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Spoorloos (TV Series)
''Spoorloos'' (''Without A Trace'') is a South African crime drama anthology television series created by Ilse van Hemert and developed by Ochre Moving Pictures. The first season is based on the 2014 novel ''Daddy Long Legs'' by Vernon W. Baumann and set in the fictional town of Digtersdal in the Eastern Cape. Each subsequent season follows a new small town and cast of characters. The first season premiered on kykNET on 6 October 2018. The second season ''Spoorloos: Heksejag'' premiered on 14 July 2020. The third installment ''Spoorloos: Steynhof'', set in the Northern Cape, premiered on 6 July 2021. In November 2021, it was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on 19 July 2022 as ''Spoorloos: Die Eiland''. Cast Season 1 Main Recurring Season 2: ''Heksejag'' Main Recurring and guest Season 3: ''Steynhof'' Main Recurring and guest Season 4: ''Die Eiland'' Main Recurring and guest Production Development Ilse van Hemert created ''Spoorloos''. Christo Davids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diaan Lawrenson
Diaan Lawrenson (born 4 April 1978) is a South African actress, producer and lecturer. She is best known for her roles in the films and series ''Raaiselkind'', ''Semi-Soet'' and ''7de Laan''. She is the Dean of AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy. Personal life She was born 6 April 1978 in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. During her elementary school, she acted in the school stage and joined the musical choir as well. In 2001, Diaan graduated from African Film Drama and Art School (AFDA) in Johannesburg. She is married to fellow actor Jody Abrahams in 2014 at the St. Martin's-in-the-Veld Anglican Church in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The couple have one girl: Olivia-Rose and boy: Thomas James. Career In 2002, she made a minor television role of "Merle" in the series ''Egoli: Place of Gold''. Then she acted in the 2003 series ''Song vir Katryn'' with another minor role. In the same year, she received a supportive role in the serial ''Backstage''. In that, she got the opportunit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cradock, South Africa
Cradock is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, in the upper valley of the Great Fish River, by road northeast of Port Elizabeth. The town is the administrative seat of the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape. The town is named after John Cradock, governor of the Cape Colony and commander of the forces. Pre-colonial history For thousands of years San hunter-gatherers were the sole human inhabitants of southern Africa. About 2000 years BP the semi-nomadic Khoikhoi (or Khoekhoen or Khoikhoin) arrived with cattle, sheep and goats. These pastoralists migrated south towards the coast. Rock paintings and petroglyphs (engravings) remain as evidence of the first people who lived here. By the 4th century AD Bantu-speaking people had begun to migrate from central Africa down the east coast into southern Africa. The amaXhosa pressed further south to the banks of the Great Fish River where they met San hunter-gatherers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeanda Reddy
Leeanda Antoinette Reddy is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular series ''Cape Town'', ''Scandal!'' and ''Isidingo''. Personal life She was born in Durban, South Africa. She spent childhood in Chatsworth and Phoenix cities in Durban. She completed education from Crystal Point Secondary school. Then she graduated with her BA degree in Speech and Drama at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban. She is married to her longtime partner Clive Chetty. The couple has two sons: Yorke and Zion Chetty. Career She started her acting career with theater productions in several theaters in South Africa such as Opera and Loft theaters, Market and Civic theaters, Durban playhouse, Sneddon, and Grahamstown. Later, her talent was recognized by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) where she was invited to present a solo play ''At the Edge''. The play was performed at the International Theater Festival in New Delhi, India, in 2000. The role became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisa Drummond
Marisa Bosman (born 3 May 1980), popularly known as Marisa Drummond, is a South African actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials ''Elke Skewe Pot'', ''Stom'' and '' Isidingo''. Personal life She was born on 3 May 1980 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. She graduated with a BA Drama and Theatre Arts degree from the University of the Free State. Then she moved to Johannesburg to pursue her acting career. She is married to Christopher Drummond. After the birth of her child Annabel, she suffered with postnatal depression (PND). In her final trimester, she developed pre-eclampsia. Then she went into labour three weeks early and had to have an emergency Caesarean section. Career Her first major starring role in television screen came through the kykNET sitcom ''Hester & Ester Bester''. In the serial, she played the role 'Ester', a dance instructor at Marthur Curry dance school. The series became highly popular and finally ran for 52 episodes in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon Daniels (actor)
Brendon Daniels, is a South African actor. He is best known for the roles in the television serials ''Vallei van Sluiers'', ''Die Francois Toerien'' and ''Die Boland Moorde'', as well as films ''Four Corners'', ''Zulu'' and ''I Now Pronounce You Black and White''. Career He has starred in several serials in South African television such as ''Interrogation Room'', ''Madam & Eve'', ''Stellenbosch'', ''Shooting Stars'', ''Transito'', ''Geraldina die Tweede'', ''The Philanthropist'' and ''League of Glory''. In the serial ''Trackers'', he played the role of a crime writer 'Deon Meyer'. Meanwhile, Daniels also acted in the films: ''The Young Lions'', ''Heaven'', ''Dollars and White Pipes'', ''End of the Road'', ''Fleisch'', ''Master Harold and the Boys'', ''I Now Pronounce You Black and White'', ''The Abyss Boys'', ''Agter die Berge'', ''Black Butterflies'', ''Four Corners'', ''Zulu'' and ''iNumber Number''. Apart from television and cinema, he also featured in many stage plays such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilse Klink
