Milan Murray (actress)

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Milan Murray
Born South Africa
Occupation Actress, stage writer, producer
Years active 1999 - present
Spouse(s) Schalk van der Merwe

Milan Murray (birth date unknown) is a South African actress. 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 and her husband produce music videos for local artists. She lives in Johannesburg with her husband, Schalk van der Merwe[1], and her son, Steph[2]. 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, United States.[3]

Milan's big break took place in 1999 when casted 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).

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 is no stranger to the theatre, and 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.[4]

Milan and her husband make music videos under the name Blikaspaai Produksies.

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Isidingo: The Need Dusty da Silva Supporting main role in this South African soap, portrays rebellious teenager
2002 Slash Karen Slasher teen movie
2002 Snake Island Carrie Horror/suspense film.
2004 Song vir Katryn Jo Retief South African drama series. Portrays hard-nosed crime reporter from Nuusblad newspaper.
(date unknown) Dit wat stom is Melanie van den Berg South African drama series.
(date unknown) Binnelanders Frankie van Niekerk South African medical drama. Portrays rebellious sister-in-law of main character.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kerri-Ann Roper. Scene and heard. You magazine. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  2. ^ Pikanini Baby Academy's Celebrity clients. Pikanini Baby Academy (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  3. ^ Thespians, Actor Profile: Milan Murray (Afrikaans). Thespians - Official Site of South African Actors. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  4. ^ LitNet: Teater. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.