Shaleen surtie richards biography of abraham
In Standard Five, we did a kind of eisteddfod where Shaleen Surtie-Richards and Royston Stoffels were the judges.
Born in Upington, Shaleen was originally a school teacher, before becoming a professional actress in , and is now well-‐known for her many appearances on..
Shaleen Surtie-Richards
Legendary stage, film, and television actress, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, was born on 7 May 1955 in Upington, Cape Province (now Northern Cape).
She attended school in both Upington and Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape). Both of her parents were in education – her mother was a teacher and her father was a principal – and their love for education inspired their daughter to follow in their career paths.
Subsequently, Surtie-Richards obtained her teaching qualification and worked as a kindergarten teacher between 1974 and 1984.
While growing up, the young Surtie-Richards caught the theatre bug and joined a drama group. Between 1974 and 1981, she played several roles in numerous amateur stage productions and also participated in the Department of Education’s Theatre-in-Education productions from 1982 until 1984.
It was actor, Royston Stoffels, who encouraged Surtie-Richards to give up her job as a teacher in order to pursue her acting career full-tim