Quinne Brown (born 9 June 1979) is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Ouma se Slim Kind, Sedona's Rule and This Is Charlotte King.[1]

Quinne Brown
Born
Quinne Brown

(1979-06-09) June 9, 1979 (age 45)
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of Johannesburg
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
SpouseRyan Huffman (m. 2006)
Children2

Personal life

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Brown was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. After matriculating, she studied geography and anthropology at the University of Johannesburg.

She left for San Francisco in 2003 for her father's funeral, where she met her future husband, Ryan Huffman.[2] She married him in 2006 and the couple lived in San Francisco. The couple later moved to San Diego, where they had their two daughters, Charlotte and Lara.[3]

Career

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During her studies, Brown got the opportunity to join the cast of the soap opera, 7de Laan.[4] In the series, she played the popular role Connie van der Lecq.[5] Apart from acting, she is also worked as a presenter on the SABC2 talk show. In 2003, Brown took sabbatical leave from the series after her father's death in April 2003.[6]

She also worked in theater, film and commercials based on San Francisco.[7] In 2008, she started teaching children at an acting school for children.[8] After ten years in United States, she returned to South Africa with the family. In 2016, she rejoined the cast of '7de Laan', and reprised her character 'Connie'.[9]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2001-2003/2016-2022 7de Laan Connie van der Lecq TV series
2007 Ouma se Slim Kind Klaradyn Film
2007 Just Under a Million Rachel Short film
2007 A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Young Woman Short film
2008 The Shadow of Evil Doris Short film
2010 This Is Charlotte King Charlotte King Short film
2010 Sedona's Rule Irene Film
2010 Nominated Eye on Hollywood Host Film
2011 Homeward Bound Nicole Short film
2013 Lifeless Janice Film
2021-2022 Dokter Ali Selvi TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Quinne Brown filmography" (PDF). Artist Connection. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ "'Having Children Taught Me Who I Am'". magzter. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ "'7de Laan' actress & doula: "Women need to choose their own birthing experiences"". all4women. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "An hour with Quinne Brown on Just the Hits". Omny FM. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "7de Laan actress opens up about her character's 'dark side'". news24. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ "7th Avenue's Quinne Brown Visits America for Christmas". netwerk24. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Quinne Brown San Francisco, CA". backstage. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Brand new adventure for Quinne Brown and husband Ryan". netwerk24. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Quinne Brown Huffman rejoins the cast of 7de laan". sabc2. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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