Lynita Crofford
Eyes: Brown Hair: Blonde Height: 1.67
AWARDS
2020 she was awarded the Naledi Theatre award for her role as Alice B.Toklas in Gertrude Stein and a Companion.
2019 she won the best actress award at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival for the same role
2013 was nominated for a Fleur Du Cap award for her solo performance in An Audience With Miss Hobhouse .
2013 NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL Won the Standard Bank Ovation Award for a one person show for An Audience with Miss Hobhouse as Emily Hobhouse
Lynita also works as a Voice Artist for radio and TV commercials , documentaries and dubbing of foreign language films into English.
She is also a performance and voice coach and lectured in Film Acting , Voice and TV Presenting at City Varsity in Cape Town for 10 years
Film Experience
| Film | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| KATVIS (Short) | Ma Trudie | dirs. Michael Minnie, Anton Scholtz, Exploded Films |
| INSIDE MAN 2 | Attourney | dir. MJ Bassett, Universal 1440 Entertainment |
| CHRISTMAS IN THE WILD | Mrs Burns | dir. Ernie Barbarash, prod: Motion Picture Corp of America |
| THE WEDDING PARTY 2 | Margaret | dir. Niyi Akinmolayan, Ebony Life TV |
| CHRONICLE | Caseys Mom | dir. Josh Trank, 20th Century fox, Film Afrika |
| SAFEHOUSE | TV reporter | dir. Daniel Espinosa, Universal |
| SKOONHEID | Rugby Woman | dir. Oliver Hermanus: Moonlighting Films |
| LES BUTTES CHAUMONT | Juliess Mother | France |
| POSEIDON ADVENTURE | Mother | USA |
| THE FLOOD | Reporter | BBC |
| DIE TAMAT | Sanette Sims | SA |
| THE WOODEN CAMERA | TV Reporter | SA |
| FUR IMMER VERLOREN | Stewardess | Germany |
| PAVEMENT | Jenny Brown | SA |
Television
| Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| FULL LIST AVAILABLE ON REQUEST | ||
| PROJEK DINA | Dr Visser | Kyknet |
| ARENDSVLEI S4 | Tannie Theron | KykNET, Penguin Films |
| AFGROND | Ina | dir. Corne Van Rooyen, Penguin Films |
| SIGNAL HIGH, S2 | Mrs Crawfrod | dir. Vincent Moloi |
| SARA SE GEHEIM | Mrs Vermeulen | dirs. Mia Breet , David Isaacs; Kyknet & Kie |
| INTERROGATION ROOM | Mother | SABC 1 |
| 7DE LAAN | Leda Buys | SABC 2 |
| ISIDINGO | Glenn Johnson | SABC 3 |
| EGOLI | Defence Attorney | Mnet |
| CHARLIE JADE | Board Member | Canadian Tv Series |
| THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE | Mother | USA |
Theatre Experience
| Production | Role | Director / Venue |
|---|---|---|
| LOVE ME TINDER | VIOLET | dir. Megan Furniss |
| VIOLET ONLINE | VIOLET | dir. Megan Furniss |
| AN AUDIENCE WITH MISS HOBHOUSE | EMILY HOBHOUSE & others | dir. Chris Weare |
| PERFECT WEDDING | Daphne | dir. Alan Swedlow |
| DIE PROPONENTJIE | Grote Griet | dir. Paul Eilers |
| SWEEPSLAG | Journalist | Out of the Box Festival |
| LIE OF THE MIND | Lorraine | Play Reading; Baxter Theatre |
| HAPPY ENDINGS ARE EXTRA | Chantalle | dir.Neville Engelbrecht |
| CAUGHT IN THE NET | Mary | dir. Rex Garner |
| GIANTS | Queen Nosizwe | dir. Warwick Grier |
| OSCAR IN AFRIKA | Deidre | dir. Jaqui Singer |
| THE SA UFO CRASH | Scully | dir. Cory Mcleod |
| PLASTICS | Hester | dir. Blaise Koch |
| KARNAVAL | Andrea | dir. Mark Graham |
| PARADISE IS CLOSING DOWN | Anna | dir. Lynne Maree |
| BOEING BOEING | French Hostess | dir. Marko v.d Kolf |
Special Skills
ACCENTS
Standard American, British RP ,Cockney , Australian
SPORTS
Cycling (recreational ) Tango (recreational)
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), Afrikaans (fluent)
ACCENTS
Standard American, British RP ,Cockney , Australian
Standard American, British RP ,Cockney , Australian
VOICE BIO
Lynita Crofford is a professional actress and voice artist.
She has over 30 years experience as a voice artist for radio and television commercials as well as corporate and audio-visual voice-overs and the dubbing of foreign language films.
Lynita has also worked as a newsreader on radio stations such as Good Hope FM and MAGIC 828 AM
Languages – English and Afrikaans
Styles – Soft sell, hard sell, corporate, conversational.
Accents – General American, British RP
Radio and TV commercials (recent)
Rhebokskloof (Radio )
IT Alliance (Radio )
Massimos
Marios Movers
Belmont Square Conference Centre
IT Alliance (Radio )
Massimos
Marios Movers
Belmont Square Conference Centre
Corporate.
Old Mutual Customer Care Help Line Shares Help Line
Pension Help Line
Du Toit Agr Apple Farm
Old Mutual Customer Care Help Line Shares Help Line
Pension Help Line
Du Toit Agr Apple Farm
SAA Safety Video
Dubbing
Dubbing foreign language films into American and British and South African English.
Dubbing foreign language films into American and British and South African English.
Voice Clips
- Lynita Crofford - Fair Cape Dairies - Radio
- Lynita Crofford - Comcom
- Lynita Crofford - Corporate AV Read - Chris Barnard
- Lynita Crofford - AFK Hard Retail Sell - OK
- Lynita Crofford - Airline Safety Announcer - saa
- Lynita Crofford - Soft Sell - Blue ribbon
- Lynita Crofford - Soft Sell - Belmont Square 2011
- Lynita Crofford - Straight Read - House & Leisure 2011