Milan Murray (actress)
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Margaretha Murray (30 October 1974) 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 co-anchors "Ontbytsake", a weekly Breakfast show on kykNET
, an Afrikaans
channel on DStv
. She lives in Johannesburg with her husband, Schalk van der Merwe, her son Steph and daughter Lua. 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
.
Milan's big break took place in 1999 when cast 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). She played the romantic lead "Sage" in the M-Net
film "Murmur".
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. In 2010 she starred in two productions at the ABSA Klein-Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees: "Taraboemdery" and "Vergenoeg" with Sandra Prinsloo
.
Currently Milan is co-host of the kykNET
breakfast show Ontbytsake and also stars in the M-Net
drama "The Wild" - set on a Game lodge in South Africa. She plays the role of Kate, a mother of a 10 year old girl who has put her own happiness on the back burner for her husbands passion for wild life conservation.
Milan recently released her first book called "Koemelaat: 'n Sanity-joernaal van 'n Nuwe Ma", which deals with issues around being a first time mom.
KykNet
kykNET is a South African television channel, which broadcasts in Afrikaans. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service in October 1999.-Programs:Some of the programs broadcast on kykNET:*DKNT*Trompie...
, an Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
channel on DStv
DStv
DStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish...
. She lives in Johannesburg with her husband, Schalk van der Merwe, her son Steph and daughter Lua. She was raised in the Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
, South Africa.
Milan studied Drama at the Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
Technicon, and also studied at certain studios in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
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.
Milan's big break took place in 1999 when cast 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). She played the romantic lead "Sage" in the M-Net
M-Net
M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
film "Murmur".
In these roles she spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, but her mother tongue is Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
. 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
Karoo
The Karoo is a semi-desert region of South Africa. It has two main sub-regions - the Great Karoo in the north and the Little Karoo in the south. The 'High' Karoo is one of the distinct physiographic provinces of the larger South African Platform division.-Great Karoo:The Great Karoo has an area of...
Nasionele Kunstefees of that year. The play is loosely based on some parts of actress Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is a South African actress, film producer and former fashion model.She rose to fame in the late 1990s following her roles in 2 Days in the Valley, Mighty Joe Young, The Devil's Advocate and The Cider House Rules...
's life. In 2010 she starred in two productions at the ABSA Klein-Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees: "Taraboemdery" and "Vergenoeg" with Sandra Prinsloo
Sandra Prinsloo
Sandra Prinsloo, also known as Sandra Prinzlow, is a South African actress best known for her role as Kate Thomson in 1980 film The Gods Must Be Crazy....
.
Currently Milan is co-host of the kykNET
KykNet
kykNET is a South African television channel, which broadcasts in Afrikaans. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service in October 1999.-Programs:Some of the programs broadcast on kykNET:*DKNT*Trompie...
breakfast show Ontbytsake and also stars in the M-Net
M-Net
M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
drama "The Wild" - set on a Game lodge in South Africa. She plays the role of Kate, a mother of a 10 year old girl who has put her own happiness on the back burner for her husbands passion for wild life conservation.
Milan recently released her first book called "Koemelaat: 'n Sanity-joernaal van 'n Nuwe Ma", which deals with issues around being a first time mom.
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. |
| 2003 | Murmur | Sage | Made for TV Film. M-Net. |
| 2004 | Song vir Katryn | Jo Retief | South African drama series. Portrays hard-nosed crime reporter from Nuusblad newspaper. |
| 2005 | Dit wat stom is | Melanie van den Berg | South African drama series. |
| 2008 | Transito | Patrys | South African drama series. Female Lead. |
| 2006–2009 | Binnelanders | Frankie van Niekerk | South African medical drama. Portrays rebellious sister-in-law of main character. |
| 2011– currently | The Wild | Kate | South African telenovella. Lead female character. |