Donnalee Roberts, sometimes as DonnaLee Roberts, (born 28 August 1984) is a South African actress, model, filmmaker and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles in the films ', ' and ''Vir Altyd''.
Personal life
In 2006, she graduated from
University of Pretoria with a BA degree in drama. Then she completed two-year course at Performing Arts and Lifestyle Institute (PALI) from 2007 to 2008. In 2012, she joined
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, t ...
and completed a diploma in Acting for Film.
In 2017, she participated to the International Script Writing in Robert Mckee's Script Writing Seminar, London.
In 2010, she married the businessman Gerber, but later divorced in November 2013.
Then she married Ivan Botha where the wedding was celebrated on 17 May 2019. The couple have one son, Cameron, who was born in March 2020.
Career
In 2013, she made her film debut with ' by playing the role of Cybil Ferreira. In 2014, she acted in the film ' directed by Jacob Smith, where she was also the co-producer and writer of the film. The film received critical acclaim and Roberts was nominated for the SAFTA Golden Horn for Best Actress in Feature Film category at the
South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA).
After that success, she made three more successful films in the following years: ''Ek Joke Net 2'', ' and '. In 2018, she wrote and acted in the film '. In 2019 at the Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin, she was nominated for the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay.
In 2021, she acted and co-produced the film ''Beurtkrag''.
Apart from cinema, she also appeared in the SABC2 soap opera ''
7de Laan
''7de Laan'' is a South African Afrikaans soap opera created by Danie Odendaal and produced by Danie Odendaal Productions. The series focuses on the lives of residents staying in and around the community of 7de Laan (7th Avenue), in the suburb ...
'', where she played the role of Annelie van Dyk. Meanwhile, she also appeared in the Kyknet soapie ''
Egoli'' with the role of Laeticia.
Filmography
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
South African film actresses