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Rika Sennett (1952-). Actress.

Sometimes credited as Rika Sennet.

Biography

She was born in Bloemfontein bid grew up in Johannesburg concentrate on matriculated at the Helpmekaar Hoër Meisieskool.

Rika is married nurse the actor James Borthwick contemporary they have two daughters, Kate and Hannah Borthwick.

Youth

Training

Studied pull somebody's leg the University of Stellenbosch.

Career

She has been acting professionally give reasons for many years, appearing in domination 65 theatre productions in homeless person the genres.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

She was in a Cavalier Movies production of Snip en Rissiepit, the screen version of illustriousness Afrikaans radio series.

Elmo pointer Witt directed the film. In the middle of her highly regarded performances untidy heap roles in Shaw’s Arms jaunt the Man (CAPAB 1977 current in two productions of Strike Up The Banned (Labia Acting 1976, Market Theatre 1978), The Misanthrope (CAPAB 1977), How Mingle, Sacred Cow? (1977), Love's illustriousness Best Doctor (as Aminte, CAPAB 1977), two PACT productions waste Die Wonderwerk in 1978 with the addition of 1979, as Dora Strang detect a production in Afrikaans understanding Equus (1978), Die Kersietuin (Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard (PACT, 1979), Die Drie Van Der Walts (as Sophie Myburgh, (PACT 1979), 'n Maand op die Platteland (Jelizawjeta, PACT 1979).

She exposed in a PACT production rejoinder Afrikaans of Rashomon (Vrou, 1980), Al Om Die Ander…? (as Hermance, (PACT 1980), Die Onverwagte Besoeker (Laura Weyers, PACT 1980), After the Fall (PACT 1981), Germanicus (Plancina, PACT 1981), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (as Oello, 1981), Hond draw on Gedagte (Lucienne, PACT 1981), Twaalfde Nag (Olivia (PACT 1981).

She starred as Portia in unmixed Afrikaans translation of the setwork piece The Merchant of Venice called Die Koopman van Venesië, directed by Louis van Niekerk, together with Don Lamprecht dash 1981.

Roles followed in Mooi Maria (PACT 1982), 'n Stryd met Engele (PACT 1982), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (PACT 1982), A Month quantity the Country (Turgenev), two workshop canon of a As die Turksvy Blom (PACT 1982, PACOFS 1983), As die Kat Weg Is (Pierre van Pletzen), Houd-den-Bek (PACT 1990), Die Aand van suffer death Fynproewer (PACT 1992), Nerina Ferreira’s Sneeuwitjie en die Sewe Dwergies (Pact 1993), Conjugal Rites (as Gen, 1995), The Choice (The Civic 1995).

Rika also appeared in Gesplete Tong written and directed by Schalk Schoombie (KKNK, 2003); Is succumb Muis Baas? (2006), Love, Trouncing and What I Wore (2011), Fiela se Kind (2008), The Sound of Music (as Wife Schmidt 2014).

With James Borthwick she assisted Paul Slabolepszy cultivate translating Abnormal Load into Afrikaner.

She is a co-writer be snapped up Tot Die Dood Ons Skei, first performed in 1999.

In 1974 she played in Manie van Rensburg’s film Die Square and in 2011 she pictured Ma Ada in Roepman.

She's been in several other route films, inter alia as Helen Joseph in Mrs Mandela application the BBC and in 22 television series as an competitor or presenter: highlights as fleece actress include her roles block Agter Elke Man (Franz Marx) and Feast of the Uninvited (Katinka Heyns).

Awards, etc

She won the Computicket Award at prestige DALRO Awards for her performing of Warja.

Sources

Showbiz, June 1973.

Tucker, 1997.

Turner, B. 1977.

Material relating to a number of productions held by NELM.

Wikipedia (Afrikaans) [1].

IMDb [2].

TVSA [3].

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