Bio
Penny Wolhuter is a South African actress and dancer best known for her role as Leah in the SABC3 telenovela The Estate.
The daughter of Emmy Award-winning wildlife filmmaker Kim Wolhuter, she matriculated from Penryn College High School in Mpumalanga.
She went on to complete a Diploma in Musical Theatre (Dance Major) from Oakfields College in Somerset West, graduating in 2019.
As a child, she was featured in a wildlife docu-reality series called Safari Sisters, which follows the lives of her father and his two young daughters, Lindy and Penny, in the African Savannah.
The series shows how Kim's daughters follow in their father's footsteps, assisting in wildlife documentation and conservation efforts.
Safari Sisters aired on Animal Planet in 2009.
She landed her first screen acting role when she was cast in the SABC3 telenovela The Estate, which revolves around a gated suburban community which begins to feel less secure when a neighbouring township launches a land claim against the estate.
In the show she plays Leah le Roux, the 15-year-old daughter of Suzaan (Nadia Valvekens), who must cope with her mother's humiliation after her husband leaves her for another man.
The Estate premiered on 5 April, 2021.