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Sandra Prinsloo

March 12, 2023

Sandra Prinsloo (born 15 September 1947), also known as Sandra Prinzlow, is a South African actress best known internationally for her role as Kate Thompson in the 1980 film The Gods Must Be Crazy. Prinsloo has also appeared in numerous South African television, film, and stage productions.

Sandra Prinsloo
Born (1947-09-15) 15 September 1947 (age 75)
Union of South Africa
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria
OccupationActress
Known forHer role as Kate Thompson in The Gods Must Be Crazy

Early life and career

Prinsloo has stated that she never expected to become an actress.[1]

"I was a ballet dancer from a very early age and I remember that I occasionally ushered at the Breytenbach Theatre in Pretoria when I was in high school. That’s the first time I came into contact with professional stage acting, but I never thought I’d be an actress . . . . I think I was far too shy in those days to ever think I could be an actress. So it wasn’t like I had this great big burning passion to become an actress, not at all. I preferred an academic life, in a way. When I went to university, I thought that was going to be what I was going to do".[1]

Prinsloo matriculated from the Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool and then completed her B.A. honours in drama at the University of Pretoria.[1] Soon after, she became a member of the Performing Arts Council Transvaal acting company.[1] "One night we were performing and it was as if something absolutely magical happened. It was as if a golden net was cast down. Everything was magical that evening and everybody felt it in the cast ... It was something enchanting that happens in the exchange of the energy between the audience and the actors".[1]

Prinsloo has said that after that night, she realised that acting was her calling.[1]

Film career

In addition to her well-known role in The Gods Must Be Crazy, Prinsloo has had major roles in Target of an Assassin (1979), Quest for Love (1988), Die Prins van Pretoria (1992), Soweto Green (1995), 'n Paw Paw Vir My Darling (2015), Twee Grade van Moord (2016).[2]

Television career

Prinsloo was in the original cast of Egoli: Place of Gold, South Africa's first soap opera.[3] For many years, she hosted her own talk show, RaakPraat met Sandra, on South Africa television.[4][5] She has also conducted a series of interviews with personalities and celebrities for South African TV, Sandra Op 'n Drafstap.[6]

Prinsloo has acted in a number of South African television series and movies throughout her career, including Erfsondes (2012); Hartland (2011); Known Gods (2005); Saints, Sinners, and Settlers (1999); and Konings (1991) among others.[2]

Theatre career

Prinsloo has performed in more than 100 different productions, often playing leading roles in works by South African and international dramatists.[1]

In 1985, Prinsloo and fellow actor John Kani caused a South African audience walk-out when performing the play Miss Julie by August Strindberg.[7] In the title role, Prinsloo played a white woman seducing a black man. The play marked the first on-stage occurrence of a black man kissing a white woman under the Apartheid regime.[8]

The play's producer, Bobby Heaney, speculated that the walk-out was "part of a well planned campaign by conservative whites".[7] Both Kani and Prinsloo had to be escorted into the parking lot after each performance of Miss Julie, as there was fear that the actors would be attacked by "enraged right-wingers".[9] Prinsloo reportedly received obscene hate mail and both received death threats.[9]

When interviewed in 2014 for the 21 Icons Project, a series of short films about South Africans "who have shaped the world around them",[10] Prinsloo commented that ""I thought [the play] would cause a stir, but I didn’t think it would cause a minor revolution. People were very small-minded and I suppose you live in a bit of a fool’s paradise when you’re an actor".[1]

The actors later performed the play at the Edinburgh Festival.[11] In 1986, Heaney directed a TV movie of the play for Swedish and Finnish television, which starred both Prinsloo and Kani.[9]

Prinsloo returned to the Edinburgh Festival in 2012 with The Sewing Machine, an English-language translation of the Afrikaans-language play, Die Naaimasjien.[6] In the 2000s, Prinsloo appeared on the South African stage in productions of Oskar en die Pienk Tannie; Janneman; Nag, Ma (Night Mother); and Liefde, Anna.[6]

In October 2015, Prinsloo portrayed South African journalist, Jani Allan in Jani at the Aardklop festival.[12]

Awards

In 2013, Prinsloo received the ACT Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre.[13] The awards are offered annually by the Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) of South Africa in order to "honour arts professionals whose extraordinary careers have had a profound and lasting impact on arts, culture and heritage, and whose lifetime achievements have contributed significantly to the enrichment of cultural life in South Africa".[13]

In 2014, Prinsloo was the recipient of a national order by the South African government, the Order of Ikhamanga in silver, for those whose outstanding work has benefited South Africa.[14] National orders are bestowed on South Africa's Freedom Day. The orders celebrate human achievement in various fields, honouring men and women who have left definitive footprints in both the struggle for liberation and in building a better South Africa.[15]

In 2018, Prinsloo was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naledi Theatre Awards.[16] The awards are offered annually by the Naledi Theatre Awards Committee.

