Elize Cawood (28 June 1952 – 18 July 2020) was a South African actress. Her most famous TV role is probably that of Pop in ''Verspeelde lente'' (1984) and on the silver screen opposite

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and Peter Sepuma as the rich Afrikaner woman in ''Taxi to Soweto''. She has also been seen in movies such as ''Die wonderwerker'' (2012) and ''Lien se lankstaanskoene'' (2012).HAT Taal-en-feitegids, Pearson, December 2013,

Life and career

Elize Cawood was born in 1952 and matriculated at Hoërskool Sentraal in

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. She then studied drama at the

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, where she obtained her

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degree. She began her career in 1974 with the then Sukovs. She starred in Paul Ziller's ''The Effect of Gamma Rays'' (directed by Ernst Eloff) and

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's ''The Good Man of Setzuan'' (directed by William Egan). She has also performed in school and library programs. Later she worked at Truk and then became a freelance actress. On stage, she became best known as Olive Schreiner in Stephen Gray's ''Schreiner - A One Woman Play'' (directed by Lucille Gillwald), as Elsa in the debut production of Athol Fugard's ''Road to Mecca'' in the Market Theater in

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, and as Stella in

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' ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (translated by

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and directed by Bobby Heany).

Personal life

Cawood married actor Wilson Dunster in 1982, with whom she appeared in Paul Slabolepszy's ''The Art Of Charf'' and ''Dinner For One''. Her brother Bromley is a film and television director, and her daughter, Jenna Dunster, is also an actress. Elize Cawood Dunster died on 18 July 2020 at the age of 68 in Cape Town. The cause of her death was

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

, which was diagnosed in September 2019.Covid-19 and cancer claim lives of two of SA film, TV giants
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Filmography

* 1979: Wat Jy Saai * 1980: Les visiteurs * 1981: Oh George! * 1983: Verspeelde Lente * 1983: Koöperasiestories * 1986: Arme moordenaar * 1987: Wolwedans in die Skemer * 1990: The Fourth Reich * 1991: Taxi to Soweto * 1993: Daisy de Melker * 1999: An Old Wife's Tale * 2001: Der lange Weg zum Sieg (''The Long Run'') * 2001: Lyklollery (Kinofilm; Südafrika) * 2004: Red Dust * 2004: * 2007: Villa Rosa * 2007: Andries Plak * 2009: Isidingo * 2010: Proesstraat * 2010: Die Uwe Pottie Potgieter * 2010: Liefling die Movie * 2012: Die Wonderwerker * 2012: Mad Buddies * 2013: Lien se Lankstaanskoene * 2014: Pandjieswinkelstories (''Pawnshop Stories'') * 2015: Dis ek, Anna * 2016: Vir Altyd * 2016: Sy klink soos lente * 2016: Vir die Voëls * 2018: Stroomop

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cawood, Elize 1952 births 2020 deaths Deaths from lung cancer in South Africa Place of death missing People from Bloemfontein South African film actresses South African stage actresses South African television actresses 20th-century South African actresses 21st-century South African actresses White South African people