Esra had her first "taste" of acting at age 4, narrating at a nursery school Purim concert. She later did impersonations of Elvis Presley at local talent contests.
She won a Naledi Theatre Award for Best Performance by a Newcomer/Breakthrough (Female), in Dorothy Ann Gould's theatre production Japes for her portrayal of Neets. She also received a Fleur du Cap nomination for this role.
Other stage productions include the three-woman comedy Six Inches (2018) written and directed by Kristy Suttner, as well as the cabaretHomebound in 2004.
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Esra made history in Bollywood with her portrayal of Stephanie in the film Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love by being one of the first Caucasian actresses in a lead role.[2][1][3][4] Dying her hair blonde and speaking in an Americanaccent, Esra plays an American who travels to India to stop her boyfriend (played by Kushal Punjabi) from marrying. After reaching India, she met Raju, a taxi driver (played by Govinda) who comes to her assistance and she eventually falls in love with Raju.
In 2005 she guest-starred alongside Eric Stoltz, playing his estranged and embittered ex-wife, in the Sci Fi Channel's miniseries The Triangle. She also played the romantic lead Katie in Darrell Roodt's film about rugby, Number 10.
In 2005 Esra played the lead role of Caz O’Donough, an undercover police officer, in the gritty South African psychological thriller / police drama Snitch. Caz is a 20-year-old single mother, finding out that the father of her daughter, Lawrence Carter, is a member of a mafia-style crime family that her "tough cop" father Chisel, has been trying to bring down.
She appeared in Tim Greene's multiple South African Film & Television Award-winning newsroom drama Hard Copy, as the ambitious investigative journalistKim Smollen. Kim is a Jewish girl in her mid-20s who started working as the entertainment reporter at the hard edged newspaper The Bulletin. In the third season Kim is given the opportunity for "serious" reporting, at the now re-invented sleazy tabloidThe Bullet.[5]
Between 2021 and 2023, she has starred in two seasons as Samantha Hugo in the South African crime drama series Lioness.
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Shannon Esra nee Esrechowitz born 1 February 1984 is a South African actress and singer Shannon EsraBornShannon Esrechowitz 1984 02 01 1 February 1984 age 39 Johannesburg 1 South AfricaNationalitySouth AfricanAlma materUniversity of the WitwatersrandOccupationsActresssingerYears active2004 presentKnown forLife Is WildThe QueenSalaam e Ishq Contents 1 Early life 1 1 Early life and career beginning 2 Career 2 1 Television appearance 3 Filmography 3 1 Films 3 2 Television 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editEarly life and career beginning edit Esra had her first taste of acting at age 4 narrating at a nursery school Purim concert She later did impersonations of Elvis Presley at local talent contests Esra did her first professional acting at the age of 16 when she appeared in the film I Dreamed of Africa starring Kim Basinger playing a character named Siri 1 She later studied Dramatic Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand receiving her BA Hons Degree in 2003 She won a Naledi Theatre Award for Best Performance by a Newcomer Breakthrough Female in Dorothy Ann Gould s theatre production Japes for her portrayal of Neets She also received a Fleur du Cap nomination for this role Other stage productions include the three woman comedy Six Inches 2018 written and directed by Kristy Suttner as well as the cabaret Homebound in 2004 Career editTelevision appearance edit Esra made history in Bollywood with her portrayal of Stephanie in the film Salaam e Ishq A Tribute to Love by being one of the first Caucasian actresses in a lead role 2 1 3 4 Dying her hair blonde and speaking in an American accent Esra plays an American who travels to India to stop her boyfriend played by Kushal Punjabi from marrying After reaching India she met Raju a taxi driver played by Govinda who comes to her assistance and she eventually falls in love with Raju In 2005 she guest starred alongside Eric Stoltz playing his estranged and embittered ex wife in the Sci Fi Channel s miniseries The Triangle She also played the romantic lead Katie in Darrell Roodt s film about rugby Number 10 In 2005 Esra played the lead role of Caz O Donough an undercover police officer in the gritty South African psychological thriller police drama Snitch Caz is a 20 year old single mother finding out that the father of her daughter Lawrence Carter is a member of a mafia style crime family that her tough cop father Chisel has been trying to bring down She appeared in Tim Greene s multiple South African Film amp Television Award winning newsroom drama Hard Copy as the ambitious investigative journalist Kim Smollen Kim is a Jewish girl in her mid 20s who started working as the entertainment reporter at the hard edged newspaper The Bulletin In the third season Kim is given the opportunity for serious reporting at the now re invented sleazy tabloid The Bullet 5 Between 2021 and 2023 she has starred in two seasons as Samantha Hugo in the South African crime drama series Lioness Filmography editFilms edit Year Title Role Notes2000 I Dreamed of Africa Siri Hollywood film2006 Number 10 Katie2007 Salaam e Ishq Stephanie Bollywood Indian Hindi film2011 2ND Take Movie Lindsey2015 The Gamechangers Jen Kolbe BBC docudrama2021 The Ground Under Jessica Jess Stuckman2023 Do Your Worst SondraTelevision edit Year Title Role Notes2003 Yizo Yizo 3 Robbery Daughter2004 Isidingo Yvette Meyer2004 Snitch Caz O Donough2005 The Triangle Sally TV miniseries Sci Fi Channel2006 2007 Hard Copy Kim Smollen TV series season 2 32007 2008 Life Is Wild Lauren Recurring on The CW series2008 Wild at Heart Angie Season 32008 The Lab Samantha Mazur Season 22010 Miss Behave Rachel2015 2017 Isidingo Angelique Scott2017 2021 The Queen Sandra Stein Season 2 62018 2022 The River Sandra Stein Season 1 52019 The Throne Sandra Stein Season 12020 2021 Gomora Sandra Stein Season 1 22021 2022 Legacy Sandra Stein Season 1 22020 Still Breathing Candice Burton2021 present Lioness Samatha Hugo Main rolePersonal life editEsra lives in Sandton with her parents and younger brother She is a closet fan of competitive ping pong competitions 6 References edit a b c SHE RO Effusive dynamic charming and wildly passionate Shannon Esra IOL 12 August 2022 Shannon Esra OSM Talent aTypicalInterview Shannon Esra would love to take Anele Mdoda on in a ping pong match IOL 27 September 2020 Tonight Hollywood next for Shannon Esra tonight co za Archived from the original on 18 January 2008 Shannon Esra Tvsa tvsa co za Vuvuzelaonline External links editShannon Esra at IMDb Hollywood next for Shannon Esra Hard Copy Page From Braamfontein to Bollywood and back Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shannon Esra amp oldid 1165183472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
