Marguerite van Eeden (born 6 June) is a South African actress and photographer. She is best known for her Afrikaans-language film roles in '' Vaselinetjie'' and ''Vergeet My Nie''.

Early life

Originally from the

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, van Eeden grew up in

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. She attended boarding school at

La Rochelle Girls' High School La Rochelle Girls' High School, () in Paarl is the oldest girls' school in South Africa (tied with Rhenish Girls' High School in Stellenbosch). History The school was established in 1860 with 40 girls together with a seminary for young ladies ope ...

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, matriculating in 2015. She studied both undergraduate and postgraduate studies at

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Career

At the age of 15, van Eeden signed with MPM Acting Agency. She first appeared onscreen in a

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commercial and made her television debut with a guest role in a 2016 episode of the crime series ''Die Byl''. During her first year of university at Stellenbosch, van Eeden was cast in the titular role of the 2017 drama film '' Vaselinetjie'', an adaptation of the 2004 novel of the same name by Namibian author

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. That same year, she began playing Anita in the series ''Sara se Geheim'', a recurring character she would play for two seasons, and a younger version of Milan Murray's character in the series ''Waterfront''. From 2018 to 2020, van Eeden starred in three season of ''Fynskrif'' as Alex Kruger. Van Eeden starred as Mardaleen Coetzer in the 2020 Afrikaans

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''Vergeet my nie'', which earned her an award at for Best Actress at the Silver Screen Film Festival (Silwerskermfees). In 2021, she joined the cast of the kykNET series ''Afgrond'' as Hannelie Fourie.

Personal life

In April 2018, van Eeden became engaged to musician Danie du Toit of the Afrikaans band Spoegwolf. They later broke up. In May 2024, van Eeden married Roy Harris.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Marguerite van Eeden
at TVSA {{DEFAULTSORT:van Eeden, Marguerite Living people 21st-century South African actresses South African film actresses White Botswana people South African women photographers Stellenbosch University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)