Multi
award winning actress, comedienne and singer Annabel Linder, has
distinguished herself in all spheres of the entertainment media.She
has been nominated 11 times for various awards given for excellence
in theatre, T.V. and radio, and has won five of them.Two Dalro awards – one
for theatre for “Torch Song Trilogy” - one for musical
theatre for “Chicago”, the “To-night” award
for “Heroes on television, the “Naledi” award for “The
Tale of the Allergist’s Wife”on stage, and the Vita award
for “Rose”,for her portrayal of an 80 year old Holocaust
survivor at the Theatre on the Square. She was also nominated for a
Vita Award for her performance in "Driving Miss Daisy" opposite
John Kani. She received her 10th nomination for a Naledi for her performance
in "From to Door" for Pieter Toerien productions in 2006.
In 2008 she appeared in the popular daily series "Sewende Laan" for
Danie Odendaal Productions, playing the part of an eccentric ballroom
dancing teacher. She appeared in 10 episodes.
She is one of the only female singer-comediennes on the cabaret circuit,
doing an hour of songs and comedy for corporates, and is an accomplished
voice over artist. A tribute was paid to her by Dali Tambo who featured
her in his 1 hour program on National Television, “People of
the South”. She has worked consistently in stage productions,
T.V, film and radio over the four decades of her career.
Last year 2009, she did a season at the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square
playing the role of Florence Foster Jenkins to great critical acclaim,
singing, dancing and acting ---the triple threat . She was nominated
for this performance for the Naledi Awards, making it her 11th nomination
for excellence in her craft. This year,2010, she was in the new TV
Series "Sex Tips for Girls - Foreplay" for
ETV, and completed a 9 month stint on Chai FM radio presenting a 3 hour daily
programme of in depth interviews varying from entertainment, politics, financial,
technological, and medical subjects. She has just completed a season for the
soapie "Binnelanders" on M-Net, playing the ex wife of an Altzheimer
sufferer, to be screened in December 2010. She and her husband Sam Sklair can
be heard on Radio Today 1485 AM every Saturday at 9am and repeated at 8pm, doing
"Annie and Sam Showtime", an hour of music and chat.
Telephone: (011) 3254650 cel: 0825663365 fax(011)3254088