Education

Prinsloo matriculated from the Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool.[1] She holds the degree B.A. (Honours) from the University of Pretoria.[17]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Behind the Icon – Leading Lady: Sandra Prinsloo". News 24. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b Sandra Prinsloo. Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ [1] "Breaking: Sandra Prinsloo back in Egoli." TV with Thinus: News & Analysis on South Africa Television, 15 January 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ^ [2] "RaakPraat met Sandra – New on SABC2." Media Update, 13 November 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. ^ [3] "RaakPraat met Sandra." TVSA: The South African TV Authority. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "The Prinsloo Phenomenon". Tonight (South Africa). 18 December 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Walkout over Black-White Love Scene". Courier-Mail (Australia). 8 March 1985. Retrieved 2 September 2014 from Lexis-Nexis database.
  8. ^ [4] O'Brien, Kerry. "The 7:30 Report: Kani explores a post-apartheid world on stage." Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 11 May 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b c Smith, Janet. "Kani's King Lear moment". The Star (Johannesburg). 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  10. ^ "About the Project". 21 Icons. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  11. ^ [5] Andreae, Christopher. "Black/white version of 'Miss Julie' puts a spin on Strindberg's 1888 drama." Christian Science Monitor, 5 September 1985. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  12. ^ Eenmanstuk oor Jani Allan se lewe Beeld. 23 July 2015
  13. ^ a b "Celebrating artists who touch our lives". Tonight (South Africa). 19 November 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  14. ^ [6] "Zuma presents National Orders in Pretoria." The Citizen, 28 April 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Diphoko, Montlenyane. "Zuma bestows 53 luminaries with National Orders." SABC News, 27 April 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Complete list of winners in 2018 Naledi Theatre Awards". Artsvark, 19 June 2018.
  17. ^ http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/sandra-prinsloo-5555 Sandra Prinsloo Retrieved 29 December 2012

