South African actress and model
Tanit Phoenix (born 24 September 1980)
[2]
[3] is a South African
fashion model ,
[4]
[5] actress and makeup artist.
[6] She is known for her swimwear and
lingerie photo shoots after appearing in a
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2003 and in
GQ magazine and
FHM in the same year.
[7]
Early life
Tanit Phoenix was born in
Durban ,
KwaZulu-Natal , and is of Dutch and Irish descent.
[8]
[9]
Modeling career
Phoenix began her career in Durban, South Africa at the age of 14, after being discovered by a modelling scout in her hometown, Westville.
[5] She has appeared in international TV commercials for
Adidas ,
Coca-Cola , Volvic water, Aqua-mineral,
[10]
Visine ,
Schweppes , American Swiss Jewelry,
Citroën C3,
Nivea ,
Alberto VO5 ,
Aria , Transition Lenses,
[11]
Volvic , Distractions lingerie campaign
[12]
[13] and
Veet television commercials and campaign which she held for 5 years.
Phoenix appeared in the European TV ad for Fa shower gel, skydiving. She was then chosen to be a cover girl for German
Maxim in 2004 after being named "Who's That Girl?" at the Woman of the Year German Maxim awards in 2003, and then appeared on the cover of American Maxim the year after.
[8]
[14] She was ranked #5 in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll of South African FHM readers in 2004, #6 in 2005, #10 in 2006, #40 in 2007.
[15]
[16] In 2011 Phoenix won "IGN's Sexiest woman of the year". She was the most popular girl ever photographed for Babeology by
IGN .
[17]
She has appeared on the cover of South African
Cosmopolitan four times,
[18] South African and American
FHM numerous times,
[19] Legacy , Indwe , South African
Marie Claire ,
[20] German and South African
Shape and South African
GQ magazines, and has frequently been shot for
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue .
[21]
[22] In May 2014 Tanit Phoenix appeared on the cover for Maxim South Africa.
[23]
[24]
[25]
[26]
Acting career
Phoenix began her acting career with a brief appearance as one of
Jared Leto 's girlfriends in the 2005 film
Lord of War , and the South African-Canadian mystery series
Charlie Jade as Malachi's associate in the episode "Things Unseen".
[27] In 2007 she filmed a role in
Gallowwalkers , opposite
Wesley Snipes . The film was not released until it went to video in 2013.
[28] In 2008 she appeared in the thriller Kamasutra Nights (also known as Maya ).
[29]
In 2010, she starred in the horror film
Lost Boys: The Thirst
[30] and in the
comedy
Spud opposite
John Cleese .
In 2011, Phoenix appeared in the TV series
Femme Fatales ,
[31] where she was the narrator of the show and appeared for a snippet of every episode.
[32] She also had a minor role in
Safe House , and played the sexy antagonist alongside
Leon Schuster in the 2012 movie
Mad Buddies .[
citation needed ]
Phoenix starred in
Death Race 2 and
Death Race 3: Inferno alongside
Luke Goss and
Danny Trejo and reprised her role as Eve Wilson in
Spud 2: The Madness Continues .
[33]
Make-up artist career
In 2013, Phoenix took her first job as the key makeup artist and designer of the character Jimmy on the P.O.V. action film
Hardcore Henry . Jimmy was played by her husband Sharlto Copley. She transformed him into 11 different characters.
[34]
Personal life
Phoenix has been in a relationship with actor
Sharlto Copley since January 2012.
[35] On 15 February 2016, they married in Cape Town, South Africa,
[36]
[37] and announced their first child together on 1 January 2017.
[38] The family divides their time between
Cape Town and
Los Angeles .
[39]
Phoenix is a
vegan .
[40]
[41]
[42]
Filmography
Film
Television
Music video
References
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"Tanit Phoenix" . Ice Model Management.
Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013 .
