Trix Vivier (born 28 June 1988) is a South African film, television and theater actress, who is known for portraying the role of Flea van Jaarsveld in the 2019 television series '' Trackers'', for which she gained prominence and national recognition, as well as for her role as Kate Myburgh in kykNet and

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's co-production of ''Waterfront''. Her breakout role was that of Vicky Ferreira in the kykNET youth series ''Sterlopers''. Vivier portrayed this role from 2014 – 2016 over two seasons. Vivier joined the lead cast of the TV series ''

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'', for season one as one of the lead female protagonists, Petra Potgieter, in 2020.

Early life

Vivier was born in

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, and raised by her mother Adri Vivier, a teacher and father Pieter Vivier, an

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. Vivier is from

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descent and has three siblings. Her younger sister Lea Vivier is also an actress. https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/rooi-rose/20190101/281775630215840 Her parents noticed and encouraged her passion for the performing arts from a young age and she made her professional stage debut at age 15 in Annie Get Your Gun (Gilbert and Sullivan Society, 2004) and at age 16 in ''Die Ander Marta'' (KKNK, Baxter Theatre 2005) Vivier Matriculated from Jan van Riebeeck High School and went on to study and graduate from the Waterfront Theater School in Cape Town in 2009.

Career

Vivier's first paid theater role was that of Pippi in The National Children's Theater production of ''Pippi Longstocking'' (2009) She continued to work professionally as dancer and actor from 2009 to 2013 performing in plays such as

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's ''MIS'', educational theater musicals both locally and abroad and many Children's Theater Productions before landing her first Television role in the kykNET youth drama series ''Sterlopers'' (2013 – 2016). She subsequently went on to portray lead roles in television series such as '' Trackers''.

Filmography

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External links

* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6366742/ * https://www.apm.co.za/artiste/trix-vivier-836/ * https://www.instagram.com/trixvivier {{DEFAULTSORT:Vivier, Trix Living people 1988 births South African actresses Alumni of Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck

Early life

Career

Filmography

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