Lindi Cecile is the latest South African actress to make a successful mark in Hollywood
From Pretoria to the incandescent lights of Hollywood, it seems like the future is brighter than ever for actress, Lindi Cecile.
The 25-year-old South African, has enjoyed some success with her short films, directing and plays in Los Angeles over the past few years – showing her industry colleagues that hard-work truly does pay off in an ever-competitive industry such as Hollywood.
“My movie “You Up?”, a dark comedy about insomnia, afforded me the opportunity to garner input from Terence Blanchard, a six-time Grammy-winning musician and composer of several of Spike Lee’s films, and Oscar nominee for the score of “BlacKkKansman”, as well as George Clinton, award-winning composer of Austin Powers,” says Cecile.
Cecile has also worked on a Ryan Murphy production with Tony Award-winning, Broadway star Ben Platt. She says one of her many career highlights to date, was she worked on a project on the Fox Studios lot.
“I was directed by one of the editors of the series Homeland, he compared my comedic chops to that of Julia Louis Dreyfus, who I’ve also had the pleasure to be on set with on occasion.”
In addition to that, Cecile says her greatest achievements in Hollywood to date include starring in an array of award-winning films and working with multiple award-winning producers, directors and actors.
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“I am very proud of my recent projects “You Up?”, “I’m Press” and “Cricket Man”, which are all doing their rounds on the festival circuit. Most recently I received the best actress award at the White Deer International Film Festival for “You Up?” and it won the Sweden Film Awards last month. It was officially selected for the Rome Prisma awards, the Lift-Off Sessions organised by Pinewood studios, and the Madrid International Film Festival.
Cecile others film project, “Cricket Man”, also won big at the New York Film Awards and the Festigious International Film Festival Los Angeles for Best Parody. It also won the Los Angeles Film Awards and scored a “Best Comedy” win at the Vegas Movie Awards.
“The projects I take on are to showcase my versatility. This is a big strength that sets me apart from other performers. I can do Shakespeare one day and an action film with stunts the next. I can work from deep truth and vulnerability, but I can also do zany comedy,” says Cecile.
As for the COVID-19 pandemic taking over the world, Cecile has not stopped working on her craft.
“I have a few projects in the running. We are preparing “A Long Time Ago” for its re-opening. I will be attending festivals and award shows where proper social distancing measures have been put in place. I will also be working on a new TV series in 2021, and a couple of upcoming films. One of my films, “I’m Press” is in development to become a series as well. All this will be done while following the new safety guidelines for production. That is going to be the new normal,” she says.