Annelisa Weiland

Annelisa Dora Deborah Weiland (born 15 February 1949) is a South African actress and writer. She is known for her roles in the films Meerkat Maantuig, Die Sonvreter, Wild Maneuvres as well as her long-running role on the SABC2 soap opera 7de Laan.

Early life Weiland was born in Sea Point, Cape Town to parents Ewald Paul Weiland and Stienie Hoogenhout Goosen and grew up in Durbanville. Her father had arrived in South Africa from Bielefeld, Germany at the age of 22 to help install textile machinery. Weiland attended Durbanville High School, enrolling in 1966, before going on to graduate with a degree in theatre from the University of Cape Town.

Career In 1969, Weiland made her debut film The Father. In 1970, she appeared in Dieter Reible's theatre version of Titus Andronicus and then Ophelia in a production of Hamlet produced by Robert Mohr.

In 1971, Weiland was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Titus Andronicus at the Three Leaf Awards. In 1973, she started acting for PACT. In 1974, she became a permanent member of PACT Afrikaans company TRUK. She continued to work with them until 1977. In 1978, she won the Artes Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Die Koster. In 1993, she won the DALRO Award for Best Supporting Actress on the Afrikaans stage for Mirakel. She continued to play the role for 19 consecutive years until her retirement in 2019. In 2014, she won the Tempo Award for Best Soap Actress of the Year for her role in 7de Laan.

Personal life Weiland had a seven-year relationship with director Ken Leach.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1973 Die Sonvreter Film 1974 Babbelkous Grietjie Roos Film 1976 Daar Kom Tant Alie Mary-Jo Film 1976 Liesbeth Slaap Uit Katie Bronkhorst TV movie 1976 Dokter, Dokter TV series 1978 Die Koster Andriena du Toit TV movie 1978 Drama Drama TV series 1979 99 Caroline Street Cathy Boswell TV series 1979 Plekkie in die son Bettie Film 1979 40 Days Mandy Film 1980 Skelms Gloria Film 1980 Meulenhof se mense Nellie Vermeulen TV mini series 1981 Ntunzini-Spa TV series 1981 Die Avonture van Joachim Verwey TV series 1981 The Memorandum Maria TV movie 1982 Die dame met die kamelias Olympe TV movie 1982 Sterretjie Grietjie TV movie 1983 Die kersietuin Varya TV movie 1983 Funny People 2 Woman conducting survey Film 1983 Hamlet: Prince of Denmark Ophelia TV movie 1984 Juffrou Julia Julie TV movie 1984 Drie Susters Irina TV movie 1985 Wild Maneuvres Party Guest Film 1986 Doffel Babbel en Bekkie Bekkie (voice) TV series 1986 Señor Smith Pinky TV series 1988 Huisjakker Daphné Dreyer TV series 1988 Dot en Kie Annie Malan, Writer TV series 1989 Saartjie Betsie TV series 1993 Glaskasteel Klaradyn Benaki TV series 1994 Torings Rachel de Beer TV series 1997 Triptiek II Priscilla de Haarhof TV series 1998 Die Vierde Kabinet Paddy van Heerden TV movie 1999 Iemand om lief te hê Ouma Viljee TV series 2000-19 7de Laan Hilda de Kock van Zyl TV series 2015 n Pawpaw Vir My Darling Mignon (voice) Film 2017 Meerkat Maantuig Skinder Tannie 4 Film 2018 Susters Martie Film 2018 Elke Skewe Pot 2 Cornelia TV series 2019 Lui maar op, Belinda Annetjie Nel TV series