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- A. Neil Lyons was born on 1 January 1880 in Kimberley, South Africa. A. Neil was a writer, known for The Return of the Rat (1929). A. Neil died in January 1940 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
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AB de Villiers was born on 17 February 1984 in South Africa. He is an actor, known for AB de Villiers & Ampie: Maak Jou Drome Waar (2010), Indian Premier League (2008) and Paytm ODI Trophy 2015: India vs South Africa (2015). He has been married to Danielle de Villiers since 2013. They have two children.- Actor
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AKA was born on 28 January 1988 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was an actor and composer, known for District 9 (2009), Chappie (2015) and AKA & Nasty C: Lemons (Lemonade) (2022). He died on 10 February 2023 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.- Aaron Mokoena was born on 25 November 1980 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
- Abba Eban was born on 2 February 1915 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was a writer, known for Double Edge (1992), Heritage: Civilization and the Jews (1984) and Ben Gurion Remembers (1972). He was married to Shoshana (Suzy) Ambache. He died on 17 November 2002 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Abdullah Ibrahim was born on 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa. He is a composer and actor, known for Mandela's Gun (2016), Equinox (1992) and The Law (1990). He was previously married to Sathima Bea Benjamin.- Director
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Abed Ahmed is an award-winning journalist & filmmaker who's worked in digital, TV and radio newsrooms. He's covered major world news & sporting events for global news organizations during his career as a journalist. He's an avid traveler and scuba diver. He combines his love for travel with his experience as a journalist to write and film unique stories.- Sound Department
Abigail Cooke was born on 11 June 1994 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. She is known for The Beast (2016), Incurable (2016) and Nature (1982).- Director
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Abner Pastoll is a British film director and screenwriter based in London. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 12, 1982, his family used to run a two screen cinema in Rustenburg. He moved to London with his parents at the age of 2, and although relocating and growing up in the UK, he would still travel back to the family cinema for at least one month out of each year until the cinema closed down in 1999. He started making films at the age of 4, inspired primarily by his family's cinema and his father's film and video equipment. He originally thought he wanted to become an actor but soon discovered that he preferred being behind the camera.
Abner's debut Road Games (2015) is a UK-France co-production by February Films in London and Superbe Films in Paris. IFC Films released the film in limited US cinemas on March 4, 2016 and Icon Film Distribution released in the UK and Ireland on August 26, 2016. When it debuted on US Netflix on July 12, 2016, it went straight to #1 as the most popular, most watched film on the streaming service for 3 consecutive days.- Achmat Dangor was a South African writer and activist. His most important works include the novels "Kafka's Curse" (1997) and "Bitter Fruit" (2001), but he was also the author of three collections of poetry, a novella and a short story collection, for which he received many literary prizes including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Literary Awards. He served as an ambassador and CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
- Ada Kearton was born in South Africa. Ada is known for Dassan: An Adventure in Search of Laughter Featuring Nature's Greatest Little Comedians (1930).
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Adam Rubin is an award-winning writer/director/producer.
He has worked professionally in narrative short form, commercials and documentary. He is developing, and is set to direct the feature film "Fortunate Son", with more films to follow including "The Heist Generation", "Connection", and "Before The Lights Go Out".
His most recent short film, "A Perfect Day" has won been accepted into over 40 festivals, winning a range of awards and accolades and garnering both entertainment and educational distribution. His USC film school thesis film, "The Cricket Player", is consistently one of the most requested short films in the entire famous USC film school archive. It has screened in many formats, including on different airlines and TV networks.
Both "A Perfect Day" and "The Cricket Player" have both qualified for Academy Award consideration, and have either won or been a finalist for many awards including the Rhode Island International Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize and many others.
