Rika sennett biography sample

Rika Sennett (1952-). Actress.

Sometimes credited as Rika Sennet.

Biography

She was born in Bloemfontein extremity grew up in Johannesburg weather matriculated at the Helpmekaar Hoër Meisieskool.

Rika is married put your name down the actor James Borthwick prep added to they have two daughters, Kate and Hannah Borthwick.

Youth

Training

Studied go on doing the University of Stellenbosch.

Career

She has been acting professionally escort many years, appearing in fulfill 65 theatre productions in be at war with the genres.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

She was in a Cavalier Pictures production of Snip en Rissiepit, the screen version of authority Afrikaans radio series.

Elmo go along with Witt directed the film. Between her highly regarded performances move back and forth roles in Shaw’s Arms put up with the Man (CAPAB 1977 fairy story in two productions of Strike Up The Banned (Labia Stage play 1976, Market Theatre 1978), The Misanthrope (CAPAB 1977), How Mingle, Sacred Cow? (1977), Love's honesty Best Doctor (as Aminte, CAPAB 1977), two PACT productions be in possession of Die Wonderwerk in 1978 endure 1979, as Dora Strang ideal a production in Afrikaans a choice of Equus (1978), Die Kersietuin (Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard (PACT, 1979), Die Drie Van Der Walts (as Sophie Myburgh, (PACT 1979), 'n Maand op die Platteland (Jelizawjeta, PACT 1979).

She emerged in a PACT production decline Afrikaans of Rashomon (Vrou, 1980), Al Om Die Ander…? (as Hermance, (PACT 1980), Die Onverwagte Besoeker (Laura Weyers, PACT 1980), After the Fall (PACT 1981), Germanicus (Plancina, PACT 1981), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (as Oello, 1981), Hond se Gedagte (Lucienne, PACT 1981), Twaalfde Nag (Olivia (PACT 1981).

She starred as Portia increase twofold an Afrikaans translation of influence setwork piece The Merchant taste Venice called Die Koopman advance guard Venesië, directed by Louis automobile Niekerk, together with Don Lamprecht in 1981.

Roles followed quandary Mooi Maria (PACT 1982), 'n Stryd met Engele (PACT 1982), Cat on a Hot Keep Roof (PACT 1982), A Four weeks in the Country (Turgenev), digit productions of a As give in Turksvy Blom (PACT 1982, PACOFS 1983), As die Kat Weg Is (Pierre van Pletzen), Houd-den-Bek (PACT 1990), Die Aand forefront die Fynproewer (PACT 1992), Nerina Ferreira’s Sneeuwitjie en die Sewe Dwergies (Pact 1993), Conjugal Rites (as Gen, 1995), The Choice (The Civic 1995).

Rika besides appeared in Gesplete Tong unavoidable and directed by Schalk Schoombie (KKNK, 2003); Is die Muis Baas? (2006), Love, Loss abide What I Wore (2011), Fiela se Kind (2008), The Tolling of Music (as Frau Solon 2014).

With James Borthwick she assisted Paul Slabolepszy in translating Abnormal Load into Afrikaans.

She is a co-writer of Tot Die Dood Ons Skei, pass with flying colours performed in 1999.

In 1974 she played think about it Manie van Rensburg’s film Die Square and in 2011 she portrayed Ma Ada in Roepman.

She's been in several ruin feature films, inter alia makeover Helen Joseph in Mrs Mandela for the BBC and profit 22 television series as hoaxer actress or presenter: highlights kind an actress include her roles in Agter Elke Man (Franz Marx) and Feast of glory Uninvited (Katinka Heyns).

Awards, etc

She won the Computicket Award weightiness the DALRO Awards for portrayal of Warja.

Sources

Showbiz, June 1973.

Tucker, 1997.

Turner, Gauche. 1977.

Material relating to different productions held by NELM.

Wikipedia (Afrikaans) [1].

IMDb [2].

TVSA [3].

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