Amalia Uys

Amalia Uys
Born (1984-10-14) October 14, 1984
Springbok, Northern Cape

Amalia Uys (born 14 October 1984 in Springbok, Northern Cape, is a South African actress that played a main role in the soap opera 7de Laan from 2006 to 2013 as San-Mari van Graan.[1] She currently plays a role in another soap opera, Binnelanders.[2] Uys graduated from Stellenbosch University in 2003 after which she moved to Johannesburg and auditioned and was accepted for 7de Laan.

2008 helicopter crash

On Saturday 31 May 2008, Uys suffered injuries when a helicopter she and two fellow 7de Laan cast members (Sekoati Tsubane and Hazel Hinda) were traveling in crashed into a car shortly after take off. The actors were in Kroonstad for the first day of a 12-month promotional tour for SABC2. Tsubane and Hinda were released shortly after checking into hospital but Uys had to remain overnight for her wrist fracture.[3] Neither the pilot nor the car driver were injured in the incident.

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References

  1. ↑ "‘7de Laan’ se Amalia los sepie ná 6 jaar". Rapport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dié aktrise binnekort in Binneland". Sarie. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ↑ [http://www.witness.co.za/?showcontent&global%5b_id]=8416 "Entertainment: "7de Laan" stars are okay"]. The Witness. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
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