Michélle Botes (12 October 1962 – 21 December 2024) was a South African actress, language instructor, designer and aromatherapist. She is best known for her roles in the television soapies Legacy (2020), Isidingo (1998) and Arende (1994).
Early life Botes was born on 12 October 1962, in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. She was of Afrikaner descent. She completed high school in Cape Town, then graduated with a bachelor's degree in speech and drama (bilingual) from the University of Stellenbosch. After graduation, she completed a diploma in education at the University of Cape Town.
Career She appeared with Ian Roberts on the popular TV series Arende in 1994.
In 1998, she joined the cast of SABC3 soap opera Isidingo and played the role "Cherel de Villiers Haines" for nine consecutive years until 2007, but rejoined in 2009. In 2002, she was included for the Top 10 Celebrities in Television by the magazine Star. In 2006, she won two awards: Best Actress and Best Onscreen Villain at the nineteenth annual Avanti Awards. Meanwhile, she also received the award for the Best TV Couple in Isidingo along with Robert Whitehead (in the role as Barker Haines) at the Crystal Awards. She was nominated for Best Actress in TV Soap category at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) for three years: 2006, 2007 and 2012.
In 2019, she rejoined with Binnelanders. In 2020, she joined the telenovela Legacy and played the role of Angelique Price. For her role, she won the SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Telenovela category.
Death Botes died from cancer on 21 December 2024, at the age of 62.
Filmography
Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1976 Snake Dancer Film 1985 Seeduiker TV series 1986 Die Swart Kat Rienie Veldt TV series 1986 Liewe Hemel, Genis! Santie Film 1987 Guillam Woudberg Suzette Davel Film 1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation Alicia Sanborn Film 1987 Wolwedans in die Skemer Ronel Greyvenstein TV series 1988 Beelde Film 1989 Arende (aka. Cape Rebel) Princess Gobbler TV series 1992 Arende II: MoordenaarsKaroo Princess Gobbler TV series 1992 Konings Santie Naudé TV series 1992 No Hero Tracy Lee Film 1994 Triptiek Bibi Brinkman TV series 1994 Arende Princess Gobbler Film 1996 Vierspel Magdel van Wijk TV series 1997 Triptiek II Bibi Brinkman TV series 1997 Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Duare TV series 1997 Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond Kietie Bosman TV series 1998 Isidingo Cherel de Villiers Haines TV series 2001 Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond 2 Kietie Bosman TV series 2009 Binnelanders TV series 2010 Bakgat! II Tannie Alet Film 2020 Legacy Angelique Price TV series 2021 Jewel Tyra Film 2025 Tuiskoms Abigail TV series
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