Tinarie van wyk loots biography of rory

Stage and screen actress Tinarie van Wyk Loots is currently performing in Hemelruim at The Fugard Theatre, a role that has already awarded her Best Actress at The Aardklop National Arts Festival, the KKNK and at the kykNET Fiëstas 2016.

In this year alone, Tinarie has already appeared on stage in five major productions. Awards and production credits aside, Tinarie radiates passion for the work that she does.

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Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in the arts?

It’s something that kind of happened…I’d like to say organically, but that sounds so cliché.

We moved halfway through my Grade 1 year and my mom says that I struggled a little bit to adjust to the new school, so she had me do little drama classes on the side as an extra-curricular activity to help me open up and adjust.

I fell in love with it instantly and then later when I got the opportunity to perform in school plays, I did everythi