Ilse Klink (born 4 March 1972), is a South African actress and singer. She is best known for his roles in the popular television serials ''Isidingo'' and ''Inkaba'' and ''Arendsvlei''. Personal life She was born on 4 March 1972, in Cape Town, South Africa. She completed her BA Drama at Pretoria University. She is the first black person to graduate from the University of Pretoria's drama school. Career She first started her acting career at the Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State. In 1999, she was selected for the role 'Vanessa Booysens' in the television soap opera ''Isidingo''. With the role became highly popular, she continued to play the character until 2007 where she later won an Avanti Award for Best Actress in a Soapie in 2000. In 2012, she played the role of Fashion Week CEO 'Miranda Simons' in the Mzansi Magic telenovela ''Inkaba''. Meanwhile, she also performed in several theater productions such as ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Maru'', ''The Fantasticks'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Van Jaarsveld
Pieter van Jaarsveld, professionally known as Bobby van Jaarsveld, (born 6 March 1987) is a South African Afrikaans-language pop singer-songwriter and actor. Early life Van Jaarsveld, who was nicknamed "Bobby" after his father, was born on 6 March 1987 in Paarl, Western Cape. He is the second of three children and has two sisters, one of whom is also a singer (Karlien van Jaarsveld). As a child, he attended several primary schools before matriculating from Brits High School. Career Music Van Jaarsveld started his professional singing career in high school when he was offered singing record, and he released his first solo album in his last year. He won the award for Best Newcomer at the Huisgenoot Tempo Awards in 2006 after receiving three nominations from the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, ''Vonk'' (a local music magazine) and ''Huisgenoot Tempo'' magazine. As the winner of this category, Van Jaarsveld performed at the Skouspel Extravaganza hosted at Sun City, and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Cloete
Kim Cloete is a South African actress, television presenter, singer, dancer, MC and businesswoman. She is best known for the roles in the television serials ''Binnelanders'', ''Isidingo'', and ''Wild at Heart''. Career She worked as a television presenter for SABC3, M-Net, kykNET, Craz-e, and e.tv. From 2008 to 2009, she hosted the SABC3 daytime talk show ''LunchBox''. Other than that, she also worked as the presenter for the kykNET shows ''Zing!'' and ''Ontbytsake''. In the same year, she played the role of "Billie" in the third season of the M-Net drama series ''Jacob's Cross''. Then she played the role "Neema" in the third season of ITV UK series ''Wild at Heart''. In 2011, she presenter the SABC2 variety comedy show ''Colour TV''. Cloete runs the production company Long Island TV, with her husband. Under the banner, they have produced programs such as ''Stook!'', a media review show that has aired on DStv's Afrikaans music channel MK since 2004. Apart from the production com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izel Bezuidenhout
Izel Bezuidenhout (born 25 November 1998) is a South African actress. She began her career as a child actress. She is best known to international audiences for her roles in the films '' Flatland'' (2019) and '' Wild is the Wind'' (2022). Early life and education Bezuidenhout is from Pretoria. Her father Hannes is a pastor. Her mother is Lucia. Bezuidenhout attended Hoërskool Eldoraigne in Centurion. In 2012, she enrolled in a summer school programme at the Royal Academy of Dance in London. She later took a six-month acting course in New York. Career Bezuidenhout was eleven when she landed her first theatre role and fourteen when she was cast in her first film, the 2014 teen spy thriller ''Agent 2000: Die Laksman'' as Chante-Amoré Naudé. The following year, she played a younger version of Charlene Brouwer's titular character in the film ''Dis ek, Anna'' and made her television debut in ''Bloedbroers''. Bezuidenhout went on to have further film roles in ''Mignon Mossie van W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinette Ebrahim
Vinette Ebrahim (born 21 February 1957) is a South African actress and playwright known for her role as Charmaine Meintjies in the SABC 2 soap opera ''7de Laan.'' She is the sister of actor Vincent Ebrahim. Early life Ebrahim is the sister of South African-British actor Vincent Ebrahim. Her brother, six years her senior, named Ebrahim after himself. Ebrahim's father worked as a teacher in Woodstock, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, as well as an actor, writer, and director. In the late 1950s, he moved the family to Coventry, England, to work as a stage manager. The family later returned to South Africa. Career Ebrahim has stated that she learned acting "on the hoof" in Cape Town, working as a stagehand, actor, and other jobs in the theatre. Ebrahim has played the central role of Charmaine Beukes Meintjies on the South African television soap opera ''7de Laan'' since 2000. Ebrahim has performed in theatres and at theatre festivals throughout South Africa, including Suido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christo Davids
Christo Lloyd Davids (born 20 August 1983) is a South African filmmaker and actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Forgiveness'', ''Ernest in the Army'' and ''A Boy Called Twist''. He is also the Artistic Director of Cape Heart Theatre Company. Personal life Davids was born in Simon's Town, Cape Town. Until the age of nine, he lived in Eastridge, Mitchells Plain. After that, he relocated to Heidelberg and lived with his late grandfather Goliath Davids. He married Cindy Davids in 2013. The couple have two children; the elder child Elijah was born in 2016. Career Davids was 11 when he began his career in the series ''Onder Engele'' as Dial September in 1994. For the role, he was nominated for the Artes Award for the Best Actor in a TV series in 1996. He then appeared in ''Hagenheim: Streng Privaat''. In 1998, he made his film debut with the supporting role of Ben-Ali in the film ''Ernest in the Army''. In 2008, he joined the cast of the SABC2 soap opera ''7de Laan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
