Christia Visser

Christia Visser is a South African actress and singer who grew up in Swellendam and took a diploma in film acting at Act Cape Town, where she also trained in dance and singing. Her stage work began in 2013 with Nicola Hanekom's Land van Skedels at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. Her first screen roles were in The Perfect Wave and Hollywood in my Huis (2014), the second bringing her a Best Actress prize from the kykNET Silwerskermfees. She portrayed Alison Botha in the documentary Alison (2016) and headlined Tess, for which the Durban International Film Festival named her Best Actress and she received a SAFTA nomination. Television brought her the role of Lillie Human in Die Boekklub from 2016 to 2021, then parts in Binnelanders. She also sings, releasing music from 2019 and earning a South African Music Award nomination for her debut album Gemaklik Verlore (2020). Kaalgat Karel (2021) was a romantic comedy she starred in.