South African Beautiful, Famous & Sexy ActresseS

1. Lesley-Ann Brandt

Born and raised in Cape Town South Africa, Brandt immigrated with her family to Auckland, New Zealand in her late teens. Discovered by local casting directors, Brandt took on the role of "Naevia" in the Starz hits, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" and "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena." Working with ...

2. Terry Pheto

Actress | Tsotsi

Terry Pheto was born on May 11, 1981 in Evaton, South Africa. She is an actress and casting director, known for Tsotsi (2005), A United Kingdom (2016) and How to Steal 2 Million (2011).

3. Lise Slabber

Actress | Black Sails

Lise Slabber is an actress best known for her role playing Idelle on the T.V. series, Black Sails. In real life Lise hails from Cape Town, South Africa. She has described herself as a "Third World Bird". Lise once claimed not to believe in Valentine's Day, and expressed her love of Table Mountain, ...

4. Candice Swanepoel

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Candice was born on October 20, 1988 in Mooi River, South Africa. She was discovered in 2003 by a model scout in a local flea market. She's a supermodel best known for her work as a Victoria Secrets lingerie model. She appeared in 9 Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2007 through 2015 before ...

5. Sasha Pieterse

Actress | Pretty Little Liars

Sasha Pieterse was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She immigrated over to the United States with her professional dancer parents in 2000. She started acting at the age of four in modeling and commercials and moved to theatrical work starring as "Buffy" in her first TV show, Family Affair (2002)...

6. Shaleeni Ranchhod

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Shaleeni Ranchhod is a triple threat South African born performer who is best known for her work on stage as well as her roles in international film and television projects. Not only is Shaleeni a motivated, talented, and passionate artist, but she also gives her all to every single performance ...

7. Kandyse McClure

Actress | Battlestar Galactica

Kandyse McClure is a Canadian actress born on March 22, 1980 in Durban in South Africa. She graduated from West Vancouver Secondary School in 1998. She is an actress, known for main roles in TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004), Hemlock Grove (2013), and from the movies Carrie (2002) and Seventh ...

8. Jeanne Neilson

Actress | From the Ashes

Jeanne Neilson was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa and is one of an identical twin. After studying at the University of Stellenbosch and travelling and working in Europe for a number of years, she returned to Cape Town and stepped into the world of film. Jeanne's career in film began with her ...

9. Charlize Theron

Producer | Monster

Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and Afrikaner ...

10. Nicole Fortuin

Actress | A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits

Nicole Fortuin was born on April 30, 1992 in South Africa. She is an actress, known for A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016), Dead in the Water (2018) and Flatland (2019).

11. Micharn Pollock

Actress | Queen of Revenge

Growing up as one of three daughters to Rob Pollock (photographer) and Jan Pollock (artist and teacher), Micharn Pollock has been involved in the arts from a young age. "South African, Micharn is both a gilded-lovely good girl and a tough cookie survivor. Sleek - Intelligent - and Elegant with a ...

12. Charlbi Dean

Actress | Triangle of Sadness

Charlbi Dean was born on February 5, 1990 in Cape Town, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Triangle of Sadness (2022), Spud (2010) and Don't Sleep (2017). She died on August 29, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

13. Kim Engelbrecht

Actress | Eye in the Sky

Kim Engelbrecht was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Eye in the Sky (2015), Reyka (2021) and The Flash (2014).

14. Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Actress | Belle

Gugu Mbatha-Raw was born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England. Her father, Patrick Mbatha, is a Black South African doctor, and her mother, Anne Raw, is a Caucasian English nurse. Her parents separated when she was a year old, and she was brought up by her mother ...

15. Nathalie Boltt

Actress | Riverdale

Director and actor, Nat Boltt is known for her dynamism, humor and enthusiastic work ethic. A graduate of the Warner Brothers Director's Workshop, she both directs and stars in hit series, Riverdale. Other acting highlights include District 9, BBC's Inspector George Gently, the CBS comedy Happy ...

