Elma Postma (born 6 September 1978) is a South African actress and presenter. She is best known for her roles in the series ''
7de Laan'', ''
Farmer Wants a Wife
''Farmer Wants a Wife'' is a reality television series developed by Fremantle Media. The basic structure of the programme is that a number of farmers are presented with women from the city, from whom they choose one to be their spouse. The f ...
'', and ''
Isidingo
''Isidingo'' is a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ''Isidingo: The ...
''.
Personal life
She was born on 6 September 1978 in South Africa.
She is married to her longtime partner Paul Potgieter.
Career
In 2000, she made her television debut in the popular soapie
7de Laan where she played the role of 'Dezi Terreblanche'. She eventually left the show in June 2007. Other than television, she appeared several popular films such as ''The Mating Game'' in 2010, ''Wonderlus'' in 2017, and n Man Soos My Pa'' in 2015. In the film ''The Mating Game'', she starred as lead role 'Sara van Graan' which gained so much popularity. In 2011, she joined the cast of
kykNET soap opera ''Binneland'' which was initially referred to as
Binnelanders. In the serial, she played the lead role 'Bea'.
Apart from acting, Postma is a prolific singer who is a renowned cello player. She's graced the covers of several magazines in South Africa including:
Rooi Rose,
Huisgenoot
''Huisgenoot'' (Afrikaans for ''House Companion'') is a weekly South African Afrikaans-language general-interest family magazine. It has the highest circulation figures of any South African magazine and is followed by sister magazine '' YOU'', ...
,
Sarie, ''TV Plus'', ''Vrouekeur'', ''TimeOut'', ''Tydskrif'', ''Insig'', and ''Leef''.
She made her film debut in 2011 as Sister Suzaan in the film ''Superhelde''. Her presenting debut was on the
kykNET breakfast TV program 'Ontbytsake'. She followed this up by presenting the first three seasons of the reality show 'Boer Soek 'n Vrou'. She's starred in several theatre productions at art festivals, including ''Heart Sins'' in 2004 directed by Henry Mylne, ''Haaks'' in 2005, ''Monsters'' in 2006 directed by Pierre van Pletzen and ''Hell on Heaven and Earth'' directed by Vicky Davis. In 2014, she joined the radio broadcast of ''Die Nag van Legio''.
Lion accident
On 18 February 2006, she was bitten by a lion her family visits a lion farm near
Klerksdorp
Klerksdorp () is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp, the largest city in the North West Province, is located southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Repu ...
. She moved closer to tame lions through the fence when her ring got caught in one of the lion’s claws. When she attempted to dislodge the ring from the claw, tamed lion distressed and bit her hand. Her fingers were damaged largely where doctors however managed to repair the damaged fingers.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
South African television actresses
South African actresses
1978 births
South African film actresses
South African television personalities