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Egoli - Place Of Gold
''Egoli: Place of Gold'' was a bilingual (English and Afrikaans) South African soap opera which first aired on M-Net on 6 April 1992. South African television's first daily soap opera, on 3 December 1999 ''Egoli'' became the first South African television programme in any genre to reach 2,000 episodes.''Egoli'' – MNET Corporate Retrieved 9 September 2008. As of 3 August 2007, 4,000 episodes had aired. ''Egoli: Place of Gold'' aired its final episode on 31 March 2010, after 18 years of acting from South African and international actors."Jozi is a SOAPDISH." Gauteng Film Commission. Retrieved 9 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gé Korsten
Gérard Korsten (popularly known as Gé) (6 December 1927 - 29 September 1999) was a South African opera tenor and actor who had a great influence on Afrikaans culture. Born in Schiedam, as the youngest of eight children, Korsten and his family emigrated to South Africa when he was nine years old. He married Elna Burger and had five children, among them renowned Conducting, conductor and violinist Gérard Korsten. Career Initially he worked as an electrician, but from the age of 20, started singing in choirs. However, he received his first formal vocal training in 1952, when he was well into his 20s, studying under Adelheid Armhold at the South African College of Music. In 1955 he moved to Pretoria, where he was one of the founder members of the Pretoria opera company. In 1956, he debuted as Canio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's ''Pagliacci''. Korsten won a bursary to study in Vienna in 1962, where he received tuition under Judith Hellwig. During this period he had the opportunity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Horan (actor)
James Horan is an American character actor. History Horan has appeared in many television programs and films. He has starred in several soap operas, including ''Guiding Light'' as Detective Kirk Winters in 1980–1981, ''Another World (TV series), Another World'' as Denny Hobson (1981–1982), ''General Hospital'' as Brett Madison (1985–1987), and ''All My Children'' as Creed Kelly (1988–1989). In 1982, Horan subbed for Larkin Malloy who had been injured in a car accident, playing Sky Whitney on ''The Edge of Night'' while Malloy recuperated. Years later, Horan originated the role of Clay Alden on ''Loving (TV series), Loving'', playing that part from 1989 to 1991. When the role was recast several years later, Malloy assumed the role. Horan also appeared in four of the ''Star Trek'' spin-off series. He appeared twice in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in 1993, first in the episode "Suspicions (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Suspicions", and later in the episode "Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Steinmetz
Richard Steinmetz is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Fitzgerald on the now-defunct NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions''. Early life A native of Chicago, his was a police officer on the South Side. Steinmetz graduated from high school in Federal Way, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, and played professional soccer for the Portland Timbers. Career After playing professional soccer, he left for San Francisco and then moved to New York City, where he worked on stage for nearly 10 years. In addition to acting, Steinmetz coaches high-school football. His team, the Venice Gondoliers, made it to the City Championships last year, where they played in front of 40,000 people. Steinmetz made his daytime television debut in 1988 on the now-defunct ABC series '' Loving'' as Jeff Hartman, a role which he held for only a year. He had a major supporting role in the action-thriller 'Skyscraper', a 1996 direct-to-video film starring Anna Nicole Smith, where he played her scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Collins
Jacqueline Jill Collins (4 October 1937 – 19 September 2015) was an English romance novelist and actress. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and spent most of her career there. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on ''The New York Times'' bestsellers list. Her books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Eight of her novels have been adapted for the screen, either as films or television miniseries. She was the younger sister of Dame Joan Collins. Early life Collins was born in 1937, in Hampstead, London, the younger daughter of Elsa (née Bessant) Collins (died 1962) and Joseph William Collins (died 1988), a theatrical agent whose clients later included Dame Shirley Bassey, the Beatles, and Sir Tom Jones. Collins's South African-born father was Jewish, and her British mother was Anglican. A middle child, Collins had an elder sister, Joan Collins (actress and author), and a younger brother, Bill (who became a property agent). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Collins is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 1983, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She has been recognised for her philanthropy, particularly her advocacy towards causes relating to children, which has earned her many honours. In 2015, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her charitable services. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Collins was born in Paddington, London and trained as an actress in her teens at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She signed to The Rank Organisation at the age of 17 and had small roles in the British films ''Lady Godiva Rides Again'' (1951) and ''The Woman's Angle'' (1952) before taking on a supporting role in ''Judgment Deferred'' (1952). Collins went unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandi Baard
