Milan Murray

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Milan Murray
Born
Margaretha Murray

(1974-10-30) 30 October 1974 (age 48)
South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Occupations
  • actress
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1999-present
Known for Isidingo
SpouseSchalk van der Merwe
ChildrenSteph Murray
Lua Murray

Margaretha [1] Murray (stage name Milan Murray) (30 October 1974) is a South African actress and writer.

She is most well known to the South African public for roles in various soap operas, but she has also played and starred in feature films, and regularly does stage performances. In addition, she co-anchors Ontbytsake, a weekly Breakfast show on kykNET, an Afrikaans channel on DStv. She lives in Johannesburg with her husband, Schalk van der Merwe, her son Steph and daughter Lua. She was raised in the Cape Province, South Africa.

Milan studied Drama at the Pretoria Technicon, and also studied at certain studios in New York City, United States. [2]

Milan's big break took place in 1999 when she was cast a role in the South African soap opera, Isidingo: The Need. She portrayed a rebellious teenager named Dusty da Silva from 1998 to 2001, when she was written out of the series, but made a comeback portraying the same character as a university student from 2003 to 2004. Milan also played in two small horror films, Slash (about a band called "Slash", in which she plays Karen) and Snake Island (a horror film in which she plays Carrie). She played the romantic lead "Sage" in the M-Net film Murmur.

In these roles she spoke English, but her mother tongue is Afrikaans. Her first large Afrikaans role was in the television drama series Song vir Katryn, in which she played a crime reporter. Other Afrikaans drama roles include the soap opera Binnelanders (Frankie van Niekerk) and television drama Dit Wat Stom Is (Melanie van den Berg).

Milan has played in several stage productions. She starred in her own one-man show, 'n Pers hoed vir Mrs Brown. In 2005, she portrayed the role of a Hollywood actress named Christel Humanin the stage production Kom terug, Saartjie, which played at the Klein-Karoo Nasionele Kunstefees of that year. The play is loosely based on some parts of actress Charlize Theron's life. [3] In 2010, she starred in two productions at the ABSA Klein-Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees: Taraboemdery [4] and Vergenoeg, [5] with Sandra Prinsloo.

Milan is co-host of the kykNET breakfast show Ontbytsake [6] and also starred in the M-Net drama The Wild [7] - set on a Game lodge in South Africa. She played the role of Kate, a mother of a 10-year-old girl who has put her own happiness on the back burner for her husband's passion for wild life conservation. Milan left the soap in its second season and returned for a few guest spots in The Wild's final year and again returned for its finale in March 2013.

Murray also released her first book called "Koemelaat: 'n Sanity-joernaal van 'n Nuwe Ma", [8] which deals with issues around being a first time mom.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998Isidingo: The NeedDusty da SilvaSupporting main role in this South African soap, portrays rebellious teenager
2002SlashKarenSlasher teen movie
2002Snake IslandCarrieHorror/suspense film.
2003MurmurSageMade for TV Film. M-Net.
2004Song vir KatrynJo RetiefSouth African drama series. Portrays hard-nosed crime reporter from Nuusblad newspaper.
2005Dit wat stom isMelanie van den BergSouth African drama series.
2008TransitoPatrysSouth African drama series. Female Lead.
2006–2009BinnelandersFrankie van NiekerkSouth African medical drama. Portrays rebellious sister-in-law of main character.
2011– 2013The WildKateSouth African telenovella. Lead female character.
2015MooirivierAmelia MalanAfrikaans romantic comedy

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References

  1. ↑ "M-Net". mnet.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Thespians, Actor Profile: Milan Murray" (in Afrikaans). Thespians - Official Site of South African Actors. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "LitNet: Teater" . Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "ABSA KKNK Taraboemdery".[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "ABSA KKNK Vergenoeg".[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Ontbytsake". Archived from the original on 29 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "The Wild". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Griffel Koemelaat". Archived from the original on 2 February 2012.
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