Hermien Dommisse
Hermien Dommisse (27 October 1915 – 24 March 2010) was a South African actress.
Hermien Dommisse
Emily Brontë · 50 Jaar op die planke: die Afrikaanse beroepstoneel. 1975. Ulrich Stark (editor) · Public domain
- Name
- Hermien Dommisse
- Birth Name
- Hermien Anna Dommisse
- Born
- 27 October 1915
- Birthplace
- Ermelo
- Died
- 24 March 2010
- Place of death
- Edenvale, South Africa
- Known for
- TV and film
- Spouse
- Gilbert McCaul
- Awards
- Fleur du Cap Theatre Lifetime Award
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Occupation
- actress · writer
- Honours
- Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards · Life Awards
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Hermien Dommisse (27 October 1915 – 24 March 2010) was a South African actress.
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• Name — Hermien Dommisse • Birth Name — Hermien Anna Dommisse • Born — 27 October 1915 • Birthplace — Ermelo • Died — 24 March 2010 • Place of death — Edenvale, South Africa • Known for — TV and film • Spouse — Gilbert McCaul • Awards — Fleur du Cap Theatre Lifetime Award
Early life
Early life
Dommise was born in Ermelo, Eastern Transvaal, in 1915. She matriculated from Pretoria High School for Girls. She then attended the University of Pretoria and obtained both a BA degree and a Higher Education Diploma. She had a short career as a teacher at Helpmekaar Hoërskool in Johannesburg before returning to the University of Pretoria where she obtained a doctorate in drama.
Career
Career
She made several films in South Africa including Die Kandidaat and Jannie totsiens. She was known for appearing in the long running bi-lingual South African TV soap "Egoli: Place of Gold".
Marriage
Marriage
In 1941, Dommisse married Gilbert McCaul and had three children, Nina, Jeanne, and Gilbert.
Death
Death
Dommisse died in South Africa at a nursing home.
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Identity
Hermien Dommisse is recorded as having received Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards and Life Awards.
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Hermien Dommisse died at Edenvale.
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In 1987, she was awarded the FAK Award for Outstanding Cultural Achievement. The South African Academy of Science and Arts' awarded Dommisse the Special Medal of Honour for the Advancement of the Performing Arts in 1990. She received a Fleur du Cap Theatre Lifetime Award in 1999.
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