Cindy Swanepoel (born 15 December 1981) is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials '' Generations'', ''

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'' and '' Egoli: Place of Gold''.

Personal life

She was born on 15 December 1981 in

Krugersdorp Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for ''Kruger's Town'') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west ...

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, South Africa and raised in

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. During her high school years, she lived in Cape Town and matriculated at Durbanville High School. In 2003 she obtained her BA Drama honors degree from the

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Career

She made her acting debut as a professional actress in the theater production, ''Circles in a Forest'' directed by Marinda Engelbrecht. The show was performed at the Artscape Theater in Cape Town. In 2004, the production was performed at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival as well. In 2005, she moved from Cape Town to Johannesburg and made her television debut in the television series, '' Egoli: Place of Gold''. In the play, she played the role of 'July'. After the success of the play, she performed in several theatrical productions: ''Houtkruis'' directed by Elzette Maarschalk in 2008 and ''Stephen van Niekerk'' in 2011. The she joined the productions ''The Crucible'' directed by Alby Michaels. She also joined with several television serials including: ''The Mating Game'', ''90 Plein Street'' and ''Skeletons in the Closet'', as well as the soap opera, '' 7de Laan'', ''Villa Rosa'' and '' Generations''. She appeared in the comedy series, ''Laugh out Loud'' and ''Proes Street''. Then she acted in the kykNET series, ''Sterlopers''. In 2010, she originally played the role of 'Chrystal' in the film ''

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''. The film was later expanded to a television series on kykNET. She also starred in the films ''Nation's Garage'', ''The Street's Bull'' and ''Ballad for a Single''. In 2011, she founded the film production company, 'Pôkô Events and Productions' with two partners. The company is largely concerns on the productions on children's theater. In 2013 she starred in ''Curl Up and Dye'' directed by the lyricist, Sue Pam-Grant. In 2015 she joined with the popular soapie ''

'' and played the role 'Annelize Roux'. From season 12 in 2016, she became a regular cast of the serial.

Theater plays

* ''Kringe in ŉ Bos'' * '' 'n Tyd om Lief te Hê'' * ''Houtkruis: Die Musical'' * ''Dalliances'' * ''The Crucible'' * ''Curl up and Dye'' * ''My Boetie se Sussie se Ou'' * ''Equus'' * ''Drif'' * ''Mysterious Skin''

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swanepoel, Cindy Living people South African television actresses South African actresses South African film actresses 1981 births People from Krugersdorp