Reine Swart (née Malan; born 17 May 1990) is a South African director, writer and actress. She starred in the Afrikaans surf film ''

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'' (2015). She appeared alongside

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and

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in the film ''

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'' (2016). On television, she appeared in the

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series ''

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'', the kykNET series, ''Villa Rosa'', and the

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series ''Jamillah and Aladdin''. Swart played the lead in

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's ''Siembamba'' (2017). Reine worked alongside

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's ''The Empty Man'' (2018). In 2018, Swart made her feature film directorial debut on the horror film ''Heks'', which was released in

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under the title ''Her Mask'' and in the United States as ''The Hex'' in 2020. That same year, Swart was part of an ensemble cast in the horror-comedy '' Triggered'', which was released in the United States in November 2020 and in

in January 2021. She also co-wrote the upcoming horror movie ''Flesh'', starring

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, with the film's director, Chris McGowan.

Early life

Swart attended the

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. She graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the

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in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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