Susan Danford
Acting
Susan Danford is a Johannesburg-born actor and voice artist celebrating a 30-year career, working both internationally and in South Africa in Film, Television and Theatre. She has been recognised with 9 nominations and 3 acting award wins, in leading and supporting roles, ranging from comedy to drama. Most recently Susan was directed by Sir Ridley Scott, (Blade Runner, Gladiator) on 2020’s acclaimed sci-fi series, Raised by Wolves (HBO Max) with the second season slated to start filming in early 2021. 2020 also saw Susan as Trish Williams in the celebrated series, Still Breathing (bbzeefilms/Mnet/Showmax). Feature film highlights include Invictus directed by Clint Eastwood; Friend Request; The Salvation, starring Madds Mikkleson, with series highlights including Tutankhamun (with Sam Neill), Known Gods, League of Glory, Meester, The Color of Friendship, Vagrant Queen, and Deutschland ‘89. Her notable theatre work began with her award-winning debut role as Rosasharn in Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath; Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Abigail in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. More recent theatre highlights include her Best Actress nominated performance as Anna, opposite John Kani (Black Panther) in his play Missing, for The Baxter and Market Theatres; playing Sylvia Gellburg, opposite Sir Antony Sher in Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass for The Fugard Theatre, for which she also received a Best Actress nomination, and Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, directed by Lara Foot, for which she won the Fleur Du Cap Best Actress Award.
Фільмографія
- 2026Мисливець за спадком — Leslie Stahl, Dialogue Coach
- 2025Faith in the Flames: The Nichole Jolly Story — Heidi
- Mooiweer en Warm — Hannah Brand
- 2022Стирач: Відродження — Vanessa Geist
- Навколо світу за 80 днів — Mrs. Hildreth
- Still Breathing — Trish
- Виховані вовками — Justina
- Падіння Трої — Midwife Minoa
- 2016Запит в друзі — Caroline
- Домініон — Woman Senator
- 2014Спасіння — Mrs. Whisler
- 2012Fynbos — Anne
- 2009Natalee Holloway — Maggie
- 2009Непідкорений — Mrs. Cole
- 2008Deadly Harvest — Dr. Diane Jackson
- 2008Land Of Thirst — Vivie du Preez
- 2008Судний день — Command Centre Official
- 2006Гра з вогнем — White Madam
- Known Gods — Grace Foster
- The Triangle — Landon
- 2000I Dreamed of Africa — Esther Maitland
- 2000The Color of Friendship — Merle
- 1999Dazzle — Duty Nurse
- 1999The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy — Leslie Covington
- Onder Draai Die Duiwel Rond — Sonja de Wet
- 1988Paradise Road