Wena Naudé
Wena Naudé | |
|---|---|
 Naudé (left) and Mathilda Hanekom in 1929. | |
| Born | Agnes Alwena Naudé 31 December 1905[1] |
| Died | 6 September 1978 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Agnes Alwena (Wena) Naudé (31 December 1905 – 6 September 1978) was an Afrikaans actress. She was one of the pioneers of Afrikaans theatre.
Early life and career
Naudé went to school in Volksrust and Lydenburg, after which she worked in a bicycle shop in Pretoria. In her free time, she took speech lessons from Stephanie Faure and took the final exam in 1924. She then received further acting training from Paul de Groot, whose theatre company she joined. In July 1925 they undertook a theatrical tour with 'Huistoe' (Heimat van Sudermann) and in January 1926 with 'Oorskotjie' (Nicodemi).[2]
She was, among others, a member of the companies of Hendrik Hanekom and André Huguenet who travelled from town to town with their plays. In 1954 she received the Medal of Honor for Theatre from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.[3]
Naudé was married to Willem van Zyl. They had a daughter, Nilo. In 1940 they divorced and in 1943 she married Johan Pretorius Pienaar, a brother of Sangiro. In 1947 she also divorced Johan. She has 3 grandchildren, namely Alwena van der Westhuizen, Riana Jeffery and Wilna van Gass. Her daughter, Nilo Mostert, occasionally performed one-man plays at small functions until her death (11 March 2016). Wena also has 5 great-grandchildren, namely Sonja, (deceased), Carl and Riani van der Westhuizen as well as Lindie and Stephnie van Gass.[4]
Filmography
Since 1947, she has acted in more than thirty South African films. Some of them are:[5]
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Sarie Marais | 1947 | Joseph Albrecht |
| Hans-die-Skipper | 1953 | Bladon Peake |
| Inspan | 1953 | Bladon Peake |
| Paul Krüger | 1956 | Werner Grünbauer |
| Basie | 1961 | Gordon Vorster |
| As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is | 1962 | |
| Die Tweede Slaapkamer | 1962 | Gordon Vorster |
| Die Skelm van die Limpopo | 1962 | Gerrie Snyman |
| Kavaliers | 1966 | |
| Hoor My Lied | 1967 | Elmo de Witt |
| Oupa for Sale | 1968 | Richard Daneel |
| Dr. Kalie | 1968 | Ivan Hall |
| Salomien | 1972 | Daan Retief |
| Cry Me a Teardrop | 1974 | Keith van der Wat |
| Tant Ralie se Losieshuis | 1974 | Dirk de Villiers |
| Die troudag van tant Ralie | 1975 | Dirk de Villiers |
| Boland! | 1974 | Bertrand Retief |
| Die Sersant en die Tiger Moth | 1974 | Koos Roets |
| Boland | 1974 | Bertrand Retief |
| Jakkalsdraai se Mense | 1975 | |
| Soekie | 1975 | Daan Retief |
| Dingetjie Is Dynamite | 1975 | |
| Troudag van Tant Ralie | 1975 | Ivan Hall |
| Ma Skryf Matriek | 1975 | Franz Marx |
| Daar Kom Tant Alie | 1976 |
References
- ↑ "WENA NAUDÉ (1905-1978)". November 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Wena Naudé - ESAT". esat.sun.ac.za.
- ↑ "UIT DIE ARGIEF | Kalender: 31 Augustus - 6 September". Netwerk24.
- ↑ "Agnes Alwena (Wena) Naudé (72), SA stage and cinema actress, dies in Pretoria. | South African History Online". sahistory.org.za.
- ↑ "Wena Naudé". MUBI.
External links
Wena Naudé at IMDb