Aletta Bezuidenhout

Aletta Bezuidenhout (17 May 1949 – 13 February 2024) was a Kenyan-born South African filmmaker, writer and actress. She is best known for her roles in productions: Weerskant die Nag, Committed, Spoon, Lament for Koos, and Mother Courage.

Personal life Aletta Bezuidenhout was born on 17 May 1949 in Nairobi, Colony of Kenya. Her father was an engineer. She worked for the former Transvaal Council of the Performing Arts (Truk). She also trained and graduated with BA Drama at University of Cape Town.

Bezuidenhout was married to musician Colin Shamley, then actor Tertius Meintjes, and later to Anthony Perris.

Career Bezuidenhout studied drama at the University of Cape Town and later started her acting career at Kruik. Later, she moved to the old Transvaal and worked at The Company and the Market Theater. Meanwhile, she worked for numerous regional councils for the performing arts, such as 'Truk en Kruik'. Later she started to train other actors.

Apart from acting, she worked as a playwright and made Time of Footsteps, Silent Envelope, Angel in a Dark Room and Little Big World. In the television screen, she worked for the serials The Lady of the Camellias, Thicker than Water and Die Sonkring and Orion. Some of her popular films include: Djadje, Committed, On the Wire, Country of My Skull and Paljas.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1976 Suffer Little Children... Mrs. Becker Short film 1979 Weerskant die Nag Hannie du Preez Film 1980 Die Koningin en die Rebelle Argia Film 1980 Sam et Sally Mrs. Schoppenhauer TV series 1 episode 1981 Westgate Myrna Kraft TV series 1982 Westgate II Myrna Kraft TV series 1982 Die dame met die kamelias Marguerite Gautier TV movie 1983 My Country My Hat Sarah van Rensburg Film 1986 Thicker Than Water Morag Murray TV movie 1990 On the Wire Aletta Fourie Film 1991 Committed Isandra Film 1992 The Good Fascist Prosecutor Film 1993 Die Sonkring II Daisy TV series 1993 Djadje - Last Night I Fell Off a Horse Film 1995 Cycle Simenon Madame Genève TV series 1 episode 1997 Paljas Katrien MacDonald Film 2001 Lied van die Lappop Corrie Fourie TV Mini-Series 2001 Pure Blood Gertrude Film 2004 In My Country Elsa Malan Film 2004 Sword of Xanten Hallbera TV series 2005 Charlie Jade Cleo TV series