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Gretchen Ramsden

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Gretchen Ramsden
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Gretchen Ramsden (born 29 March 1995) is a South African actress.[1] She is best known for her roles in Arendsvlei and Afgrond.[2][3]

Early life

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In 2014, she enrolled to the University of Cape Town (UCT) and graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance.[4] During her time at UCT, she performed in many student stage productions such as Lied van die Boeings, All's Well That Ends Well,[5] Kristalvlakte, Agamemnon and Judas.

Career

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In 2017, Ramsden appeared in the Afrikaans drama Die Dans van die Watermeid.[6] In 2018, she became a voice artist, by voicing for the role of "Sengül Dogan" in the Afrikaans dub of the Turkish telenovela Yasak Elma translated to Doodsondes.[7] In the same year, she began playing the supporting character of Nicolene in the kykNET & kie telenovela Arendsvlei. In 2019, she made her film debut in Toorbos, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Dalene Matthee.[8] In 2021, she made her first television lead role as "Nadine May" in the kykNET drama serial Afgrond.[4][9] She also appeared in the films Arena and Chalk And Cheese.[10]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2018 Arendsvlei Nicolene Arendse TV series
2019 Toorbos Hestertjie Film [11]
2019 The to Do List Jane Short film
2021 Afgrond Nadine May TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Gretchen Ramsden". Retrieved 18 November 2021 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ "Gretchen Ramsden – Biography". Admalic South Africa. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ Taylor, Jody-Lynn. "'Arendsvlei'-ster maak naam in kykNET-reeks 'Afgrond'". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Gretchen Ramsden: TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Theatre: 'All's well, that ends well' review". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Enchanting Afrikaans drama at the Baxter". www.news.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Gretschen Ramsden". kykNET - Gretschen Ramsden. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. ^ Zietsman, Gabi. "Toorbos". Channel. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. ^ Taylor, Jody-Lynn. "5 vrae aan 'Afgrond' se energieke Leora van Niekerk". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Gretchen Ramsden - Cape Town - Stella Talent" (PDF). Stella Talent. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  11. ^ "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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