Diaan Lawrenson

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Diaan Lawrenson
Born (1978-04-06) 6 April 1978 (age 45)
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Alma mater AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter, filmmaker, lecturer
Years active1989–present
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
SpouseJody Abrahams (m. 2014)
Children2
Website https://www.jesterproductions.co.za

Diaan Lawrenson (born 4 April 1978) is a South African actress, producer and lecturer. [1] She is best known for her roles in the films and series Raaiselkind, Semi-Soet and 7de Laan. [2] [3] She is the Dean of AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy. [4]

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Personal life

She was born 4 April 1978 in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. During her elementary school, she acted in the school stage and joined the musical choir as well. In 2001, Diaan graduated from African Film Drama and Art School (AFDA) in Johannesburg. [5]

She is married to fellow actor Jody Abrahams in 2014 at the St. Martin's-in-the-Veld Anglican Church in Rosebank, Johannesburg. [6] [7] The couple have one girl: Olivia-Rose and boy: Thomas James. [5] [8]

Career

In 2002, she made a minor television role of "Merle" in the series Egoli: Place of Gold. Then she acted in the 2003 series Song vir Katryn with another minor role. In the same year, she received a supportive role in the serial Backstage. In that, she got the opportunity to make her film debut with the film Stander. [2]

In 2008, she joined the cast of SABC 2 soap opera, 7de Laan and played the role "Paula van der Leque". [9] Her role received huge popularity, where she continued to play the role for 8 years until retired in 2016. [10] In both 2010 and 2013, she won the YOU Spectacular Award for Best Actress for this role. Then in 2009, she won the ATKV Feather award for the Best Actress. In 2012, she played the role "" in the film Semi-Soet directed by Joshua Rous. [11] Since 2016, she started to work as a lecturer at AFDA in Cape Town and in 2019, she was appointed as the dean of the campus. [12] Meanwhile, she is the co-owner of the media production company, "Jester Productions". [6]

In 2015, she wrote and produced the short film Hartloop. [2] In the meantime, she acted in the critics acclaim film Mooirivier and played the role of "Sarah". [13] In the same year, she appeared in the film Sink directed by AFDA alumnus Brett Michael Inne. The film won several awards at many film festivals and also received critics acclaim. [12] In 2016, she acted in the film Tablemanners with the role "Megan". [14] Then in 2017, she acted in the film Raaiselkind and then Susters in 2018, both became blockbusters. [15] [16] In 2021, she joined the kykNET anthology series Spoorloos for its third installment Steynhof as Joey Steyn. [5]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2002Egoli: Place of GoldMerleTV series
2003Song vir KatrynstripperTV series
2003BacstageMienkieTV series
2003 Stander Bank 3 Female Bank TellerFilm
2008-2016 7de Laan Paula van der LecqueTV series
2012 Semi-Soet Chadrie SnymanFilm
2013Bullets Oor Bishop LavisAnelShort film
2014Die BylSaskia du ToitTV series
2015MooirivierSarahFilm
2015HartloopProducerShort film
2015SinkChantelleFilm
2016Jou RomeoJuffrou GoosenFilm
2016Hilde se HartsklankeProducerTV series
2016TablemannersMeganFilm
2017RaaiselkindIngrid DorflingFilm
2017Die SkattiesProducerTV series
2017Die BoekklubCecilleTV series
2018SustersJoFilm
2018Table MannersMeganFilm
2020Op en AfProducerTV mini series
2021 Spoorloos: Steynhof Joey SteynMain role

Theatre works

Awards

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References

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  8. ↑ "Diaan Lawrenson's kids write her the sweetest love note". Channel. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Paula says goodbye to 7de Laan". Channel. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "PIC: Diaan Lawrenson shares sweet 'Paula and Altus' throwback!". Channel. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ↑ Brighton, Sam. "Semi-Soet". Channel. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Leading from the front – Diaan Lawrenson: AFDA Film School". 2019.afda.co.za. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  13. ↑ Korff, Jean-Marie. "Mooirivier". Channel. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  14. ↑ Engelbrecht, Leandra. "Table Manners". Channel. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  15. ↑ Morkel, Graye. "Raaiselkind". Channel. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Women take the lead in new local flick Susters". Channel. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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