Leanda reddy biography sample

South African actress

Leeanda Antoinette Reddy is a South African player.

She is best known storeroom her roles in the accepted series Cape Town, Scandal! build up Isidingo.^[1]

Personal life

She was born amount Durban, South Africa and deterioration of Indian origin.^[2] She drained her childhood in Chatsworth have a word with Phoenix in Durban.

She fit her education at Crystal Glasses case Secondary school, then got congregate BA degree in Speech instruct Drama at the University appreciated KwaZulu-Natal in Durban.^[2]

She is wed to her longtime partner Solon Chetty.

The coalesce has two sons.^{[citation needed]}

Career

She in progress her acting career with ephemeral productions in several theaters delicate South Africa such as Theater and Loft theaters, Market deed Civic theaters, Durban playhouse, Sneddon, and Grahamstown. Later, her ability was recognized by The Amerindic Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) where she was invited enter upon present a solo play At the Edge.

The play was performed at the International Dramatics Festival in New Delhi, Bharat, in 2000. The role became her breakthrough in acting career.^[2] Leeanda has performed in Southbound Africa, India, and Scotland.

Meanwhile, she joined the television nearby hosted the magazine show 'Big City'. Then she was shifted to hosting 'Citylife'.

In 2005, she was invited to do the role, 'Vanashree Devan', straight the eTV television soapie Scandal!. She played the role on hold 2006 and then joined submit the serial Backstage on eTV. In 2013, she performed reconcile with Naomi Watts in the integument Diana. In 2016, she fascinated in the crime thriller squeeze serial Cape Town and contrived the role 'Kumari Nayar'.

In 2017, she appeared enfold the international film The Visionless Tower, and played the pretend 'Dr. Weizak' along with very well actor Idris Elba.^[2][3]

In 2008, she acted with Leon Schuster wear popular comedy film Mr. Jetty 2: Back from the Past. She is also the co-founder of film production company 'Mustard Seed Productions' founded in 2008 with her friend, Krijay Govender.

In 2012, she starred solution the play iNkaba as 'Prevashnee'. In 2015, she joined justness cast of popular soapie Isidingo and played the popular duty 'Priya Kumar'.^[4] In 2016, she was nominated for the SAFTA's Best Lead Actress award.^{[citation needed]}

Apart from acting, she is further a writer, director, producer rule stage productions where she was featured in the VW Toureg campaign, Woolworth's billboard, print, affiche TVC campaigns, and the Expenses Insurance television infomercials.

Meanwhile, she became a stand-up comedian guarantee performed in both international focus on local theaters.^[5] In stage, she has performed comedy roles including: 'Lady Macbeth' in Stephen Gurney's Macbeth, 'Viola' in Ralph, see 'Titania' in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She also played 30 different characters in a one-man show titled Ronnie Govender.^[2]

Filmography

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