Shaleen Surtie-Richards

Known for

Acting

Born

May 7, 1955

Birthplace

Upington, South Africa

Died

June 7, 2021 (aged 66)

Biography

Shaleen Surtie-Richards was a South African television, stage, and film actress, perhaps best known for her starring roles in the 1988 film Fiela se Kind and the long-running series Egoli: Place of Gold. She performed in both Afrikaans and English.

Best known work

Mama Jack

2005

Egoli: Place of Gold

1992

Vaselinetjie

2017

Fiela's Child

1988

Susanna van Biljon

2010

Jimmy in Pink

2013

Knysna

2014

Comedy Central Roast of Steve Hofmeyr

2012

Panic Mechanic

1996

Treurgrond

2015

Filmography

TBA
Swirl: A Letter to Hair on the Cape Flats
as Constance
2017
Vaselinetjie
as Grandma Kitta
2017
Droomdag
as Sherildene
2016
Snaaks Genoeg
as Cynthia
2016
Two Degrees of Murder
as Fy Abrahams
2015
Treurgrond
as Katie
2014
Knysna
as Gerda
2014
Republiek van Zoid AfrikaTV
as Self (1 episode)
2014
Agent 2000
as Juffrou Schutte
2013
Jimmy in Pink
as Ouma Grietjie
2012
Comedy Central Roast of Steve Hofmeyr
as Self
2010
Susanna van Biljon
as Jo-Ann
2010
Egoli: The Movie
as Nenna
2006
SupersterreTV
as Judge (38 episodes)
2005
Mama Jack
as Mayoress
2004
Villa RosaTV
as Fran Jacobs (626 episodes)
1996
Panic Mechanic
as Minibuss Passenger (uncredited)
1992
Egoli: Place of GoldTV
as Ester "Nenna" Willemse (2046 episodes)
1991
The Night of the 19th
as Maxi
1988
Fiela's Child
as Fiela Komoetie