Adam has directed commercials and the feature-length Holocaust documentary "Forever After", and has achieved some of the highest academic qualifications including being awarded the Jack Nicholson Award, USC film school's top directing award and scholarship. He also has received an MBA in business from Oxford University in England.- Born in 1983 and raised in Durban, South Africa, Adhir Kalyan moved to London to pursue an acting career. He appeared as a guest star on the BBC series Holby City (1999) and MI-5 (2002). Kalyan's first leading role was in the CW's comedy series Aliens in America (2007), in which he played Raja, a devout Pakistani Muslim exchange student in Medora, Wisconsin, who tried to assimilate to the foreign culture there while staying true to his beliefs.
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Adi Visser was born on 17 September 1968 in South Africa. Adi is known for Doomsday (2008), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and 10,000 BC (2008).- Composer
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Adolph Hallis was born in 1896 in South Africa. He was a composer, known for Number 17 (1932) and East of Shanghai (1931). He died in 1987 in South Africa.- Adriaan Vlok was born on 11 December 1937 in Sutherland, South Africa. He was married to Antoinette van den Berg and Cornelia Johanna. He died on 8 January 2023 in near Pretoria, South Africa.
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Adrian Galley was born on 3 February 1960 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an actor and writer, known for Escape Room (2019), The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019) and The Deal (2008).- Adrian Wilson was born on 19 December 1969 in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an actor, known for Passions (1999), CSI: Miami (2002) and Supernova (2005).
- Adut Akech Bior (born December 25th 1999) is a South Sudanese-Australian model. Having spent her earliest days as a refugee, Adut and her family eventually emigrated to Adelaide, Australia, where she lived out her life as a student and joined a local modeling agency. In 2016, she was cast as a global exclusive for Anthony Vaccarello's debut Saint Laurent show. Since then, she has become the muse of renowned designers, such as Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli, who brought her to the 2018 Met Gala, and Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld, who has tapped Adut to open and close multiple shows for the brand. She has also walked for Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Miu Miu, Prada, Versace, and more.
Outside of her career in fashion, Adut has begun working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in order to promote causes that support refugees around the world. She hopes that her own story can serve as inspiration for many to become more invested in alleviating the plights of refugees. - Afrique was born on 2 February 1907 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Discoveries (1939), Grand Finale (1936) and Cabaret (1936). He died on 16 December 1961 in London, England, UK.
- Ahmed Kathrada was born on 21 August 1929 in Schweizer-Reneke, South Africa. He was married to Barbara Hogan. He died on 28 March 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Ahron Geminder was born on 29 July 1982 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a producer and writer, known for One Way (2006), Cut (2004) and Four Days (2004).- Ever since Aidan was knee high, he has been entertaining friends and family with impersonations, impromptu performances and quoting excerpts from movies, musicals and books at the most intriguing moments and in the most interesting ways. One would, and still does, catch him quietly 'rehearsing' favourite scenes in his bedroom for the sheer enjoyment of it! At the age of 14 Aidan took up Irish Dancing and took to it like a duck to water. In November 2012 he came second in South Africa for his level at SA Champs, after dancing for only a year. Aidan also enjoys writing screenplays and has written three and come up with a few really original and unique log-lines. He also has a lovely rich voice with a deeply resonating timbre which allows him to sing beautifully and speak most eloquently. As such he has done two voice overs for corporate clients - with American accents, as he is also great with accents. Aidan is one of those people who are good at whatever they put their mind to. Even so, his passion lies in acting for film and/or television with theatre a close second. This doesn't exclude him from enthusiastically participating in all sorts and forms of entertainment. He was in a few episodes of Isidingo as an extra, has been in a production with Kids Take Over at the Old Mutual Theatre at the Nelson Mandela Square and has been Prince Phillip in "Sleeping Beauty" at the People's Theatre in Braamfontein. Aidan is a passionate, spontaneous, dedicated person who learns quickly and enjoys a challenge. He is not easily wavered or distracted when once he puts his mind to something and as such pours his heart and soul into whatever it is he wants to do.
- Aidan Scott was born on 20 November 1996 in South Africa. He is an actor, known for The Kissing Booth 2 (2020), One Piece (2023) and The Fix.
