Izel Bezuidenhout
Izel Bezuidenhout | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1998 |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Izel Bezuidenhout (born 25 November 1998) is a South African actress. She began her career as a child actress. She is best known to international audiences for her roles in the films Flatland (2019) and Wild is the Wind (2022).[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Bezuidenhout is from Pretoria.[3] Her father Hannes is a pastor.[4] Her mother is Lucia.[5]
Bezuidenhout attended Hoërskool Eldoraigne in Centurion.[6] In 2012, she enrolled in a summer school programme at the Royal Academy of Dance in London.[7] She later took a six-month acting course in New York.[8]
Career[edit]
Bezuidenhout was eleven when she landed her first theatre role and fourteen when she was cast in her first film, the 2014 teen spy thriller Agent 2000: Die Laksman as Chante-Amoré Naudé. The following year, she played a younger version of Charlene Brouwer's titular character in the film Dis ek, Anna and made her television debut in Bloedbroers.[citation needed]
Bezuidenhout went on to have further film roles in Mignon Mossie van Wyk (2016), Bram Fischer and Vaselinetjie (both 2017). In 2018, she joined the cast of the long-running soap opera 7de Laan as Kyla Welman. She later reprised her role in 2023.[9]
Bezuidenhout starred opposite Nicole Fortuin in the 2019 film Flatland directed by Jenna Bass, which screened at Berlinale and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).[citation needed]
In 2021 and 2022, Bezuidenhout had roles in the third and fourth seasons of the kykNET crime anthology series Spoorloos, playing the recurring character Giselle in the former installment, titled Steynhof, and the main character Emma Eloff opposite Bobby van Jaarsveld in the latter installment, titled Die Eiland.[10] She had met van Jaarsveld when she was a child at one of his concerts.[11] Also in 2022, she appeared in the Netflix film Wild is the Wind.[citation needed]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Agent 2000: Die Laksman | Chante-Amoré Naudé | |
| 2015 | Dis ek, Anna | Young Anna | |
| 2016 | Mignon Mossie van Wyk | Charlene Fourie | |
| 2017 | Bram Fischer | Ilse Fischer | Also titled An Act of Defiance |
| Vaselinetjie | KitCat | ||
| 2018 | Dominee Tienie | Helena Benade | |
| 2019 | Flatland | Poppie de Klerk | |
| 2021 | Ring of Beasts | Zana | Short film |
| 2022 | Wild is the Wind | Melissa | Netflix film |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bloedbroers | Antoinette Visser | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Fluiters | Marie | |
| 2018 | 7de Laan | Kyla Welman | |
| 2021 | Op Straat | Angie | Television film |
| Nagvrees | Liza | Television film | |
| 2021–2022 | Spoorloos | Giselle / Emma Eloff | Recurring role, season 3 Main role, season 4 |
| 2022 | Op Soek na Reënboë | Daleen | Television film |
References[edit]
- ^ Prestridge, James (18 February 2019). "Close-up: An Interview With 'Flatland' Actress Izel Bezuidenhout". Close-Up Culture. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Faith Baloyi, Izel Bezuidenhout – Flatland #Berlinale2019". Fred. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Barnard, Yolanda (8 November 2015). "Pretoria se talentvolle kindersterre". Pretoria Rekord (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Oud-dominee se dogter nou aktrise". Middleburg Observer (in Afrikaans). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Matsena, David (16 October 2015). "Dis ek Anna premiers at Ster-Kinekor". Rekord. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Anna kruip onder Izel se vel in". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Izel Bezuidenhout gesels met my oor die nuwe fliek Agent 2000". Pieter Cloete (in Afrikaans). 24 March 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Furstenburg, Rialien (5 September 2022). "It's a wrap". Get It Pretoria. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Jody-Lynn (15 March 2023). "PRAGFOTO'S: Tjattas trou ná sy bruid die aand vooraf by sy neef slaap". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Habelgaarn, Tarren-Lee (26 July 2022). "Izel Bezuidenhout oor 'Spoorloos: Die eiland': 'Ek sou enigiets gee om deel van die reeks te wees'". Terloops (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Scheepers, Xanet (29 July 2022). "Bobby van Jaarsveld on his leading role as Stefan in 'Spoorloos: Die Eiland'". Citizen. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links[edit]
- Izel Bezuidenhout at IMDb
- Izel Bezuidenhout at Stella Talent