Therese Benade
Biography
Therese Benade was born on 9 March 1977 in South Africa. She is an actress and writer, known for Home Affairs (2005), The Piano Player (2002) and Kampterrein (2017).
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as Astrid Wentzel
In Bloemfontein there is a guest house where the walls have ears and where there is daily drama, intrigue and also a lot of comedy.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Guest Host
The aim of Dankie, Lottoland is to identify individuals and charities in need, so that Lottoland South Africa can intervene, roll up its sleeves and support and assist them. Through this popular television series, 13 charities (or vulnerable individuals) also gain the opportunity for national exposure on television, with a view to gaining further support from the public in the future.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • as Dr Visagie
A holiday town on the coast. Families who have been camping at the same caravan park for generations. Children playing on the beach. Braai under the trees. Everything is idyllic - until a body washes up on the beach.
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Cherise
Home Affairs is a South African television drama series created and produced by Roberta Durrant. It tells the story of nine very different women whose lives are interconnected. The women's stories reflect the wide cultural range of South African women. The women each undertake a journey of self-discovery, connecting with each other in various and random ways.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Mev Terreblanche 4
When Cape Town housewife discovers evidence her husband is having an affair with a stripper, her investigation takes her to a world poles apart from the suburban utopia she knows.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Ragel
An edgy, youthful and urban Afrikaans drama that follows four females as they navigate the complicated world of university life and how they walk the thin line between mischief and wrongdoing to survive.
Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Charlotte Bessermann
Dryfsand (Quicksand) is a South African, Afrikaans-language television drama series written by P.G. du Plessis and produced by Andre Scholtz which revolves around a load of gold that was stolen from a small mining town. An airplane disappears without trace while ferrying a cargo of gold bullion from a small mining town. Carstens, the protagonist of Dryfsand, loses his job at the mine because of the incident, which is deemed a heist.
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Katryn Bekker
Song vir Katryn is a modern romantic drama about Jinx, an M.D. and musican, who falls in love with Katryn, a woman with a dark and mysterious past.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Guest
An adventure show that shows viewers how celebrities try out sports such as abseiling, river rafting, motor sports, bungee and quite a few others.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Amanda
Kompleks is a South African, Afrikaans-language television drama series set in two parallel universes which tells the story of two teenagers that fall in love during a winter holiday and how the future will be decided on the decisions they make.