Carmen Maarman

Carmen Maarman (born 7 November 1978) is a South African actress and voice-over artist. She is best known for the roles in the television serials such as Lui Maar Op, Belinda, Arendsvlei and Skemerdans.

Personal life Maarman was born on 7 November 1978 in South Africa.

Career In 2000, she made her television debut with the e.tv youth soap opera Backstage. In the soap opera, she played the cameo role as "Shy Girl". Then in 2004, she appeared in the SABC1 drama Interrogation Room with a minor role. In 2010, she appeared in the serial Deeltitel Dames. In the meantime, she rendered her voice in the dubbing of the Turkish telenovela Gebroke Harte into Afrikaans language. In 2018, she played the role "Cheryl" in the critically acclaimed award winning film Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story directed by Daryne Joshua. In 2019, she made her first television lead role as "Maggie" in the kykNET sitcom Lui Maar Op, Belinda, where she reprised the role in second season as well. Meanwhile, she also performed in theatre circles such as "Aunty Merle The Musical" and played the role as "Sureya Samsodien". Later in the year, she joined with the fourth season of kykNET soap opera Getroud met rugby and played the role "Zelda". In that year, she also acted in the kykNET police procedural serial Projek Dina by playing the role "Tasneem". and as "Bonita Fortune" in the kykNET & kie mystery thriller Skemerdans.

Apart from cinema and television, she has performed in many theatre plays such as District Six: The Musical, The Kramer Petersen Songbook, The Ugly Duckling, Ghoema and Pinocchio.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2000 Backstage Shy Girl TV series 2004 Interrogation Room Hooker #1 TV series 2018 Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story Cheryl Film 2019 Lui Maar Op, Belinda Maggie TV series 2019 Getroud met rugby Zelda TV series 2020 Projek Dina Tasneem TV series 2020 Arendsvlei Natalie Burger TV series 2021 Bulletproof Thabisa TV series 2021 Die Sentrum Kelly van Rensburg TV series 2021 Skemerdans Bonita Fortune TV series