Amalia Uys

Amalia Uys (born 14 October 1984 in Springbok, Northern Cape, is a South African actress that played a main role in the soap opera 7de Laan from 2006 to 2013 as San-Mari van Graan.[1] Uys graduated from Stellenbosch University in 2003, after which she moved to Johannesburg and auditioned and was accepted for 7de Laan.

Amalia Uys
Born (1984-10-14) October 14, 1984
Springbok, Northern Cape

2008 helicopter crash

On Saturday 31 May 2008, Uys suffered injuries when a helicopter that she and two fellow 7de Laan cast members (Sekoati Tsubane and Hazel Hinda) were traveling in crashed into a car shortly after take off. The actors were in Kroonstad for the first day of a 12-month promotional tour for SABC2. Tsubane and Hinda were discharged shortly after checking into hospital but Uys had to remain overnight for her wrist fracture.[2] Neither the pilot nor the car driver were injured in the incident.

References
  1. "'7de Laan' se Amalia los sepie ná 6 jaar". Rapport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. "Entertainment: "7de Laan" stars are okay". The Witness. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
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