Quanita Adams

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Quanita Adams
OccupationActress
Notable work
  • Cape of Good Hope
  • Forgiveness
Awards2008 Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress,
2006 South African Film and Television Awards Best Actress

Quanita Adams is stage and screen actress living in Cape Town, South Africa. She has performed in the movies Forgiveness (2004, alongside Arnold Vosloo), Cape of Good Hope (2004) and Skeem (2011). She has appeared on stage in notable plays, including Truth in Translation and At Her Feet. She is the 2008 winner of the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Cissie, the 2004 winner of the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Best Actress for Valley Song and At Her Feet [1] , and the 2003 winner of the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Best Ensemble for For Colored Girls. [2] [3] Quanita also plays the role of Mother Laetitia in the SAFTA-winning KykNET drama, Arendsvlei . Furthermore, Adams created the television series Riveiria, based on a grade 7 girl growing up during Apartheid, as well as Vinkel en Koljander.

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Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef
2008 Fleur du Cap Theatre Award Best Actress in a Supporting RoleCissieWon [4]
2006 South African Film and Television Awards Best Actress (Feature Film) Forgiveness Won [5]
2004 Fleur du Cap Theatre Award Best ActressAt Her FeetWon [1]
2003 Fleur du Cap Theatre Award Best Performance in a Musical or Revue For Colored Girls Won [3]

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References

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