Adrienne Pearce | |
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Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, voiceover artist |
Years active | 1981–present |
Adrienne Pearce (sometimes credited as Pierce or Pearse) is a South African actress, dancer, and voiceover artist. Her films include Proteus , The Bone Snatcher , Van der Merwe , Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell , and Glasshouse . On television, she has featured in the SABC series The Legend of the Hidden City and the Netflix series Troy: Fall of a City .
Pearce trained in dance at the Masque School of Ballet in Durban and the South African Dance Teachers' Association in Pretoria. She began her career performing audio programmes for Springbok Radio. [1] [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Deadly Passion | Waitress | |
1988 | Purgatory | Janine | |
1988 | Lethal Woman | Trudy the Henchwoman | |
1988 | The Shadowed Mind | Stephanie | |
1988 | Rhino | Zara | |
1989 | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | Secretary | |
1989 | Out on Bail | Maggie | |
1990 | Impact | Hooker | |
1990 | Warriors from Hell | Angie McCoy | |
1994 | Demon Keeper | Dia Gregory | |
2001 | Styx | Janet | Direct-to-video |
2003 | Proteus | Tinnie | |
2003 | The Bone Snatcher | Magda | |
2004 | Blast | Dr. Dorbet | |
2011 | The Lion of Judah | Helda | Voice role |
2014 | Konfetti | Dawn Lieberman | [3] |
2014 | Spud 3: Learning to Fly | Ms. Owen | |
2015 | Chip | Friend | Short film |
2015 | Bow Tie (Afrikaans : Strikdas) | Tinkie | |
2017 | Double Echo | Mother | |
2017 | Van der Merwe | Mavis Stokes | |
2017 | Dear Father Christmas (Afrikaans : Liewe Kersfeesvader) | Tinkie Windvogel | |
2018 | Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell | Mac | Direct-to-video |
2019 | Bhai's Cafe | Mrs. Raphaelly | |
2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Secretary | |
2021 | Glasshouse | Mother | |
2021 | Afterlife of the Party | Dr. Redding | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | The Memorandum | Hana | Television film |
1997 | The Legend of the Hidden City | Kabeth | |
2001 | Mein Papa mit der kalten Schnauze | Frau Hishcke | Television film |
2002 | The Swap | Administrator | |
2002 | The Red Phone: Manhunt | Puttnam | Television film |
2003 | Red Phone 2 | Puttnam | Television film |
2004 | 12 Days of Terror | Mrs. Stillwell | Television film |
2005 | Sterne über Madeira | Charlotte Hornbach | Television film |
2005 | Charlie Jade | Ms. Jensen | Episode: "Things Unseen" |
2005 | Supervnova | Giselle Lamond | Miniseries |
2005 | The Triangle | Emily's Mother | Miniseries |
2007 | Jonestown: Paradise Lost | Sharon Amos | Documentary |
2010 | Silent Witness | Judge | Home: Part 1 |
2012 | Infested! | Sharon Girard | Episode: "Driven Insane" |
2017 | The Last Post | Midwife | Episode: "Starfish" |
2017 | Tali's Wedding Diary | Lena Ljungbord | Episode: "The Engagement" |
2018 | The Looming Tower | Sara | Episode: "Losing My Religion" |
2018 | Troy: Fall of a City | Iola | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
2019 | Schwiegereltern im Busch | Amtsbotin | Television film |
2019 | Deep State | Helen Irving | Episode: "The New Normal" |
2021 | The Watch | Wynona Crowsnatcher | Episode: "Twilight Canyons" |
2022 | Resident Evil | Mrs Morgan | Episode: "Welcome to New Raccoon City" |
2024 | The Morning After | Mrs Fine | 4 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Accommodations | Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town | |
1983 | The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte | Paulina | South African State Theatre, Pretoria; Alexander Theatre, Johannesburg |
1990 | Softer than Rock | National Arts Festival | |
2003 | Cry, the Beloved Country | National Arts Festival | |
2005–2007 | The boy who fell from the roof | Mother | Artscape Theatre Centre, Cape Town; Theatre on the Square, Sandton [4] |
2009 | The Insatiables | Melissa | Theatre on the Bay, Cape Town [5] |
2011–2012 | The Comedy of Errors | Abbess | Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, Cape Town |
2011–2012 | Mary and the Conqueror | Julie Mullard | Artscape Theatre Centre, Cape Town; Johannesburg |
2015 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | [6] | |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Dublin Gay Theatre Festival | Best Female Performance | Mary and the Conqueror | Nominated | [7] |
2013 | Naledi Theatre Awards | Best Performance by a Supporting Actress | Nominated | [8] | |
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