Karin Van Der Laag

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Karin van der Laag
Born (1971-08-02) August 2, 1971 (age 50)
South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
OccupationActress, casting director
Years active1998–present
Websitehttps://karinvanderlaag.com

Karin van der Laag (born 2 August 1971), is a South African actress and casting director. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials The Story of an African Farm, Cape Town and Hoodlum & Son. She is also casting director as well as a judge, coach and mentor for the National Eistedfod Association, The South African National Community Theatre Association (SANCTA) and Talent Africa.[1]

Personal life[]

She was born on 2 August 1971 in South Africa. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama and English from the University of Cape Town and later obtained a Performer's Diploma in Speech and Drama.[2]

Career[]

She started her television acting career at the age of 7 where she played a child role in the SABC Christmas production They Came from Afar. In 1998, she played the role 'Maggie Williams' in the popular soap opera Isidingo. The role became very popular, where she continued to play the role for 12 years. In 2011, she won the SAFTA Award For Best Actress in a TV Soap for this role as well. Then, she became the head casting director for the soapie from 2000 to 2010.[1][2]

She has also acted in the television serials: Zero Tolerance, Going Up, Hard Copy, Justice for All, and Sorted. In 2015, she made international debut with the role 'Gail Ferreira' in the television mini-series Cape Town. Then she acted in the serials: The Three Investigators and Wild at Heart. Apart from television, she also joined with several international films: The Story of an African Farm, Les Deux Mondes, Hoodlum and Son, Hey Boy and God is African.[1]

She is the Assistant Casting Director JHB of popular TV serials Dating Game Killers, Forgiven and Skeem Saam.[3]

Apart from acting, she is also a prolific singer and pianist. She won the FNB National Vita award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy role. Later she was nominated for another FNB Vita Award for Most Outstanding Performance in Musical Theater. Meanwhile, she won both the FNB Vita Award and the Fleur du Cap award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[2] In 2017 she was appointed as one of the judges on the reality competition The Final Cut aired on SABC3.[1]

Filmography[]

As an actress[]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1998 Isidingo Maggie Webster TV Series
2003 God Is African Lecturer Film
2003 Hoodlum & Son Big 'Juicy' Lucy Film
2003 Hey Boy Casting Director Film
2004 The Story of an African Farm Tant Sannie Film
2010 Stoute Boudjies Zelda Film
2011 Wild at Heart Land Lady TV Series
2012 Drukkersbloed Vanessa Steyn Short film
2013 Molly & Wors Savannah Wessels Film
2014 Tender Liha Grayson Short film
2015 Suiderkruis Tannie Lenie Film
2015 Cape Town Gail Ferreira TV Mini-Series
2016 Hotel Elsabie Opperman TV Series
2017 Die Man met die Snor Elsabie Opperman Short film
2017 Meerkat Maantuig Skinder Tannie 3 Film
2017 Vaselinetjie Tannie Snorre Film
2017 Ouboet & Wors Martha Goosen TV Series
2017 O Vet! Sherene Film
2017–2020 7de Laan Hettie Bothma TV Series

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Karin van der Laag career". tvsa. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Karin van der Laag bio". ESAT. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  3. ^ "About Karin van der Laag". Karin van der Laag official website. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-25.

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