Mandi du Plooy (born 1 October 1982), also known as Mandi Baard, is a South African actress, model and voice artist. She is best known for her role as "Lara" in the M-Net soap opera ''Egoli: Place of Gold'' as well as soapies ''Binnelanders'', ''7de Laan'' and ''Getroud Met Rugby''. Personal life Baard was born on 1 October 1982 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business management at 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 .... She is married to Schalk Baard, where the wedding was held on 5 April 2008, in George, SA. The couple has one boy and one girl. Career In 1998, as a voice over artist, she played the lead role in the Afrikaans series ''Samaritaan''. In 1988, she made her television debut with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckard Rabe
Eckard Rabe is a former South African film, television and theatre actor. He is now a teacher at Parktown Boys' High School. He was born in 1948 in St Winifreds, Natal and grew up in Port Shepstone. He acted as the business tycoon and patriarch of the Edwards family on the local soap opera, Egoli - Place of Gold from 1995 to 2009. Eckard is married to Debbie Taylor. He has one daughter, Caitlin Biance, by actress Jo Da Silva. Filmography * ''Ballade vir 'n Enkeling'' (2015) * ''Getroud met Rugby: Die Onvertelde Storie'' (2011) * ''Catch a Fire'' (2006) * ''Act of Piracy'' (1990) * '' American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt'' (1989) * ''Paradise Road'' (1988) * ''Kampus: 'n Varsity-Storie'' (1986) * ''Plekkie in die son'' (1979) * ''Springbok'' (1976) * ''Daar Kom Tant Alie'' (1976) * ''Dog Squad'' (1973) Television * ''7de Laan'' (2010) * '' Wild at Heart'' (2010) * '' Egoli: Place of Gold'' (1995–2009) * ''Westgate'' (1981) * ''The Dingleys'' (1977) Teacher Eckard Rabe is now an Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elize Cawood
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 Marius Weyers 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 Bloemfontein. She then studied drama at the University of the Free State, where she obtained her B.A. 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 Bertolt Brecht'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 Oliv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimi Coertse
Mimi Coertse, DMS (born 12 June 1932) is a South African soprano. On 26 January 2020, Mimi was also inaugurated as a living legend in the South African Legends Museum. She was one of only 20 legends from whom a bust was also made. Early life Coertse, born in Durban, matriculated at the Helpmekaar Girls High School in Johannesburg. She began vocal studies in South Africa in 1949.H. Rosenthal and J. Warrack, ''Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera'' (OUP, London 1974 printing). Her first vocal coach in Johannesburg was Aimee Parkerson. Her debut performance in South Africa was singing Handel's ''Messiah'' at the Johannesburg City Hall on 11 December 1951. In July 1953 she married broadcaster and composer Dawid Engela. She left South Africa in September 1953 for London, and then went via The Hague to Vienna. In January 1954 she started training with Maria Hittorff and Josef Witt. Opera career Coertse made her debut in January 1955 as the "first flower girl" in Wagner's ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Simon
Cliff Simon (7 September 1962 – 9 March 2021) was a South African athlete and actor, best known for his portrayal of Ba'al in ''Stargate SG-1''. Early life Simon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the fourth child of Emmanuelle and Phylis Simon. Both of his parents are of Jewish ancestry from Poland and Lithuania. From a very young age, Simon dreamed of becoming the first South African swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal. His training started early under the guidance of his mother, a swimming teacher. By age 6, he showed some talent as a gymnast. By age 15, Simon had reached a national level in South Africa in both swimming and gymnastics, but discontinued gymnastics to better focus on swimming. In 1975, Simon's parents decided to emigrate to the United Kingdom, due to the then-current turmoil in Africa. It was there that Simon completed his schooling and was chosen to swim on the British international squad. He competed in Olympic trials and qualified for the 1984 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Hofmeyr
Steve Hofmeyr (born 29 August 1964) is a South African singer, songwriter, writer, actor and former TV presenter. Personal life Hofmeyr married actress Natasha Sutherland, whom he had met on the set of '' Egoli: Place of Gold'' in 1998. They had two sons. Hofmeyr also has two sons and two daughters by other women. The couple was divorced after reports of numerous affairs dominated Hofmeyr's time in the spotlight in 2008. In December 2008, Hofmeyr allegedly assaulted Esmaré Weideman, editor of ''Huisgenoot'', a popular Afrikaans magazine, by pouring a cup of cold tea over her at the Miss South Africa finals. He was said to have blamed her and two other journalists for his divorce from Sutherland. Weideman subsequently dropped her accusations of assault. On 19 December 2013, Hofmeyr was arrested in Bronkhorstspruit for driving at 169 km/h in an 80 km/h zone and was released on bail of R500. He was subsequently fined R10,000 in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
