Jane de Wet

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Jane de Wet
Born
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
Alma mater Stellenbosch University
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active2016–present
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)

Jane de Wet is a South African actress and dancer.

Personal life

De Wet is from Somerset West, Western Cape. She first discovered performing arts as a dancer in a recital at De Hoop Primary School. [1] She matriculated at Parel Vallei High School and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Communications in management sciences from Stellenbosch University in 2017. [2] [3]

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Career

De Wet began her career on stage and was named Most Promising Actress at the 2012 ATKV Tienertoneelfees. In 2014, she won Best Actress at ATKV Tienertoneelfees, Best Actress at Durbanville Tienertoneelfees, and Best Actress at Fraserburg Logan Toneelfees. [4]

De Wet starred as Alexis "Lexi" Summerveld in the 2019 Showmax mystery series The Girl from St. Agnes . [2] She made her film debut that year with a minor role in Moffie and as Marthella Steencamp in Griekwastad. For the latter, she won Most Promising Young Talent at the 2020 kykNET Silver Screen Film Festival and received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the 2021 South African Film and Television Awards.

In 2020, de Wet appeared in the Vuzu series Still Breathing as well as the television films Rage and Parable. [5] In 2021, she joined the cast of the kykNET drama Spoorloos for its third installment, Steynhof as Adri von Tonder. [6] [7] She had a recurring role as Alice Band in the BBC America adaptation of Terry Pratchett's The Watch and played Jackie in the Slumber Party Massacre remake.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019GriekwastadMarthella Steenkamp
2019 Moffie Donna
2020ConnectedSarah at 16Short film
2021 Slumber Party Massacre Jackie
2021Briefly (Afrikaans : Vlugtig)Chantel Opperman
2024 Boy Kills World Flower Girl
TBAThe Other SideEmma

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 The Girl from St. Agnes Lexi SummerveldMain role
2019 Trackers Waitress1 episode
2020Projek DinaMelanie de Beer1 episode
2020Still BreathingTegan
2020RageRoxyTelevision film
2020ParableEstherTelevision film
2021 The Watch Alice Band3 episodes
2021The Other SideJane
2021 Spoorloos: Steynhof Adri von TonderMain role
2022Minder as NiksYoung Ami Prinsloo
2024TrompoppieLunaMain role [8]
2024 White Lies Miniseries

Music videos

YearSongArtistNotes
2018"Liefde is 'n Werkwoord"Corné Pretorius [9]

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016–2017Au RevoirDancerNational Arts Festival, Kalk Bay
2017DrifEzmeraldaWoordfees [10]
2019Die VertrekYoungblood Gallery, Cape Town [11] [12]
2023The PromiseAmor Swart Homecoming Centre, Cape Town / Market Theatre, Johannesburg [13]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2020 kykNET Silver Screen Film FestivalMost Promising Young TalentGriekwastadWon [4]
2021 South African Film and Television Awards Best Supporting Actress – Feature FilmNominated [14]

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