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Al Debbo was born on 24 June 1924 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He was an actor and director, known for Geheim van Onderplaas (1962), Boerboel de Wet (1961) and Gevaarlike Spel (1962). He died on 13 July 2011 in Bloemfontein, South Africa.- Director
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Al J. Venter was born on 25 November 1938 in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa. He is a director and writer, known for Africa in Focus (1986), Aids: The African Connection (1987) and War in the Mountains (1983).- Composer
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Alan recently completed his third Netflix movie, global #1 hit "Princess Switch:Switched Again". This followed Netflix Original "Holiday In The Wild", starring Kristin Davis and Rob Lowe, directed by Ernie Barbarash. Previously he scored Netflix Original movie The Most Hated Woman In America, starring Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, directed by Tommy O'Haver.
Alan has scored more than 50 films and TV shows, including Sex and the City and An American Crime, starring Ellen Page and for which Catherine Keener received an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination. He is well known for his catchy, toe-tapping scores for the Real Housewives franchise, for which he has scored a total of 15 seasons. Other work includes material for HBO, ABC, MTV, Showtime, PBS and many more. Recently he scored the prestigious BBC Show "Natural World", narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Alan's score for Otelo Burning was nominated for Best Soundtrack in the African Oscars. Previously, his score for Gangster's Paradise/Jerusalema was rated one of the best scores of the year in Film Music magazine. A wildlife documentary he scored for National Geographic, Swamp of the Baboons, was nominated for the Best Nature Programming Emmy. Alan also scored Angels In Exile, a documentary narrated by Charlize Theron.
He is the co-founder of the BMG Luminary Scores catalog. He also founded the Lalela Music production music catalog, which has enjoyed millions of broadcast performances globally. In 2017, the catalog was sold to STX Entertainment.
Alan won a lifetime Recognition Award at the Wawela Awards presented by performing rights society, SAMRO. He also received a Mark Awards nomination for Best Ambient Track for "Hammer Will Fall." The Mark Awards are the highest award in the production music industry.
He was born in South Africa, where he was keyboard player and producer in multi-platinum selling band Mango Groove. They performed at the inauguration of Nelson Mandela, and toured extensively around the world. He also wrote African Dream, a Song of the Decade nominee. The song was recently performed on America's Got Talent by the Ndlovu Youth Choir, and received four enthusiastic Yeses from the judges, including Simon Cowell.
Alan traveled to the US as a Fulbright Scholar, and completed his MFA at USC Film School.
Roam was his first novel, published by Atria Books and translated into 8 languages, which was runner up for the Los Angeles Book Festival Best Fiction award.
Alan is a member of the Television Academy, BMI, the Society of Composers and Lyricists, and the Production Music Association. He lives with his family in Calabasas, California.
Alan cooks a mean chili, loves Texas Hold Em poker, and giggles uncontrollably when he gets overly tired.- Producer
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Alan Bloom was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but grew up mostly in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, and in the fall of 2001, he graduated with a degree in Media Arts from the University of Arizona and then promptly drove out to Los Angeles.- Alan Dell was born on 8 March 1924 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was married to Barbara Mandell. He died on 18 August 1995 in Westerham, Kent, England, UK.
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Alan Paton was born on 11 January 1903 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. He was a writer and producer, known for Cry, the Beloved Country (1951), Lost in the Stars (1974) and Cry, the Beloved Country (1995). He was married to Doris Olive Francis. He died on 12 April 1988 in Lintrose, Botha's Hill, Natal, South Africa.- Alan Scholefield was born on 15 January 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa. He is a writer, known for Venom (1981), The Sea Tiger (1988) and River Horse Lake (1984). He was previously married to Anthea Goddard.
- Albertina Sisulu was born on 21 October 1918 in Tsomo, Transkei, South Africa. She was married to Walter Sisulu. She died on 2 June 2011 in Linden, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Albie Morkel was born on 10 June 1981 in Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa.
