Susan Danford
Eyes: Green Hair: Red Height: 1.66
AWARDS
2017 Fleur du Cap - Nominated Best Actress – Clybourne Park
2014 Nominated BEST ACTRESS Naledi Awards – MISSING by John Kani
2011 Fleur Du Cap – Nominated Best Actress – Broken Glass by Arthur Miller
2008 Fleur Du Cap - Nominated for Best Theatre Actress - I, Claudia
2006 Fleur Du Cap - Winner Best Actress Award - Betrayal by Harold Pinter
1990 AA Vita Life Award – Nominated for Best Film Actress - Paradise Road
1987 AA Life Vita Award – Winner Most Promising New Actress
1986 AA Life Vita Award – Nominated for Most Promising New Actress
1985 Pretoria Technikon - WINNER Best Performing-Arts Drama Student
Susan Danford - Biography
Susan Danford is a Johannesburg-born actor and voice artist celebrating a 30-year career, working both internationally and in South Africa in Film, Television and Theatre. She has been recognised with 9 nominations and 3 acting award wins, in leading and supporting roles, ranging from comedy to drama.
Most recently Susan was directed by Sir Ridley Scott, (Blade Runner, Gladiator) on 2020’s acclaimed sci-fi series, Raised by Wolves (HBO Max) with the second season slated to start filming in early 2021.
2020 also saw Susan as Trish Williams in the celebrated series, Still Breathing (bbzeefilms/Mnet/Showmax). Feature film highlights include Invictus directed by Clint Eastwood; Friend Request; The Salvation, starring Madds Mikkleson, with series highlights including Tutankhamun (with Sam Neill), Known Gods, League of Glory, Meester, The Color of Friendship, Vagrant Queen, and Deutschland ‘89.
Her notable theatre work began with her award-winning debut role as Rosasharn in Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath; Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Abigail in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. More recent theatre highlights include her Best Actress nominated performance as Anna, opposite John Kani (Black Panther) in his play Missing, for The Baxter and Market Theatres; playing Sylvia Gellburg, opposite Sir Antony Sher in Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass for The Fugard Theatre, for which she also received a Best Actress nomination, and Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, directed by Lara Foot, for which she won the Fleur Du Cap Best Actress Award.
Susan Danford is a Johannesburg-born actor and voice artist celebrating a 30-year career, working both internationally and in South Africa in Film, Television and Theatre. She has been recognised with 9 nominations and 3 acting award wins, in leading and supporting roles, ranging from comedy to drama.
Most recently Susan was directed by Sir Ridley Scott, (Blade Runner, Gladiator) on 2020’s acclaimed sci-fi series, Raised by Wolves (HBO Max) with the second season slated to start filming in early 2021.
2020 also saw Susan as Trish Williams in the celebrated series, Still Breathing (bbzeefilms/Mnet/Showmax). Feature film highlights include Invictus directed by Clint Eastwood; Friend Request; The Salvation, starring Madds Mikkleson, with series highlights including Tutankhamun (with Sam Neill), Known Gods, League of Glory, Meester, The Color of Friendship, Vagrant Queen, and Deutschland ‘89.
Her notable theatre work began with her award-winning debut role as Rosasharn in Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath; Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Abigail in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. More recent theatre highlights include her Best Actress nominated performance as Anna, opposite John Kani (Black Panther) in his play Missing, for The Baxter and Market Theatres; playing Sylvia Gellburg, opposite Sir Antony Sher in Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass for The Fugard Theatre, for which she also received a Best Actress nomination, and Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, directed by Lara Foot, for which she won the Fleur Du Cap Best Actress Award.
