Tanit Phoenix
Tanit Phoenix | |
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| Born | Tanit Phoenix |
| Years active | 2003-present |
Tanit Phoenix (born 24 September 1984 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal[1]) is a South African Supermodel [2] and an international Actress.[3]
Biography
Model career
Phoenix started her career at the age of 15 and has starred in (and is the face of) commercials for American Swiss Jewellery, Nivea, Alberto VO5, Multi-billion dollar Aria (Casino) (Las Vegas), Transitions Lenses, Volvic and Veet.[4] She worked as an International fashion model for Munich Models, Why Not Model Agency - Milan, Model Management - Hamburg, Ice Model Management - Cape Town and Success Models - Paris.[5] In September 2005, 2006 and now in 2010, she was the cover girl of Cosmopolitan magazine.[6] Tanit made quite a name for herself as a daredevil after she starred in the European TV ad for Fa showergel, skydiving topless from the heavens. She was then chosen to be the cover girl in the German men's magazine Maxim and then the cover girl for American Maxim the year after.[7] Tanit has also been on the covers of men's magazine FHM[8] and frequently been shot for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Marie Claire, Shape and GQ magazines.[9]
Movie career
Tanit Phoenix began her acting career as Candy in Lord of War opposite Nicolas Cage and Jared Leto ,[10] and had her second role the Canadian mystery series Charlie Jade as Malachi's associate in the episode "Things Unseen",[11] then the following year starred opposite Wesley Snipes in the horror film Gallowwalker. In 2010, she starred in the horror film Lost Boys: The Thirst[12] and the sci-fi film Death Race: Frankenstein Lives opposite Sean Bean, Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo.[13] Tanit has just completed filming the comedy Spud opposite John Cleese in South Africa.[14] Tanit Phoenix is currently filming a 13 episode series, Femme Fatales for HBO, where she has been cast as lead actress.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||||
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| Actor | Role | |||||||
| 2005 | Lord of War | Yes | Candy | |||||
| Crazy Monkey Presents Straight Outta Benoni | Yes | Megan Alba | ||||||
| 2008 | Kamasutra Nights | Yes | Alexandria | |||||
| 2010 | Gallowwalker | Yes | Angel | |||||
| Lost Boys: The Thirst | Yes | Gwen Lieber | ||||||
| Spud | Yes | Eve | ||||||
| Vauxhall Crossed | Yes | MI6 Officer Daisy Scarlett | ||||||
| 2011 | Death Race: Frankenstein Lives | Yes | Katrina Banks (post-production) | |||||
Television
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Charlie Jade as Malachi's associate #1 |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist as Lap Dancer |
References
- ^ Tanit Phoenix - Ask Men
- ^ [1]
- ^ Official MySpace
- ^ Tanit Phoenix - Commercials
- ^ tanit phoenix Profile on FMD
- ^ Tanit Phoenix Talks Sexy Role in 'Lost Boys: The Thirst'
- ^ Tanit Phoenix Pictures - Maxim Girls
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ Tanit Phoenix Profile
- ^ Tanit Phoenix on the Vamps of Lost Boys 3: The Thirst
- ^ Exclusive : Phoenix talks Transformers 3, Death Race 2, Lost Boys 3
- ^ Spud (film)