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Alec Kellaway was born in 1897 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was an actor and producer, known for The Rugged O'Riordans (1949), Vengeance of the Deep (1938) and Say It with Music (1957). He died on 18 January 1973 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Producer
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Aleem Allie is a South African born Producer, Casting Director, and Stills Photographer who has been active in the Film industry since 2009. Majority of his production credits are listed in the Bollywood film industry, International TVC's, and Fashion Print Media. He began his career in the casting department as a Casting Director, then expanding his skill set as a Producer with Filmad Afrika.- Alex Cassie was born on 22 December 1916 in Cape Province, South Africa. He was married to Jean Stone. He died on 5 April 2012 in Whiteley Village, Hersham, Surrey, England, UK.
- Alex Heyns was born on 23 November 1920 in Calvinia, Namakwa, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Shaka Zulu (1986), Steel Dawn (1987) and Kiepie & Kandas (1981). He died on 14 November 1988 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
- Alex McGregor was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Vagrant Queen (2020), Slumber Party Massacre (2021) and Blood Drive (2017).
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Alex Sono (1998, ZA) is a filmmaker, actor and musician based in Johannesburg. He is a Masters graduate in film at the University of Witwatersrand, with a specialty in fact-fiction experimental writing and directing. Alex's career began with acting at the age of three as he performed in several commercials and television shows. Throughout the years Alex has starred in several successful South African TV shows, including Jozi H, Rhythm City and Saints & Sinners and most recently the South African adaptation of Ugly Betty, UBettina Wethu. His passion for performance haw also drawn him to theatre production and performance, in 2019 Alex performed at the National Arts Festival, as a winner of the Wits O-Week Festival.
In 2020 Alex spent the first semester of his Honours in film at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden as part of Linnes Palme Exchange program. Alex's work as a filmmaker, includes Wits Film and TV award winning documentaries entitled "The Revolutionary Act" (2018) and My Father's Sun (2019).In 2021, his collaborative graduate film was selected for various festivals including the International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA). The year also saw him work an assistant director for the Joburg Theatre 60th Celebration under the Joburg Theatre Artistic director, James Ngcobo. Storytelling devices pulled from his filmmaking and acting contribute a great deal to his musical output, this results in experimental elements of world building through juxtaposing, blending and contrasting unlikely sounds, visuals and lyrical content.- Alexander Wilson was born on 12 September 1948 in Port Swepstone, South Africa. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), Juliet Bravo (1980) and A Bit of a Do (1989).
- Alexandra Dane was born in September 1940 in Bethlehem, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Carry on Up the Khyber (1968), Jabberwocky (1977) and The Creeping Flesh (1973). She was previously married to David Bernard McFall.
- Alexandra Mikellatos was born on 8 January 1913 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Myself a Stranger (1949). She died on 25 April 1982 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Alfred D. Nokwe was born on 1 April 1935 in Port St. Johns, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Kill Slade (1989), Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) and Inyakanyaka (1977). He was married to Patty Masuku. He died on 3 June 2008 in Durban, South Africa.
- Alfred Hoffman was born on 5 October 1924 in South Africa. He was an actor, known for An Enemy of the State (1965), The Man Who Cried (2000) and The Feathered Serpent (1976). He was married to Leila Hoffman. He died on 18 May 2023 in England.
- Alfred Kumalo was born on 5 September 1930 in Alexandra, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Elephant Gun (1958), The Bang Bang Club (2010) and South Africa in Pictures (2010). He died on 21 October 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Alfred Rodriguez was born on 18 August 1920 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was a producer and actor, known for An Alligator Named Daisy (1955), Show Band Parade (1957) and Let's Be Happy (1957). He was married to Julia Farron. He died on 12 January 2002 in London, England, UK.- Actress
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Alice Maud Krige was born on June 28, 1954 in Upington, South Africa where her father, Dr. Louis Krige, worked as a young physician. The Kriges later moved to Port Elizabeth where Alice grew up in what she describes as a "very happy family", a family that also included two brothers (both of whom became physicians) and her mother, Pat, a clinical psychologist. Interestingly, Alice also grew up without television, something which the actress calls a "huge black hole in my education" (South Africa did not start getting television until 1976, a year after Alice left the country to pursue an acting career in London).
