She is more than just an actress and pretty face

She is more than just an actress...

Many people believe that if you live in the Cape flats, you will most likely become negatively influenced by the environment, we brought the TV actress Ann Juries-May to studio to talk about how she was able to deal with the negativity of the Cape flats and became a successful actress. 

Ann Juries-May who was born in Eerste River, is now playing Claudia Cupido from the TV series Arendsvlei, the character Claudia Cupido is a grade 11 student who attends Arendsvlei High School. Ann started TV acting after she acquired her degree in theater and performance at the University of Cape Town in 2012 .   

Being born in an area which was negatively stigmatized , growing up Ann dealt with the issues, but never took them to heart. However with the recent violence and crime on the increase, Ann has chosen to use her platform to help the people who she is able to help. She has started an NGO called Showup.shine which focuses on giving dresses to matric girls for their matric ball's, Ann believes that by making these girls happy they will gain a more confident mindset which she believes is the type of mindset more people need.


Ann is more than just Claudia Cupido from Arendsvlei, using her platform to address issues like gender-based violence as well as helping girls feel better about themselves. Ann's actions show that she is more than just an actress.
            
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