Marisa Bosman (born 3 May 1980), popularly known as Marisa Drummond, is a South African actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Elke Skewe Pot, Stom and Isidingo.

Marisa Drummond
Born
Marisa Bosman

(1980-05-03) May 3, 1980 (age 44)
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of the Free State
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active2007–present
SpouseChristopher Drummond

Personal life

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She was born on 3 May 1980 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. She graduated with a BA Drama and Theatre Arts degree from the University of the Free State. Then she moved to Johannesburg to pursue her acting career.[1]

She is married to Christopher Drummond.[2] After the birth of her child Annabel, she suffered with postnatal depression (PND).[3] In her final trimester, she developed pre-eclampsia. Then she went into labour three weeks early and had to have an emergency Caesarean section.[4]

Career

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Her first major starring role in television screen came through the kykNET sitcom Hester & Ester Bester. In the serial, she played the role 'Ester', a dance instructor at Marthur Curry dance school. The series became highly popular and finally ran for 52 episodes in 2010. Then she appeared in several television series such as kykNET soapie Villa Rosa and the SABC2 drama series Geraamtes. She was made guest appearance in an episode of the SABC2 travel series Mooiloop! inn 2013. Then she appeared on television shows as Begeertes, Dof en Dilly Poppie and Sterlopers.[1]

Apart from television, she has performed in several theatre productions such as The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof and Ons vir Jou. She also appeared in the Broadway Theater production Thoroughly Modern Millie.[5] In 2016, she made her directorial debut with the short Spoor(loos). In the same year, she starred in the thriller television series Fluiters. Then she appeared in the popular soapie Isidingo where she played the role 'Kimberly Lewis-Haines'. She also played the role 'Alexa' in the kykNET soap opera Binnelanders, in 2013. For the role she later won the inaugural Royalty Soapie Award for Outstanding Female Villain, in 2014.[1]

In 2018, she became the director of the serial Getroud met rugby.

Filmography

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As an actress

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2007 Hester & Ester Bester Ester TV series
2012 Uit die kaskenades ... 'n skewe uitkyk Rina Moffet Film
2014 Sterlopers Lienka Greeff TV series
2014 Stom Wife Short film
2015 Forsaken Jacqui Olwage Film
2016 Fluiters Sandra 'Sandy' Roos TV series
2016 Spoor(loos) Mrs. de Jager Short film
2016 Eintlik Nogal Baie Ally Swartz Video short
2016 Actually Quite a Lot Ally Schwartz Film
2017 Nul is nie niks nie Barbara Ferreira Film
2017 Elke Skewe Pot Wilma de Bruin TV series
2017 O Vet! Film
2022 Resident Evil Guard DV Tape TV series

As an director

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Year Film Genre Ref.
2016 Spoor(loos) Short film
2019 Bottervisse in die jêm TV movie
2019 Playboyz TV movie
2019 Soek jy 'n lift TV movie

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marisa Drummond career". tvsa. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "'You're stronger than this. Fix this thing.'". mediclinicinfohub. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Marisa Drummond on postnatal depression". mediclinicinfohub. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Lost & found". mediclinicinfohub. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "MARISA DRUMMOND: FILM/THEATRE/TV/VOICE" (PDF). Stella Talent. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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