Annelisa Weiland


Annelisa Dora Deborah Weiland is a South African actress and writer. She is known for her roles in the films Meerkat Maantuig, Die Sonvreter, Wild Maneuvres as well as her long-running role on the SABC2 soap opera 7de Laan.

Early life

Weiland was born in Sea Point, Cape Town to parents Ewald Paul Weiland and Stienie Hoogenhout Goosen and grew up in Durbanville. Her father had arrived in South Africa from Bielefeld, Germany at the age of 22 to help install textile machinery. Weiland attended Durbanville High School, enrolling in 1966, before going on to graduate with a degree in theatre from the University of Cape Town.

Career

In 1969, Weiland made her debut film The Father. In 1970, she appeared in Dieter Reible's theatre version of Titus Andronicus and then Ophelia in a production of Hamlet produced by Robert Mohr.
In 1971, Weiland was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Titus Andronicus at the Three Leaf Awards. In 1973, she started acting for PACT. In 1974, she became a permanent member of PACT Afrikaans company TRUK. She continued to work with them until 1977. In 1978, she won the Artes Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Die Koster. In 1993, she won the DALRO Award for Best Supporting Actress on the Afrikaans stage for Mirakel.
In 2000, she made her television debut as Hilda de Kock in the soap opera 7de Laan. She continued to play the role for 19 consecutive years until her retirement in 2019. In 2014, she won the Tempo Award for Best Soap Actress of the Year for her role in 7de Laan.
Weiland has done voiceover and translation work. On television, she has also appeared as Paddy van Heerden in Die Vierde Kabinet, Cornelia in Elke Skewe Pot, Annetjie in Lui Maar Op, Belinda, Meemee in Mense Mense, Katharina Vosloo in Suidooster and Priscilla in Triptiek.

Personal life

Weiland had a seven-year relationship with director Ken Leach.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1973Die SonvreterFilm
1974BabbelkousGrietjie RoosFilm
1976Daar Kom Tant AlieMary-JoFilm
1976Liesbeth Slaap UitKatie BronkhorstTV movie
1976Dokter, DokterTV series
1978Die KosterAndriena du ToitTV movie
1978Drama DramaTV series
197999 Caroline StreetCathy BoswellTV series
1979Plekkie in die sonBettieFilm
197940 DaysMandyFilm
1980SkelmsGloriaFilm
1980Meulenhof se menseNellie VermeulenTV mini series
1981Ntunzini-SpaTV series
1981Die Avonture van Joachim VerweyTV series
1981The MemorandumMariaTV movie
1982Die dame met die kameliasOlympeTV movie
1982SterretjieGrietjieTV movie
1983Die kersietuinVaryaTV movie
1983Funny People 2Woman conducting surveyFilm
1983Hamlet: Prince of DenmarkOpheliaTV movie
1984Juffrou JuliaJulieTV movie
1984Drie SustersIrinaTV movie
1985Wild ManeuvresParty GuestFilm
1986Doffel Babbel en BekkieBekkie TV series
1986Señor SmithPinkyTV series
1988HuisjakkerDaphné DreyerTV series
1988Dot en KieAnnie Malan, WriterTV series
1989SaartjieBetsieTV series
1993GlaskasteelKlaradyn BenakiTV series
1994ToringsRachel de BeerTV series
1997Triptiek IIPriscilla de HaarhofTV series
1998Die Vierde KabinetPaddy van HeerdenTV movie
1999Iemand om lief te hêOuma ViljeeTV series
2000-197de LaanHilda de Kock van ZylTV series
2015n Pawpaw Vir My DarlingMignon Film
2017Meerkat MaantuigSkinder Tannie 4Film
2018SustersMartieFilm
2018Elke Skewe Pot 2CorneliaTV series
2019Lui maar op, BelindaAnnetjie NelTV series