Mandi Baard

Mandi du Plooy (born 1 October 1982), also known as Mandi Baard, is a South African actress, model and voice artist. She is best known for her role as "Lara" in the M-Net soap opera Egoli: Place of Gold as well as soapies Binnelanders, 7de Laan and Getroud Met Rugby.

Personal life Baard was born on 1 October 1982 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business management at the University of Stellenbosch.

She is married to Schalk Baard, where the wedding was held on 5 April 2008, in George, SA. The couple has one boy and one girl.

Career In 1998, as a voice over artist, she played the lead role in the Afrikaans series Samaritaan. In 1988, she made her television debut with the Afrikaans series Saartjie, when she was in Grade One. In that serial, she played the role of "Muggie".

In 2018, she joined with third season of the kykNet drama, Getroud Met Rugby, where she is playing the role "Lienkie".

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1998 Samaritaan TV series 2009 Egoli: Place of Gold Lara TV series 2012 Binnelanders Bianca TV series 2014 7de Laan Elna TV series 2015 Sink Monique Film 2018 Looking for love Mrs. Peters Film 2018 Kampkos Herself TV series 2018 Getroud met rugby Lienkie TV series 2019 Hoe om 'n perd te teken Ma Film