Shaleen Surtie-Richards

Shaleen Surtie-Richards (7 May 1955– 7 June 2021) was a South African television, stage, and film actress, perhaps best known for her starring roles in the 1988 film Fiela se Kind and the long-running series Egoli: Place of Gold. She performed in both Afrikaans and English. Quotes “What you see is what you get; I cannot be pretentious,” says Shaleen Surtie-Richards (2014) “What you see is what you get; I cannot be pretentious,” says Shaleen Surtie-Richards,12-12-14,By Basheerah De Villiers What you see is what you get; I cannot be pretentious If we really want to have a full interview, we can talk for five days. My life is so interesting because of all the shows I’ve done, places I have visited Education is one thing they can’t take away from you We came from a background where we cleaned the theatre, we swept the stage. We came into the industry gradually. That’s what where drug abuse comes in sometimes, because often many young people can’t handle the pressure That’s why giving up teaching was a problem; you used to income monthly and suddenly you freelance and you don’t know where money is going to come from If I add some Afrikaans words to my script abroad and get a reaction I know there’s South African’s present External links Category:1955 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Actresses from South Africa Category:Television personalities Category:Women born in the 1950s