Natasha Sutherland (born 20 November 1970), is a South African

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. She is best known for her roles in the television serials ''Honeytown'', ''Tarzan: The Epic Adventures'' and '' Scandal!''. Apart from acting, she is also an author,

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and a counselor.

Personal life

Sutherland was born on 20 November 1970, in

Durban Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South ...

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, the daughter of choreographers Geoffrey Sutherland and Kenlynn Sutherland (formally Ashby). Sutherland was married to

Steve Hofmeyr Steve Hofmeyr (born 29 August 1964) is a South African musician, writer and actor known for his prominence in the Afrikaans music scene. Outside of music, he is best known for his long-running role as Doug Durand on Egoli: Place of Gold, as well ...

, a South African singer, songwriter, and TV presenter. They married on 1998 and she later divorced acrimoniously in 2008 citing Steve's 10-year relationship with fitness instructor Janine van der Vyver. The couple has two sons: Benjamin and Sebastian.

Career

Sutherland started her career in the early 1990s as a presenter of the children show ''Kideo''. Then she acted in the

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, ''Egoli: The Place of Gold'' during her teen age in 1991. In 1996, she started her acting career with the two television serials: ''Honeytown'' and ''Tarzan: The Epic Adventures''. After the success of those serials, she acted in the home movie ''Operational Delta'' in 1997. Meanwhile, she started to dominate the South Africa theater with several popular stage plays such as ''Gigi'' in 1992 and ''The Revlon Girl''. In the meantime, she also directed music videos and worked as an editor of ''Finesse'' Magazine. Apart from acting, Sutherland is also a public motivational speaker who travelled across the country as well international stages. She is also appointed as the brand ambassador for the South African Beauty brand 'Placecol' and 'DNB'. She is also a prolific author, which she wrote her first book ''Bittersweet''. With her success as an author, she later wrote the books: ''Green and Blue'' in 2010 (her first children's book), ''Fairytale'' and ''Sprokie''.

Filmography

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