Hildegardt Whites

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Hildegardt Whites
NationalitySouth African
EducationNorthlink College
Alma mater Tshwane University of Technology
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
SpouseKuba Silkiewicz (m. 2011)
Children1

Hildegardt Whites, popularly known as Hildegardt Silkiewicz, is a South African actress, vocalist, and MC. [1] She is best known for the role "Bonita Basson" in the popular soapie 7de Laan. [2] [3] [4]

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Personal life

In 2000, her family moved to the West Coast and educated at Northlink College. [5] She has four brothers. Straight after Grade 12, Whites started to study performance art in Cape Town. After that, she graduated from Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), also known as Pretoria Technikon. [6]

She has been married to the musician Kuba Silkiewicz since 2011. [7] The couple have one boy who was born in May 2017. [8] [9] [10]

Career

In her final year of high school, she acted in the musical, West Side Story playing the role of Anita. This was her first experience as a theatre actress. [5] While she was in TUT, she had minor roles in stage plays and appeared in some advertisements. [6] [11] In 2010, she joined with the crew of 7de Laan and played the role "Bonita Basson". [6] Currently, she is continued to play the role for thirteen consecutive years. [12] [13] In the meantime, she was also nominated for "Favourite Newcomer on Television" at the YOU Spectacular Awards. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hildegardt Whites Archives". Warren Williams. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "I KNOW BONITA'S PAIN" . Retrieved 7 October 2021– via PressReader.
  3. ↑ "Photos: Here are Our 6 favourite actresses on TV right now, 2019 - Page 2 of 2". theentbuzz. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "SNEAK PEEK: 7de Laan Christmas special". Channel. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Ladies Breakfast – Bonita from 7de Laan". ShowMe™ - Witbank. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Meet 7de Laan's Bonita". Northcliff Melville Times. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Celebrity Wedding: Kuba and Hildegardt, Shelley Point Hotel". Warren Williams. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "7de Laan actress Hildegardt Silkiewicz shows off her baby bump" . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "PICS: 7de Laan actress shows off her growing baby bump". Channel. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Hildegardt van 7de Laan se wonderwerk - rooi rose". www.rooirose.co.za. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  11. ↑ Maralack, Ernusta. "'Ons beste geskenk' - 7de Laan-aktrise". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Episode 106 - 30 September 2015". afternoonexpress.co.za. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Why I relate to Bonita" . Retrieved 7 October 2021– via PressReader.
  14. ↑ "Hildegardt and Kuba Silkiewicz". afternoonexpress.co.za. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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