Gretchen Ramsden

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Gretchen Ramsden
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)
Alma mater University of Cape Town
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Gretchen Ramsden (born 29 March 1995) is a South African actress. [1] She is best known for her roles in Arendsvlei and Afgrond. [2] [3]

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Early life

In 2014, she enrolled to the University of Cape Town (UCT) and graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance. [4] During her time at UCT, she performed in many student stage productions such as Lied van die Boeings, All's Well That Ends Well, [5] Kristalvlakte, Agamemnon and Judas.

Career

In 2017, Ramsden appeared in the Afrikaans drama Die Dans van die Watermeid. [6] In 2018, she became a voice artist, by voicing for the role of "Sengül Dogan" in the Afrikaans dub of the Turkish telenovela Yasak Elma translated to Doodsondes. [7] In the same year, she began playing the supporting character of Nicolene in the kykNET & kie telenovela Arendsvlei . In 2019, she made her film debut in Toorbos , an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Dalene Matthee. [8] In 2021, she made her first television lead role as "Nadine May" in the kykNET drama serial Afgrond. [4] [9] She also appeared in the films Arena and Chalk And Cheese. [10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2018 Arendsvlei Nicolene ArendseTV series
2019 Toorbos HestertjieFilm [11]
2019The to Do ListJaneShort film
2021AfgrondNadine MayTV series

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gretchen Ramsden – Biography". Admalic South Africa. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Jody-Lynn. "'Arendsvlei'-ster maak naam in kykNET-reeks 'Afgrond'". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Gretchen Ramsden: TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Theatre: 'All's well, that ends well' review". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Enchanting Afrikaans drama at the Baxter". www.news.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Gretschen Ramsden". kykNET - Gretschen Ramsden. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Zietsman, Gabi. "Toorbos". Channel. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Jody-Lynn. "5 vrae aan 'Afgrond' se energieke Leora van Niekerk". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gretchen Ramsden - Cape Town - Stella Talent" (PDF). Stella Talent. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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