Michélle Botes (born 12 October 1962), is a South African actress, language instructor, designer and

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. She is best known for her roles in the television soapies ''Legacy'' (2020), ''Isidingo'' (1998) and ''Arende'' (1994).

Personal life

Botes was born on 12 October 1962 in Cape Town, South Africa. She completed high school in Cape Town, then graduated with a Bachelor's degree in speech and drama (bilingual) from the

University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...

. After graduation, she completed a diploma in education at the

University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu ...

Career

In 1998, she joined the cast of SABC3 soap opera ''Isidingo'' and played the role "Cherel de Villiers Haines" for nine consecutive years until 2007, but rejoined in 2009. In 2002, she was included for the Top 10 Celebrities in Television by the magazine ''Star''. In 2006, she won two awards: Best Actress and Best Onscreen Villain at the nineteenth annual Avanti Awards. Meanwhile, she also received the award for the Best TV Couple in ''Isidingo'' along with Barkes Haines and Robert Whitehead at the Crystal Awards. She was nominated for Best Actress in TV Soap category at the

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(SAFTA) for three years: 2006, 2007 and 2012. In 2019, she rejoined with ''Binnelanders''. In 2020, she joined the telenovela ''Legacy'' and played the role of Angelique Price. For her role, she won the SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Telenovela category.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Botes, Michelle Living people South African film actresses South African television actresses 1962 births University of Cape Town alumni