16. Antoinette Louw

Actress | Die Laaste Tango

Antoinette Wanda Louw was born on 9 May 1975 in Pretoria, South Africa. Her parents, Dap and Anet Louw, are both well known and respected professors in psychology. Her younger brother, also Dap, is a urologist. She grew up in Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark and Bloemfontein (where she did her senior ...

17. Meganne Young

Actress | The Kissing Booth

Meganne Young was born on March 22, 1990 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an actress, known for The Kissing Booth (2018), Black Sails (2014) and Eye in the Sky (2015).

18. Louise Barnes

Actress | Black Sails

Louise Barnes was born on April 26, 1974 in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Black Sails (2014), Surviving Evil (2009) and 9-1-1 (2018). She is married to Nick Boraine. They have one child.

19. Alex McGregor

Actress | Vagrant Queen

Alex McGregor was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Vagrant Queen (2020), Slumber Party Massacre (2021) and Blood Drive (2017).

20. Lee-Anne Summers

Actress | Momentum

Lee-Anne Summers is a local and international actress, best known in South Africa for her role in the 2007 cinema hit, Big Fellas (2007).

Lee-Anne started her acting career at age 5 when she was picked out of a crowd to star in a TV commercial for Walt Disney World. At St Andrews school in ...

21. Pearl Thusi

Actress | Tremors 5: Bloodlines

Pearl Thusi was born on May 13, 1988 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015), Quantico (2015) and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008).

22. Natalie Becker

Actress | The World Unseen

Natalie Bridgette Becker is a South African actress (of Cape Coloured descent) born in George, Western Cape province and raised in Cape Town. Considered one of her country's top actresses, Natalie started her career as an announcer on Good Hope FM, a regional radio station affiliated with the South...

23. Jessica Marais

Actress | Love Child

Jessica Marais was born on the 29th January 1985 in South Africa and moved to Perth Australia at a young age. Recently she moved to Sydney where she has a TV role as Rachel Rafter in the Australian comedy series Packed to the Rafters. She has also recently appeared in the new Australian film Two ...

24. Michelle Van Der Water

Actress | Minotaur

Michelle Van Der Water is a South African native born in Cape Town. Her parents moved the family to Australia soon after Michelle's birth. The family settled in a small town just an hour outside of Sydney. Michelle attended and graduated from Inaburra High School in the Sutherland Shire before ...

25. Sandi Schultz

Actress | Assignment

Sandi Schultz is a graduate of the University of Cape Town and UCT Drama School. Highlights of her earlier stage career include a year-long run as Magenta in the original South African production of The Rocky Horror Show, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Hermia in Midsummer Night's Dream. On ...

26. Maggie Benedict

Actress | New Amsterdam

Maggie Benedict is known for New Amsterdam (2018), The Good Doctor (2017) and Random Acts of Flyness (2018).

27. Tanit Phoenix

Actress | Gallowwalkers

Tanit Phoenix was born on September 24, 1980 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Gallowwalkers (2012), Death Race 2 (2010) and Hardcore Henry (2015). She has been married to Sharlto Copley since February 15, 2016. They have one child.

28. Josephine Croft

Actress | Telepathy

Josephine is an actor, a voice over artist and a producer. Although born in Durban, South Africa she has lived most of her life in Australia. Her first role, as an angst ridden teenager, at the age of fifteen cemented her pursuit of acting, and since then she has appeared in many Australian film ...

29. Tanya van Graan

Actress | Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell

Tanya van Graan was born in South Africa. She is an actress, known for Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018), Zulu (2013) and 24 Hours to Live (2017).

30. Alice Krige

Actress | Star Trek: First Contact

Alice Maud Krige was born on June 28, 1954 in Upington, South Africa where her father, Dr. Louis Krige, worked as a young physician. The Kriges later moved to Port Elizabeth where Alice grew up in what she describes as a "very happy family", a family that also included two brothers (both of whom ...

