Shareen Swart was most well-known for her roles as Meisie Moolman in Ballade vir 'n Enkeling shown on TV1 and repeats on kykNET (DStv 144) and Katinka in the Afrikaans weekday soap 7de Laan on SABC2.
She also made appearances as Rita in the kykNET soap Villa Rosa, as well as Irene Greyling in Binnelanders, also a soap on kykNET.
Shareen Swart was also the founder and CEO of the Performing Arts Lifestyle Institute (PALI).
She died this morning after losing her battle against cancer.
"We are saddened by the loss of PALI’s founder, director and mother lion Shareen Swart this morning. Shareen has been an mentor, inspiration and friend to many and leaves behind an amazing legacy," says PALI in a statement.
Besides acting on TV and stage and appearing in on-screen roles, Shareen Swart was also a writer, director, producer and a dialogue coach.
Other TV roles included appearances in Koöperasiestories, Die Drie Van Der Walts and theatre productions like Kinkels Innie Kabel, Death Trap, The Taming of the Shrew, Cabaret, The Balcony and Noises Off.
She appeared in film in PI Van der Merwe, Circles in a Forest and Committed and was also a dialogue coach for 7de Laan and Egoli on M-Net.