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"Tanit Choice" . Tanit Phoenix website . 2 May 2010. Archived from
the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2011 .
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"Tanit Phoenix Biography" . IGN . Archived from
the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix" . Ubuhle . Archived from
the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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b Wiggins, Luke (14 November 2013).
"Tanit Phoenix, International Actress and South African Super Model Interview" . The Night Life . Archived from
the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Puchko, Kristy (5 April 2016).
"Sharlto Copley Reveals Shocking Secrets of 'Hardcore Henry's' Insane Stunts" . Comic Book Resources .
Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix - Filmography" . Movies & TV Dept.
The New York Times . 2014. Archived from
the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix" . Ask Men . Archived from
the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix" . Tullylish Parish .
Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Aquia Minerale" . YouTube .
Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Transitions Optical TV Ad - Nature Cinematographer" . Pinterest .
Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Distractions Lingerie TV Ad with Woolworths" . Facebook .
Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix - Commercials" . Tanit Phoenix website . Archived from
the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Girls" . Maxim .
Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"FHM-South Africa's 100 Sexiest Women [2004]" . Am I Annoying .
Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"FHM-South Africa's 100 Sexiest Women [2005]" . Am I Annoying .
Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Roberts, Cherie (20 December 2011).
"Tanit Phoenix is IGN Babeology's 2011 Babe of the Year" . IGN . Archived from
the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Miska, Brad (29 May 2010).
"Tanit Phoenix Talks Sexy Role in 'Lost Boys: The Thirst' " . Bloody Disgusting .
Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"The FHM February 2011 issue" . FHM . 27 December 2010. Archived from
the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Sneak Peek: Marie Claire's Annual Naked Issue Cover. Tanit Phoenix Rises" . Hurricane Vanessa . 3 February 2011. Archived from
the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix, Jessica Roffey, Bar Refaeli old video" . YouTube .
Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Modeling section of official web site" . Tanit Phoenix website . Archived from
the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Maxim South Africa Magazine May 2014 issue" . Magzter .
Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix - Maxim May 2014 (5-2014) South Africa" . Scanof.net . Archived from
the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014 .
^ Joviic, Milan (22 February 1999).
"Tanit Phoenix At Maxim South Africa May 2014" . Celebzz . Archived from
the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2014 .
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"South Africa's Tanit Phoenix" . Maxim . 19 June 2014. Archived from
the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014 .
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"Tanit Phoenix - Profile" . Tanit Phoenix website . Archived from
the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Goreboy (17 May 2013).
"Lionsgate Releases Gallowwalkers to DVD" . Best Horror Movies . Archived from
the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Kamasutra Nights (2008)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from
the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ unclecreepy (26 September 2012).
"Short List Revealed to Helm Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" . Dread Central .
Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Femme Fatales" . Internet Movie Database .
Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Hibberd, James (25 October 2010).
"Cinemax Casts Lead in 'Femme Fatales' " . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from
the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2011 .
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"John Cleese Back for Spud 2 " . Channel 24 . 4 July 2012.
Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Hardcore Henry (2015)" . Internet Movie Database .
Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Lewis, Maria (13 August 2013).
"Elysium star Sharlto Copley says Angelina Jolie a "perfect" Maleficent" . The Courier Mail .
Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Buck, Kristin (26 February 2016).
"Exciting news for Sharlto Copley and Tanit Phoenix!" . News 24 .
Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit and Sharlto: Happily Ever After" . Grazia . 29 April 2016. Archived from
the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ The Juice (3 January 2017).
"Tanit Phoenix and Sharlto Copley share baby news" . Channel 24 .
Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Phoenix Rises: Tanit Phoenix Takes Flight" . Hombre . 7 December 2010.
Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix – Femme On Fire" . Playboy . Archived from
the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Tanit Phoenix" . Mail & Guardian . Archived from
the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012 .
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"How To Date A Supermodel" . Men's Health . 3 May 2012. Archived from
the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012 .
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