31. Musetta Vander

Actress | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

A Dutch South African, Musetta Vander was raised without that most basic of modern conveniences--television! Radio programming, childhood books and weekend trips to the drive-in introduced her to the magical world of movies. It was not until the mid-'70s that South Africa finally got television, ...

32. Tammin Sursok

Actress | Pretty Little Liars

Tammin Sursok was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tammin is an actor and producer, known for Pretty Little Liars (2010), Rules of Engagement (2007) and Crossing Over (2009). Tammin has been married to Sean McEwen since August 24, 2011. They have two children.

33. Ciara Charteris

Actress | Mary Shelley

Ciara Charteris was born on August 3, 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Mary Shelley (2017) and Poldark (2015).

34. Elize du Toit

Actress | Skyfall

Elize du Toit was born on February 21, 1980 in Grahamstown, South Africa. She is an actress and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Doctor Who (2005) and The Line of Beauty (2006). She has been married to Rafe Spall since August 14, 2010. They have three children.

35. Reine Swart

Actress | Triggered

Reine Swart is an actress and filmmaker best known for The Lullaby (2018), Die Pro (2015) and Detour (2017). Heks (2020/2021) is Reine's directorial debut. She also stars in The Empty Man (2020) opposite James Badge Dale. Reine also stars as a lead in Triggered yet to be released. Reine has played ...

36. Liesl Ahlers

Actress | Friend Request

Liesl Ahlers is a South African Actress. She studied Acting for Film & TV in Canada at the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts (VADA).

Liesl was cast as Marina Mills in the Warner Bros feature film Friend Request, for which she received an award in Moscow. Liesl acted opposite William Hurt in BBC ...

37. Dena Kaplan

Actress | Dance Academy

Dena Kaplan was born in South Africa and moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 1996. Dena is an actress and dancer who may be best known for her role as Abigail Armstrong in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series 'Dance Academy' (2010-2012). Kaplan attended high school in Melbourne ...

38. Frances Sholto-Douglas

Actress | Fatal Seduction

Frances Sholto-Douglas is a South African actress born in Cape Town. She trained in acting and musical theatre at the Cape Academy of Performing Arts before attending the University of Cape Town, where she procured an Honours Degree cum laude in Theatre and Performance. She has gained traction ...

39. Justine Waddell

Actress | Mishen

Justine Waddell was born on November 4, 1975 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Target (2011), The Fall (2006) and Chaos (2005).

40. Tessa Jubber

Actress | Collision

Tessa Jubber is a South African actress of Dutch, Greek and Irish descent. She trained at the University of Cape Town and is based in Johannesburg, where she lives with her husband and two children.

A favourite on South African television and film, her international credits include Wallander (BBC), ...

41. Mary Peach

Actress | Cutthroat Island

Mary Peach was born on October 20, 1934 in Durban, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Cutthroat Island (1995), Scrooge (1970) and The Projected Man (1966).

42. Joanne Spracklen

Actress | The Nice Guys

Joanne Spracklen was born in Durban, South Africa. She attended the University of Central Florida.

Along with acting Joanne co-founded MMA Girls, a premiere female Mixed Martial Arts brand in 2006. She specializes in fighter interviews and technique videos as well as sponsoring female MMA fighters.

43. Leleti Khumalo

Actress | Sarafina!

Leleti Khumalo was born on March 30, 1970 in KwaMashu, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Sarafina! (1992), Hotel Rwanda (2004) and Invictus (2009). She was previously married to Mbongeni Ngema.

44. Christel Smith

Actress | The Master of Disguise

Christel Smith was born on June 22, 1970 in Cape Town, South Africa. She is an actress, known for The Master of Disguise (2002), Match (2014) and Pacific Blue (1996).

45. Terri Lane

Actress | The Fix

Terri Lane is known for The Fix, Dias Santana (2016) and Redeeming Love (2022).

46. Roxanne Kalie