Kim Engelbrecht

Kim Engelbrecht
Born
South Africa

(1980-06-20) 20 June 1980 (age 44)
Cape Town, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
CitizenshipSouth African
Years active1994–present
Notable workEye in the Sky
Awards2010 South African Film and Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress

Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht (born 20 June 1980) is a South African actress. She is the recipient of two South African Film and Television Awards as well as a nomination for an International Emmy Award.

She is known for her roles as Lolly in the soap opera Isidingo, Sgt. Noma Banks on the Syfy series Dominion (2014–2015), Marlize DeVoe on The CW show The Flash (2017–2018), and the titular character in Reyka (2021).[1][2]

Career

Engelbrecht presented a local youth television programme called Take5 in the 1990s. Much of Engelbrecht's work is localised in Johannesburg. Kim had a starring role in the South African film Bunny Chow, directed by John Barker.[1]

She got her first big break at the age of 12 when she landed the lead role of Sara in an Italian production, Sarahsara, in which she played the role of a 12-year-old girl of Sudanese descent who swims from the Isle of Capri to Napoli in Italy.[1]

Engelbrecht starred as Marlize DeVoe in the fourth season (2017–2018) of The Flash.[2] In an interview with Kyle Zeeman of the Sunday Times, she said:

"It was amazing working with actors like Grant Gustin (who plays The Flash) and Neil Sandilands, who is also a South African. I am coming into a show that is the biggest on its network and is already on its fourth season. It has a huge fan base and that comes with a huge amount of pressure. I understand that it is a big show. That it is a big deal (for South Africa) and I just really want to do well"[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Sarahsara Sarah
2004 Boy Called Twist Nancy
2005 The Flyer Mickey
2006 Bunny Chow Kim
2013 Death Race 3: Inferno Kelly O'Donnell Direct-to-video
2014 Konfetti Bianca Beekman
2015 Eye in the Sky Lucy Galvez
2017 Dating Game Killer Joanne

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Isidingo Lolly van Onselen
2012 Rugby Motors Leona
2013 Wie is de Mol? Herself
2013 Mad Dogs Greta 1 episode
2013 Geraamtes in die Kas Aesha Abrahams
2014 SAF3 Becca Connors 4 episodes
2014–2015 Dominion Sgt Noma Banks Main role
2017 Deadly Leaks 2 Layla Television film
2017–2018 The Flash Marlize DeVoe [4]
2021 Bulletproof Megan 3 episodes
Reyka Reyka Gama Lead role
2022 Raised By Wolves Decima 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 South African Film and Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Soap Isidingo Won
2013 Best Actress in a Soap Nominated
2022 Best Actress in a TV Drama Reyka Won
International Emmy Awards Best Actress Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kim Engelbrecht". TVSA. 20 June 1980. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Favour, Adeaga (28 August 2019). "Kim Engelbrecht: Her journey to greatness". Briefly. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ Zeeman, Kyle (5 October 2017). "Kim Engelbrecht on The Flash, rejection and making SA proud". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ Engelbrecht, Kim (27 February 2018). "The Flash's Kim Engelbrecht Answers Burning Qs About the DeVoes, Their Sex Life, Marlize's Hair and More". TVLine (Interview). Interviewed by Matt Webb Mitovich. Retrieved 5 December 2019.


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