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Vinette Ebrahim

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Vinette Ebrahim

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Vinette Ebrahim (born 21 February 1957) is a South African actress and playwright known for her role as Charmaine Meintjies in the SABC 2 soap opera 7de Laan. She is the sister of actor Vincent Ebrahim. Early life Ebrahim is the sister of South African-British actor Vincent Ebrahim. Her brother, six years her senior, named Ebrahim after himself. Ebrahim's father worked as a teacher in Woodstock, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, as well as an actor, writer, and director. In the late 1950s, he moved the family to Coventry, England, to work as a stage manager. The family later returned to South Africa.

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Notable quotes

“I’m not in a position where I can sit back and go on with life as normal without working ... I take on any and all of the jobs offered to me.”
— Veteran actress Vinette Ebrahim on a mission to empower Cape Flats women,Published Sep 4, 2022,By Brandon Nel
“Although my role in Legacy was not big, I still enjoyed working with them.”
— Veteran actress Vinette Ebrahim on a mission to empower Cape Flats women,Published Sep 4, 2022,By Brandon Nel
“In my head Charmaine does no longer exist and I made peace with that ... A lot of people still call me Charmaine, especially in the shops”
— Veteran actress Vinette Ebrahim on a mission to empower Cape Flats women,Published Sep 4, 2022,By Brandon Nel
“I was the one who initiated school plays and drama projects.”
— Vinette Ebrahim hooked on Ellen Pakkies,25 November 2011,By Natasha Uys, The Namibian
“At primary school I re-wrote the Nativity, inventing a story about a blind girl who dreamt about witnessing the birth of Jesus and when she woke up, on Christmas morning – she could see! My teachers were so impressed, they allowed me to direct it as well.”
— Vinette Ebrahim hooked on Ellen Pakkies,25 November 2011,By Natasha Uys, The Namibian
“If I am to be known by a colour, then I want to be known as a brown South African. I tried for so long to be black, politically, but that proved to be a misnomer.”
— Vinette Ebrahim hooked on Ellen Pakkies,25 November 2011,By Natasha Uys, The Namibian

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Overview

Vinette Ebrahim (born 21 February 1957) is a South African actress and playwright known for her role as Charmaine Meintjies in the SABC 2 soap opera 7de Laan. She is the sister of actor Vincent Ebrahim. Early life Ebrahim is the sister of South African-British actor Vincent Ebrahim. Her brother, six years her senior, named Ebrahim after himself. Ebrahim's father worked as a teacher in Woodstock, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, as well as an actor, writer, and director. In the late 1950s, he moved the family to Coventry, England, to work as a stage manager. The family later returned to South Africa.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“I’m not in a position where I can sit back and go on with life as normal without working ... I take on any and all of the jobs offered to me.”
— Veteran actress Vinette Ebrahim on a mission to empower Cape Flats women,Published Sep 4, 2022,By Brandon Nel
“Although my role in Legacy was not big, I still enjoyed working with them.”
— Veteran actress Vinette Ebrahim on a mission to empower Cape Flats women,Published Sep 4, 2022,By Brandon Nel
“In my head Charmaine does no longer exist and I made peace with that ... A lot of people still call me Charmaine, especially in the shops”
— Veteran actress Vinette Ebrahim on a mission to empower Cape Flats women,Published Sep 4, 2022,By Brandon Nel
“I was the one who initiated school plays and drama projects.”
— Vinette Ebrahim hooked on Ellen Pakkies,25 November 2011,By Natasha Uys, The Namibian
“At primary school I re-wrote the Nativity, inventing a story about a blind girl who dreamt about witnessing the birth of Jesus and when she woke up, on Christmas morning – she could see! My teachers were so impressed, they allowed me to direct it as well.”
— Vinette Ebrahim hooked on Ellen Pakkies,25 November 2011,By Natasha Uys, The Namibian
“If I am to be known by a colour, then I want to be known as a brown South African. I tried for so long to be black, politically, but that proved to be a misnomer.”
— Vinette Ebrahim hooked on Ellen Pakkies,25 November 2011,By Natasha Uys, The Namibian

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.