Wilma Stockenström
Acting
Biography
Wilma Johanna Stockenström (born 7 August 1933) is a South African writer, translator, and actor. She writes in the Afrikaans language, and along with Sheila Cussons, Elisabeth Eybers, Antjie Krog and Ina Rousseau, she is one of the leading female writers in the language. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wilma Stockenström, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Pop le Roux is a beautiful, but relatively uneducated, boer girl from a poor family. The young men of the county all compete with each other to win her favor. The man she loves is Manie Cronjé, He is just as poor and Pop sees no chance of suffering further. She eventually marries Jan Greyling, the rich widower. Gradually she adapts to her new life and becomes a good wife for Jan.
Wasted Spring
The beginning of the end of the apartheid era in South Africa is seen through the perspectives of three female friends: Sophie, who is of English descent; Aninka, who is an Afrikaner; and Thoko, who is black.
Friends
An episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
South African TV Movie
The Horse Smuggler
After a drunken hit-and-run, composer Fritz is released from prison and wanders the country in search of work and solace.