# Sandi Schultz

Sandra Schultz (born 19 January 1964) is a South African actress, presenter, and fashion designer. Her films include Door to Silence (1992), Assignment (2015), While You Weren't Looking (2015), and Call Me Thief (2016). On television, she is known for her roles in Binnelanders (2005–2015), Die Spreeus (2019), Trackers (2019), the Netflix series Blood & Water (2020–), and Diepe Waters (2022).
Schultz is also known for her theatre work, earning a Vita Award nomination. Her clothing line is called Sass Designs.

## Early and personal life

Schultz was born in Johannesburg and grew up in Cape Town. She attended Alexander Sinton Secondary School. She went on to graduate from the University of Cape Town in 1986.
Schultz moved to Topanga, California in 1991, where she lived for twelve years and was married to American actor John Savage from 1993 until their divorce in 2003. She returned to South Africa in 2005 and later married Laszlo Bene. Bene died in May 2020; the couple had been together for almost 16 years.
Schultz has opened up about having been raped when she was 28 and the health issues she experienced in the aftermath. She founded Slutwalk Johannesburg, and her chosen charity on Survivor was the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | StageFright | Dancer | |
| 1988 | It's Murphy's Fault | Nancy | |
| 1990 | The Last Samurai | Receptionist | |
| 1990 | The Sandgrass People | Franscina | |
| 1990 | Voice in the Dark | Sheena | |
| 1991 | Across Red Nights (Italian: Notti di paura) | | |
| 1991 | Buck ai confini del cielo | Kay Stark | |
| 1992 | Primary Motive | Vendor | |
| 1992 | Door to Silence (Italian: Le porte del silenzio) | Woman | Direct-to-video |
| 1993 | Flynn | Girl | |
| 1994 | Killing Obsession | Annie Smith | |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies | Dr Tobias | |
| 1998 | Centurion Force | | |
| 1999 | Ghost Soldier | | |
| 2002 | The Anarchist Cookbook | Moon Child | |
| 2004 | Downtown: A Street Tale | Jada | |
| 2015 | Mooirivier | Valeria | |
| 2015 | Assignment | Kathleen "Kat" Jacobs | |
| 2015 | While You Weren't Looking | Dez | |
| 2016 | Call Me Thief (Afrikaans: Noem My Skollie) | Kettie Lonzi | |
| 2018 | Number 37 (Afrikaans: Nommer 37) | Lieutenant Gail February | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Odd Man In | Maggie Mkise | Television film |
| 1989 | Screen Two | Portuguese Woman | Episode: "A Private Life" |
| 1993 | Drumbeats | Virginia | Television film |
| 1994 | Honeytown | Rose Solomon | Main role |
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | Alice Kenyon | Episode: "Tea and Sympathy" |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Dr Gwen Pennington | 5 episodes |
| 2005–2015 | Binnelanders | Dr Jennifer Adams | Recurring role |
| 2009 | Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina | Herself – Contestant | |
| 2012 | Die Löwin | Liefie | Television film |
| 2014–2015 | Vallei van Sluiers | Mary Willemse | Recurring role (seasons 3–4) |
| 2015 | Einfach Rosa | Jamila | Miniseries; 1 episode |
| 2016 | Ashes to Ashes | Ms Booi | |
| 2016–2017 | Hotel | Maggie Conradie | 15 episodes |
| 2017 | Empire of the Sharks | Sarah | Television film |
| 2017 | Scandal! | Arabella | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Knapsekêrels | Dr Lynn Davids | |
| 2019 | Draadloos | Pastor Miriam Moses | Television film |
| 2019 | Die Spreeus | Rosa Scheffers | Main role |
| 2019 | Trackers | Janina Mentz | Main role |
| 2020–present | Blood & Water | Nicole Daniels | Main role |
| 2022 | Diepe Waters | Zelda Joubert | Main role |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy Gale | Artscape Theatre Centre, Cape Town |
| 1986 | Diplomatic Baggage | | Artscape Theatre / H.B. Thom Theatre, Cape Town |
| 1987 | In Conversation, Indaba, In Gesprek | | Baxter Theatre, Cape Town |
| 1987 | Julia | Christine | Black Sun, Johannesburg |
| 1988 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Baxter Theatre, Cape Town / Market Theatre, Johannesburg |
| 1990 | Houd-den-Bek | | State Theatre, Pretoria / National Arts Festival, Grahamstown |
| 1992 | The Rocky Horror Show | Magenta | Artscape Theatre / Baxter Theatre, Cape Town |
| 2016 | Six Characters in Search of an Author | Mother | Market Theatre, Johannesburg |
| 2018 | My Seuns | Ensemble | Aardklop, Potchefstroom |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 1993 | Vita Awards | Performer of the Year – Musical | The Rocky Horror Show | Nominated | |