Adrienne Pearce (sometimes credited as Pierce or Pearse) is a South African actress, dancer, and voiceover artist. Her films include ''

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'', '' The Bone Snatcher'', '' Van der Merwe'', '' Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell'', and '' Glasshouse''. On television, she has featured in the

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series ''

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'' and the

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series '' Troy: Fall of a City''.

Early life

Pearce trained in dance at the Masque School of Ballet in

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and the South African Dance Teachers' Association in

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. She began her career performing audio programmes for

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Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* Living people 20th-century South African actresses 21st-century South African actresses South African female dancers South African dancers South African stage actresses South African voice actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub