Personal details
- Height: 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Professions: Actress, Sound Department
Donna Cormack-Thomson, straight out of Pretoria and now tearing it up in Cape Town’s arts scene, has been hustling across the stage and screen for nearly a decade. She’s not your run-of-the-mill performer—this woman’s got chops, a degree in Theatre and Performance from UCT, and an energy that just doesn’t quit. She’s bounced around theater, film, and TV, racking up credits like The Cars That Made the World, and let’s not forget the Bradley Cooper-produced FDR series for History Channel. If you blinked, you might’ve missed her in The Devil Speaks, or acting alongside legends like Ray Winstone and Donald Sutherland in Ice. Not exactly small potatoes. Now, she’s about to make even more waves. Donna’s gearing up to play Erika, a series regular in Catch Me a Killer, which dives deep into South Africa’s true crime underbelly—gritty stuff, not your average whodunit. And that’s not all. She’s stepping into the spotlight as the female lead in Street Trash, director Ryan Kruger’s wild, blood-splattered horror-comedy, which is a full-throttle remake of the notorious 80s cult flick. They even shot it on 35mm for that authentic, grimy vibe, so you know it’s not pulling any punches. Donna’s career is basically a masterclass in versatility, flipping from hard-hitting dramas to twisted horror-comedies without missing a beat. She’s one to watch—honestly, if you haven’t seen her work yet, you’re probably missing out on some of the best talent coming out of South Africa right now.
Started hitting the stage at just eight, which is wild—most kids are still tripping over their own shoelaces at that age. The dedication, though? Next-level. It’s like, while classmates were probably busy trading Pokémon cards or figuring out how to not eat glue, this one was memorizing lines and soaking up stage lights. Over the years, that early hustle totally paid off. There’s this raw confidence you only get when you’ve spent your childhood pretending to be someone else in front of a crowd. Those years of training really shaped a career that doesn’t just lean on talent, but serious discipline. It’s not just about being a natural—it’s about putting in the hours, those awkward rehearsals, the missed birthday parties because you’ve got a show to do. Honestly, that kind of grit at such a young age? You can see it in the way the roles come alive, the way every character feels like someone you know. And it all started way back when, before anyone could even spell “Hollywood.”
5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
Konidela Ram Charan