Kristen Raath

Kristen Raath (born 3 May 1996) is a South African actress and musician. She is best known for the role "Amorey Welman" in the soap opera 7de Laan.

Personal life Kristen was born on 3 May 1996 in Nelspruit, South Africa. Apart from music and drama, she excelled in sports and won provincial colors for artistic and rhythmic gymnastics and ringball.

At the end of 2019, she had an undiagnosed illness and was quarantined in hospital with a variety of symptoms. After her recovery, she completed her BSc degree in computer science.

She is dating fellow actor Markus Haywood, they met during the shooting of the soapie 7de Laan. In the soapie, Markus plays the role of "Willem Spies".

Career During high school life, she started music and dancing where she appeared in many shows and musical productions. During this period, she also directed the cheerleaders of her school for an annual inter-high. She became the choreographer for the cheerleader for five consecutive years and finally won the trophy. In her final year at high school, she made her first female lead in the Afrikaans musical titled Reik na Die Sterre, along with many popular South African musicians such as; Neels Clasen, Richard van der Westhuizen, Willem Botha, and Sarah Theron. In 2019, she released her first single, My Elke Dag. However, she returned to the soapie in 2021.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2014 Scars Pilot Trailer Actor TV series 2015 Mnet Ident Girl In Hot Air Balloon TV series 2015 Crime & Investigation Idents Wilmien TV series 2017 Roer Jou Voete Spies TV series 2016 7de Laan Amorey Welman Spies TV series 2018 The Last Days of American Crime Lesbian 1 Film 2019 Tydelik Terminaal Zelda TV series 2020 Weapon of Thought Sarah Raath Film