Film Experience
| Film | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| INDEMNITY | Dr. Gillian Tunbridge | dir. Travis Taute, Gambit Films |
| POPPIE NONGENA | Mary | dir Christiaan Olwagen, Helena Spring Film |
| MAZE RUNNER, The Death Cure | Wife | dir. Wes Ball, Gotham |
| FRIEND REQUEST | Caroline | dir. Simon Verhoeven,Weiderman & Berg film productions, Two Oceans prod |
| THE SALVATION | Mrs Whistler | dir. Kristian Levring, Spier Films, Zentropa |
| YVONNE KANE | Yvonne Kane | Filmes do Tejo II Multimedia Lda, Portugal |
| LAYLA FOURIE | Headmistress | dir. Pia Marais, DV8 Films, Topkapi Films, The Netherlands |
| FYNBOS | Anne | dir. Harry Patroamanis; Moonlighting S.A |
| INVICTUS | Mrs. Coleman | dir. Clint Eastwood, Moonlighting Films |
| DEADLY HARVEST (FLEISCH) | Dr.Jackson | dir. Oliver Schmidt ; LIONHEART ENTERTAINMENT; TWO OCEANS PRODUCTIONS. |
| DOOMSDAY | Command centre official | dir. Niel Marshall, UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| CATCH A FIRE | White Madam | dir. Phyllip Noyce, WORKING TITLE FILMS |
| I DREAMED OF AFRICA | Esther Maitland | dir .Hugh Hudson, COLUMBIA PICTURES |
| PARADISE ROAD | Lead, Catherine Dowling | dir. Jan Scholtz ,Scholtz Films |
| THE ADVENTURES OF LAUREL AND HARDY | Lead, Leslie | With F.Murray Abraham |
| CRAZY JOE COCO | Alice | dir .John Matshikiza,Weekly mail film festival |
Television
| Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| BEWOLKTE HART | Hanna | dirs. Ephraim Gordon, Zandre Coetzer, Amy Jephta |
| RAISED BY WOLVES S2 | Film Afrika RBW2 | dirs. Ernest Dickerson, Sunu Gonera, Alex Gabassi, Lukas Ettlin, Scott Free Productions |
| AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS | Mrs Hildreth (Ep.5) | dir. Brian Kelly, Slim Film + Television and Federation for BBC |
| VAGRANT QUEEN (Ep 9) | Lazaros Mother | dirs. Jem Garrard, Danishka Esterhazy, Cindy Lee, Blue Ice Pictures, Syfy |
| RAISED BY WOLVES | Justina | Scott Free Productions |
| NOUGHTS AND CROSSES | Linda Hickson | dirs. Julian Holmes, Koby Adom, Mammoth Screen, BBC |
| AMERICAN MONSTER 3 HAMILTON STORY | Susan Hamilton | dir. Neil Rawles, Trilogy Creative Studios |
| DEUTSHLAND86 | Barbara Avery | dir. Florian Cossen, UFA Fiction GmbH |
| TROY, FALL OF A CITY | Midwife Minoa | BBC |
| THE LAST POST | Captain Gibby | dirs. Jonny Campbell, John McKay, Bonafide Films |
| ORIGINS (Transport: Suffragette) | Frances Willard | dir. Niall MacCormick, National Geographic |
| ORIGINS (Medicine: Otzi Man) | Otzi Female Healer | dir. Celso Garcia, National Geographic |
| MADIBA | Betsie Verwoed | dir. Kevin Hooks, LeftBank pictures, Blue Ice Pictures |
| TUTANKHAMUN | Lady Carnovan,opp Sam Neill | dir. Peter Webber, ITV studios,Film Afrika |
| MAT JOUBERT | Ruth Van Jaarsveld | dir. Peter Ladkani, All in Production and Out of Africa Entertainment |
| DOMINION S2 | Senator Blake | NBC Universal SYFY Network |
| BLACK SAILS Season III | Mater | Starz Entertainment, Film Afrika |
| UGEN MACHT GLUGKLICH | Maria | dir. Granz Henman, Wasabi films, Film Afrika |
