Anel Alexander (née Flett) is an actress and producer from

Pretoria Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria strad ...

, South Africa.

Career

In high school, Alexander won the best supporting actress in the

ATKV The Afrikaans Language and Culture Association (Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging), ATKV, is a society that aims to promote the Afrikaans language and culture. The association was founded in 1930 in Cape Town. Since its inception ...

teen acting competition. After playing Liezl in ''

7de Laan ''7de Laan'' is a South African Afrikaans soap opera created by Danie Odendaal and produced by Danie Odendaal Productions. The series focuses on the lives of residents in and around the community of 7de Laan (7th Avenue), in the suburb of Hill ...

'', she starred in the romantic comedies ''

Semi-Soet ''Semi-Soet'' is an Afrikaans-language romantic comedy directed by Joshua Rous. Produced by Scramble Productions, it stars Anel Alexander as a high-flying advertising exec and Nico Panagio, a businessman known for his ruthless tactics, whom she ...

'' and ''Klein Karoo''. In 2013, she starred in an Afrikaans drama series called ''Geraamtes in die kas''. Later that year, she won the kykNET Silwerskermfees award for best supporting actress for her role in ''Faan Se Trein''. She recently reprised her role in ''Semi-Soet'' for the upcoming sequel, '' Semi-Soeter'', alongside

Nico Panagio Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos (; born 25 August 1973), professionally known as Nico Panagio, is a South African film, television and stage actor and television presenter. He landed a breakout role in 2001, playing George Kyriakis for five years in ...

The Ice Cream Interview : Nico Panagio
YouTube. 12 July 2024

Personal life

She was married to the South African actor and producer, James Alexander. The couple were together for 22 years, when he died of

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in April 2023.Actor and producer James Alexander dead at 45
''News24''. 29 April 2023

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Anel 1979 births Living people South African film actresses South African soap opera actresses Actresses from Pretoria 20th-century South African actresses 21st-century South African actresses