Marissa Vosloo-Jacobs

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Marissa Vosloo-Jacobs
Born
Marissa Vosloo

(1976-05-17) 17 May 1976 (age 46)
EducationAfrikaanse Hoërskool, Kroonstad
University of Pretoria
Spouse
(m. 2008)
Children2

Marissa Vosloo-Jacobs, born on 17 May 1976, is a stage actress.

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Early life

Vosloo-Jacobs was raised in Kroonstad. After matriculating from Afrikaanse Hoërskool in Kroontstad in 1994, she studied at the University of Pretoria and obtained a B.A (Drama) degree.

Personal life

In November 2008 Marissa Vosloo and Hennie Jacobs, fell victim to a carjacking at a petrol station at Paulshof in northern Johannesburg. The hijacker threatened the couple using a 9mm pistol and stole their vehicle. Nobody was injured. [1]

On Saturday, 6 December 2008, Jacobs and Vosloo were married in an African setting in a Shebeen-themed wedding. Their first daughter, Nua Audrey Esthe Jacobs, was born on 22 January 2010. Their second daughter, Tali Anah Ella Jacobs, was born on 14 March 2013. [2]

Acting career

Stage

2007 Valley Song Veronica

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References

  1. Sanri van Wyk (27 November 2008). "7de Laan actor hijacked". News 24. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. Elmari de Vos (24 April 2014). "Hennie Jacobs: sanger en akteur, maar hy bly gesinsman". Netwerk 24. Retrieved 12 July 2019.