| DOMINION | Senator Blake | NBC Universal; SYFY |
| BLACK SAILS | Mater | Starz Entertainment |
| SAF3 | Jo | dirs. Various, Patsy Pictures |
| YOUNG LEONARDO II | Nun, Principal | Kindle Entertainment; CBBC |
| WOMAN IN LOVE | Beatrice | dir. Miranda Bowan, Moonlighting Films |
| VLOEKSTEEN | Mysi | dir Regardt van den Bergh; Waterfront Television |
| NATALIE HOLLOWAY | Maggie | dir. Mikael Salomon; SONY PICTURES T.V, Moonlighting S.A. |
| LEAGUE OF GLORY | Brigitte Grant, Lead | dir Darryl Roodt, MNET |
| THE PHILANTHROPIST | Principal | dir. Barry levinson, Moonlighting Films |
| RESTLESS | Upper East Side Woman | dir.Edward Hall, ENDOR PRODUCTIONS U.K. & MOONLIGHTING S.A |
| LAND OF THIRST | Vivie Du Preez | Vuleka Productions |
| THE TRIANGLE (Mini Series) | Landon ,3 EP | dir. C.R. Baxley,Lionsgate, SYFY Network |
| KNOWN GODS | Lead, 24 EP | dir. D.Lister and R Vd Berg. MNET |
| SAINTS, SINNERS & SETTLERS | Principal | dir. M. Schlesinger, SABC |
| KELEBONE | Principal | dir. N.Sundstrom, SABC |
| ONDER DRAAI DIE DUIWEL ROND | Lead | dir. Katinka Heyns,SABC |
| DIE LAKSMAN | Lead | dir. B. Riley, SABC |
| MMG ENGINEERS | Lead | dir. B.Heany, SABC |
| MEESTER | Lead | dir. A.Basson, SABC |
| REAP THE WHIRLWIND | Principal | CoProduction SABC, France |
| SEWENDE LAAN | Lead | dir Various, Danie Odendaal Produksies, SABC |
| BINNELANDERS | Guest | dir. Ilse van Hemert, MNET |
Theatre Experience
| Production | Role | Director / Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Selected Highlights: | ||
| CLYBOURNE PARK | Bev and Kathy | Dir. Greg Karvellas, The Fugard Theatre |
| MISSING | Anna Ohlson | dir. Janice Honeyman. BAXTER THEATRE,National Tour; Market Theatre, Mkufe Festival, (Playwright John Kani) |
| THE LIST | One person show | dir. Leila Hendriques. BAXTER THEATRE (playwright Jennifer Tremblay) |
| GREEN MAN FLASHING | Anna | dir. Hennie van Greunen, Artscape |
| BROKEN GLASS (with Sir Anthony Sher) | Lead | dir. Janice Honeyman, Fugard Theatre |
| I, CLAUDIA | One Woman Show | dir. Lara Bye, Baxter Theatre & National tour |
| BETRAYAL | Emma | dir. Lara Foot, Baxter Theatre |
| DEATH DEFYING ACTS, HOTLINE, CENRAL PARK WEST | Various | dir. Bobby Heaney |
| PHAEDRA | Ismene | dir. Nancy Duiguid |
| THE GREAT GATSBY | Daisy | dir. Craig Freimond |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Juliet | dir. Murray McGibbon |
| HARD TIMES | Louisa | dir. Janice Honeyman |
| THE CRUCIBLE | Abigail | dir. Dieter Reible |
| THE JUST | Dora | dir. Dieter Reible |
| AS YOU LIKE IT | Celia | dir. Francois Shank |
| BLACK COMEDY | Carol | dir. Terence Shank |
| THE LION IN WINTER | Alais | dir. Dieter Reible |
| THE GRAPES OF WRATH | Rosasharn | dir. Terence Shank |
| UMLUNGU | Lead | Grahamstown National Arts Festival |
Special Skills
ACCENTS
Standard American, Southern American, British RP, Irish, Mid West American. Swedish, French, Italian
SPORT
SPORT
Swimming, cycling, yoga
OTHER
OTHER
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