Renate Stuurman

Renate Stuurman is a South African actress best known for her soapie roles as Denise in SABC2's 7de Laan, as Jade in SABC3's Isidingo and as Tamia Bardill in Scandal!, on e.tv. Born and raised in Cape Town, Renate pursued studies in drama at Rhodes University, Grahamstown with renowned actor/playwright, Andrew Buckland and top choreographer Gary Gordon. Having gained a degree in drama, she moved to Johannesburg in 1999. It was not long before she won cameo roles in the e.tv series Schoop Schoombie, SOS and Backstage. Lead roles include the role of Denise in the Afrikaans soap 7de Laan; the role of Kim in the Franz Marx drama series The Res; the role of Jade in the daily English soap Isidingo; and the role of Tamia Bardill in e.tv's newsroom drama Scandal!. She also played a journalist in the SABC2 drama series Song vir Katryn. Other television series she has appeared in include Jozi Streets, Jozi-H and Riemvasmaak. In 2009 she played the role of 21-16 in the British-American television mini-series The Prisoner, a remake of the classic 1960s series of the same name. In 2010 she starred as Roxanne Davids in the SABC2 drama series The Mating Game, from March to June.

The Giver (2014)

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In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Noyce
CAST:  Alexander Skarsgård  •  Taylor Swift  •  Meryl Streep  •  Katie Holmes

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Noyce
CAST:  Alexander Skarsgård  •  Taylor Swift  •  Meryl Streep  •  Katie Holmes

Holiday in the Wild (2019)

When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernie Barbarash
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Kristin Davis  •  Fezile Mpela  •  John Owen Lowe

When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernie Barbarash
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Kristin Davis  •  Fezile Mpela  •  John Owen Lowe

Table Manners (2018)

Housewife Megan's idyllic life is thrown into turmoil, when it emerges that her husband, Lloyd, faces a heavy prison sentence for tax evasion. Megan, caught completely unawares is sent into a tailspin as she, not only loses her husband, her home and her comfortable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leli Maki
CAST:  Diaan Lawrenson  •  Renate Stuurman  •  Neels Van Jaarsveld  •  Thabo Malema

Housewife Megan's idyllic life is thrown into turmoil, when it emerges that her husband, Lloyd, faces a heavy prison sentence for tax evasion. Megan, caught completely unawares is sent into a tailspin as she, not only loses her husband, her home and her comfortable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leli Maki
CAST:  Diaan Lawrenson  •  Renate Stuurman  •  Neels Van Jaarsveld  •  Thabo Malema

Happiness Ever After (2021)

This sequel to "Happiness is a Four-Letter Word" finds Zaza, Princess and Zim living new chapters of their lives amid loss, family grudges and new love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thabang Moleya
CAST:  Mmabatho Montsho  •  Khanyi Mbau  •  Renate Stuurman  •  Tongayi Chirisa

This sequel to "Happiness is a Four-Letter Word" finds Zaza, Princess and Zim living new chapters of their lives amid loss, family grudges and new love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thabang Moleya
CAST:  Mmabatho Montsho  •  Khanyi Mbau  •  Renate Stuurman  •  Tongayi Chirisa

Meisie (2007)

A girl gifted at mathematics has her want for education suppressed by an overbearing father, he expects her to heard goats and sees no value to learning. Her journey to self empowerment  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darrell James Roodt
CAST:  Abrina Bosman  •  Renate Stuurman

A girl gifted at mathematics has her want for education suppressed by an overbearing father, he expects her to heard goats and sees no value to learning. Her journey to self empowerment  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darrell James Roodt
CAST:  Abrina Bosman  •  Renate Stuurman