While growing up, she had no dreams or aspirations of pursuing an acting career, in fact as a child she had wanted to become a dancer, but her father disapproved. Instead, she prepared to follow in the footsteps of her mother by attending Rhodes University in Grahamstown where she pursued an undergraduate degree in psychology and literature (graduating in 1975). However, as luck or fate would have it, Alice decided to "take up a bit of timetable" by enrolling in a drama class in order to make use of a free credit. This decision would prove to be a life-altering one, resulting in an honors degree in drama from Rhodes, a move to London and a new career path. As Alice explains, "I really got into it and it took over my life... it became my life-calling, all consuming."
After arriving in England, she began three years of study at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Her first professional acting performance was a tiny television role in a 1979 BBC Play for Today. In 1980, Alice made her feature film debut as Sybil Gordon in the Academy Award winning Best Picture, Chariots of Fire (1981). She then appeared in the television adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities (1980), which was followed by her memorable, dual role as the avenging spirit in Ghost Story (1981). Also in 1981, she debuted in a West End theatre production of Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, for which she received the honors of both a Plays and Players Award and a Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer. It was this early success in theatre that she decided to focus her career on next by spending some time working with the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company.
During her two seasons with the RSC (1982-83), Alice performed in such productions as "King Lear", "The Tempest", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Cyrano de Bergerac". After her stint with the Royal Shakespeare Company, she returned to work in film and television. Her career could best be described as an eclectic mix of both mediums. She appeared in a diverse range of films, such as King David (1985), Barfly (1987), Haunted Summer (1988), Spies Inc. (1992) and See You in the Morning (1989). Her work in television included critically acclaimed miniseries, such as Ellis Island (1984) and Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), as well as a healthy dose of what Alice herself calls, "kitchen sink dramas".
This eclectic trend continued into the 1990s. In addition to numerous roles in television (including appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and Becker (1998), Alice also appeared in the films Sleepwalkers (1992), Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream That One Calls Human Life (1995), Donor Unknown (1995), Amanda (1996), Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997), Habitat (1997), The Commissioner (1998) and Molokai (1999). However, one notable standout was the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996) for which she won a 1997 Saturn Award for her portrayal of the Borg Queen. This is without a doubt the most commercial, mainstream film with which she has been involved. However, due to the amount of make-up and prosthetics that the role required, Alice claims that even today she is still most recognized from her role in Ghost Story (1981).
One obvious and lasting impact of her experience with Star Trek: First Contact has been her initiation into the world of Star Trek/sci-fi conventions. These weekend-long conventions take place all over the United States and Europe (primarily in the United Kingdom and Germany). They feature "guests", such as Alice, who give presentations, sign autographs, etc. The new millennium finds her with several new projects to her credit, which include such works as The Little Vampire (2000), the Star Trek: Voyager (1995) series finale "Endgame", Attila (2001), Dinotopia (2002), Reign of Fire (2002), Children of Dune (2003), The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) and a recurring guest role in the HBO series Deadwood (2004). Current projects include a film about the life of Julius Caesar, the horror film Silent Hill (2006), Lonely Hearts (2006) and The Contract (2006). In addition, she continues to make sporadic convention appearances and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in literature from Rhodes University.
Alice Krige is married to writer/director Paul Schoolman, and lives what she describes as an "itinerant" lifestyle. Although she and her husband maintain a permanent home in the United States, they spend much of their time living and working abroad.- Additional Crew
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Alison Love was born on 5 January 1982 in Boksburg, South Africa. She is known for Super 8 (2011), Deja Vu (2006) and Iron Man 2 (2010).- Allan Donald was born on 20 October 1966 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.
- Allan Lamb was born on 20 June 1954 in Langebaanweg, Cape Province, South Africa. He is an actor, known for What Rats Won't Do (1998), The Ashes (1930) and Wisden Trophy (1963). He is married to Lindsey.