External links

  • Sandra Prinsloo at IMDb
  • Sandra Prinsloo at

See also

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Sandra Prinsloo born 15 September 1947 also known as Sandra Prinzlow is a South African actress best known internationally for her role as Kate Thompson in the 1980 film The Gods Must Be Crazy Prinsloo has also appeared in numerous South African television film and stage productions Sandra PrinslooBorn 1947 09 15 15 September 1947 age 75 Union of South AfricaAlma materUniversity of PretoriaOccupationActressKnown forHer role as Kate Thompson in The Gods Must Be Crazy Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Film career 3 Television career 4 Theatre career 5 Awards 6 Education 7 Partial filmography 8 References 9 External links 10 See alsoEarly life and career EditPrinsloo has stated that she never expected to become an actress 1 I was a ballet dancer from a very early age and I remember that I occasionally ushered at the Breytenbach Theatre in Pretoria when I was in high school That s the first time I came into contact with professional stage acting but I never thought I d be an actress I think I was far too shy in those days to ever think I could be an actress So it wasn t like I had this great big burning passion to become an actress not at all I preferred an academic life in a way When I went to university I thought that was going to be what I was going to do 1 Prinsloo matriculated from the Afrikaanse Hoer Meisieskool and then completed her B A honours in drama at the University of Pretoria 1 Soon after she became a member of the Performing Arts Council Transvaal acting company 1 One night we were performing and it was as if something absolutely magical happened It was as if a golden net was cast down Everything was magical that evening and everybody felt it in the cast It was something enchanting that happens in the exchange of the energy between the audience and the actors 1 Prinsloo has said that after that night she realised that acting was her calling 1 Film career EditIn addition to her well known role in The Gods Must Be Crazy Prinsloo has had major roles in Target of an Assassin 1979 Quest for Love 1988 Die Prins van Pretoria 1992 Soweto Green 1995 n Paw Paw Vir My Darling 2015 Twee Grade van Moord 2016 2 Television career EditPrinsloo was in the original cast of Egoli Place of Gold South Africa s first soap opera 3 For many years she hosted her own talk show RaakPraat met Sandra on South Africa television 4 5 She has also conducted a series of interviews with personalities and celebrities for South African TV Sandra Op n Drafstap 6 Prinsloo has acted in a number of South African television series and movies throughout her career including Erfsondes 2012 Hartland 2011 Known Gods 2005 Saints Sinners and Settlers 1999 and Konings 1991 among others 2 Theatre career EditThis article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2020 Prinsloo has performed in more than 100 different productions often playing leading roles in works by South African and international dramatists 1 In 1985 Prinsloo and fellow actor John Kani caused a South African audience walk out when performing the play Miss Julie by August Strindberg 7 In the title role Prinsloo played a white woman seducing a black man The play marked the first on stage occurrence of a black man kissing a white woman under the Apartheid regime 8 The play s producer Bobby Heaney speculated that the walk out was part of a well planned campaign by conservative whites 7 Both Kani and Prinsloo had to be escorted into the parking lot after each performance of Miss Julie as there was fear that the actors would be attacked by enraged right wingers 9 Prinsloo reportedly received obscene hate mail and both received death threats 9 When interviewed in 2014 for the 21 Icons Project a series of short films about South Africans who have shaped the world around them 10 Prinsloo commented that I thought the play would cause a stir but I didn t think it would cause a minor revolution People were very small minded and I suppose you live in a bit of a fool s paradise when you re an actor 1 The actors later performed the play at the Edinburgh Festival 11 In 1986 Heaney directed a TV movie of the play for Swedish and Finnish television which starred both Prinsloo and Kani 9 Prinsloo returned to the Edinburgh Festival in 2012 with The Sewing Machine an English language translation of the Afrikaans language play Die Naaimasjien 6 In the 2000s Prinsloo appeared on the South African stage in productions of Oskar en die Pienk Tannie Janneman Nag Ma Night Mother and Liefde Anna 6 In October 2015 Prinsloo portrayed South African journalist Jani Allan in Jani at the Aardklop festival 12 Awards EditIn 2013 Prinsloo received the ACT Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre 13 The awards are offered annually by the Arts and Culture Trust ACT of South Africa in order to honour arts professionals whose extraordinary careers have had a profound and lasting impact on arts culture and heritage and whose lifetime achievements have contributed significantly to the enrichment of cultural life in South Africa 13 In 2014 Prinsloo was the recipient of a national order by the South African government the Order of Ikhamanga in silver for those whose outstanding work has benefited South Africa 14 National orders are bestowed on South Africa s Freedom Day The orders celebrate human achievement in various fields honouring men and women who have left definitive footprints in both the struggle for liberation and in building a better South Africa 15 In 2018 Prinsloo was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naledi Theatre Awards 16 The awards are offered annually by the Naledi Theatre Awards Committee Education EditPrinsloo matriculated from the Afrikaanse Hoer Meisieskool 1 She holds the degree B A Honours from the University of Pretoria 17 Partial filmography EditThe Seagull Die Seemeeu 2019 Twee Grade van Moord 2016 n Paw Paw vir My Darling 2015 Soweto Green 1995 The Prince of Pretoria 1993 In the Name of Blood 1990 Quest for Love 1988 Thieves of Fortune 1988 Jewel of the Gods 1989 The Outcast 1984 Claws 1982 The Gods Must Be Crazy 1980 Listen to My Story 1976 Target of an Assassin 1976 No Gold for a Dead Diver 1974 as Sandra Prinzlow Love Nights in the Taiga 1967 References Edit a b c d e f g h i Behind the Icon Leading Lady Sandra Prinsloo News 24 21 December 2014 Retrieved 6 June 2015 a b Sandra Prinsloo Internet Movie Database IMDB Retrieved 31 May 2015 1 Breaking Sandra Prinsloo back in Egoli TV with Thinus News amp Analysis on South Africa Television 15 January 2010 Retrieved 1 September 2014 2 RaakPraat met Sandra New on SABC2 Media Update 13 November 2007 Retrieved 1 September 2014 3 RaakPraat met Sandra TVSA The South African TV Authority Retrieved 1 September 2014 a b c The Prinsloo Phenomenon Tonight South Africa 18 December 2012 Retrieved 31 May 2015 a b Walkout over Black White Love Scene Courier Mail Australia 8 March 1985 Retrieved 2 September 2014 from Lexis Nexis database 4 O Brien Kerry The 7 30 Report Kani explores a post apartheid world on stage Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 May 2005 Retrieved 1 September 2014 a b c Smith Janet Kani s King Lear moment The Star Johannesburg 13 February 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2015 About the Project 21 Icons Retrieved 6 June 2015 5 Andreae Christopher Black white version of Miss Julie puts a spin on Strindberg s 1888 drama Christian Science Monitor 5 September 1985 Retrieved 1 September 2014 Eenmanstuk oor Jani Allan se lewe Beeld 23 July 2015 a b Celebrating artists who touch our lives Tonight South Africa 19 November 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2015 6 Zuma presents National Orders in Pretoria The Citizen 28 April 2014 Retrieved 1 September 2014 Archived copy Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 1 September 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Diphoko Montlenyane Zuma bestows 53 luminaries with National Orders SABC News 27 April 2014 Retrieved 1 September 2014 Complete list of winners in 2018 Naledi Theatre Awards Artsvark 19 June 2018 http www whoswhosa co za sandra prinsloo 5555 Sandra Prinsloo Retrieved 29 December 2012External links EditSandra Prinsloo at IMDb Sandra Prinsloo at Who s Who Southern AfricaSee also Edit South Africa portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandra Prinsloo amp oldid 1126932091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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