Basetsana Motloung








Eyes: Brown Hair: Dark Brown Height: 1.62
AWARDS
University Mentor
2019, 2020
2019, 2020
UCT Dean’s Merit List
2017, 2018, 2019
All Girls Schools Festival Best Actor Award
2016
2017, 2018, 2019
All Girls Schools Festival Best Actor Award
2016
Co-director of the Destiny Hope Foundation — an NGO that empowers underprivileged schoolgirls.
Film Experience
Film | Role | Director / Production Company |
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THE WATCH | Lead | dir. Sibulele Nyati |
EURYTHMIA | Supporting | dir. Jason Maselle |
Television
Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
---|---|---|
PROJEK DINA (S2) | Pearl | dir. Liezl Spies, Showmax, Penguin Films |
THE POWER (Ep 1.3) | Nigerian Girl | dir. Ugla Hauksdottir, Amazon Studios |
WOUNDS | Melanie | dirs.Mandilakhe Yange, Ernie Vosloo, Paw Paw films |
AMERICAN MONSTER (Ep 3) | Fredreana Banks | dir. Neil Rawles |
COMEDY MIXTAPE | Various | dir. Maynard Kraak, Taylor Made Productions |
Theatre Experience
Production | Role | Director / Venue |
---|---|---|
WAYS OF DYING | Various | dir. Lara Foot, Baxter Theatre |
BRACED | Shante Williams | Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town |
MAHARENG, The Passage of a Bird | Various | dir. Sara Matchett, UCT Hiddingh Campus |
FAQ, Frequently Asked Questions in performance | Performance artist | A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town |
THE MOTHER CITY | Co writer, Puppeteer | dirs. Joans Schmidt, Basetsana Motloung |
CLANWILLIAM COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT | Theatre in Education Facilitator, Puppeteer, Dancer, Artist | Clanwilliam |
STATE OF THE ART | Number Three | dir. Tiisetso Mashifane wa Noni, P4 Studio, UCT Hiddingh Campus |
Training / Experience
Institution | Qualification |
---|---|
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN | BA Theatre and Performance, specialising in Acting |
Special Skills
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), Sesotho (fluent), Afrikaans,Setswana,IsiZulu
ACCENTS
British RP, Standard and Southern American,Various African, Italian, French
OTHER
dancing, writing, sports, art and craftwork, culinary arts, Puppetry, hairdressing, mathematics, science and technology