Szczurek, Marésa de Beer, Sophia (Alta) Albertina Miller, Salomina (Salomi) Louw and Estelle Naudé. He died on 6 February 2015 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.