Gretchen Ramsden
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Gretchen Ramsden | |
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| Born | 29 March 1995 |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Gretchen Ramsden (born 29 March 1995) is a South African actress.[1] She is best known for her roles in Arendsvlei and Afgrond.[2][3]
In 2014, she enrolled to the University of Cape Town (UCT) and graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance.[4] During her time at UCT, she performed in many student stage productions such as Lied van die Boeings, All's Well That Ends Well,[5] Kristalvlakte, Agamemnon and Judas.
Career
In 2017, Ramsden appeared in the Afrikaans drama Die Dans van die Watermeid.[6] In 2018, she became a voice artist, by voicing for the role of "Sengül Dogan" in the Afrikaans dub of the Turkish telenovela Yasak Elma translated to Doodsondes.[7] In the same year, she began playing the supporting character of Nicolene in the kykNET & kie telenovela Arendsvlei. In 2019, she made her film debut in Toorbos, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Dalene Matthee.[8] In 2021, she made her first television lead role as "Nadine May" in the kykNET drama serial Afgrond.[4][9] She also appeared in the films Arena and Chalk And Cheese.[10]