Skemerdans star Trudy van Rooy on working with industry heavyweights: 'It was a childhood dream come true'

06 May 2021

Kim Wendy Abrahams

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Trudy van Rooy stars as Jessie in the neo-noir, Cape Flats-set crime-drama series. (Photo: Instagram/ @trudyvanrooy)

The actress chats to YOU about her role in the new Showmax neo-noir, Cape Flats-set crime-drama series Skemerdans; working with industry heavyweights; and how losing her father shaped her world.

The series opens with the murder of Glenn Fortune (Kevin Smith), owner of The Oasis jazz club, which leads to a power struggle with the club at the centre.

To play Glenn’s daughter, Jessie Fortune, Trudy says she had to “go deep very quickly”.

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