SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Claire Zijlstra

Full / Real Name: Claire Elizabeth Zijlstra
Gender: Female

Rate:

9.3

Add to Actor Favourites

Bio

Claire Zijlstra is a South African artist, actress, model and human resources manager who was a child TV star, known for her starring role as Kylie on two seasons of the SABC1 Education drama series Soul Buddyz.

She studied at the National School of the Arts in Braamfontein from 2004-2008 and later achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia from the University of South Africa.

Whilst at the School of the Arts she was cast as Kylie in Soul Buddyz, a popular SABC Education drama on SABC1. Her character had to deal with her father's anger when he lost his job, although her efforts to please him were in vain.

Claire went on to present Buddyz on the Move, then worked in telesales, as an au pair, a jewelry designer, a sales consultant, an administrator, designer, model and human resources manager.

She was also a consultant and ambassador for the South African National Deaf Association.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Kylie

Kylie


LATEST ARTICLES

Scandal! Teasers - July 2025

Taps and Sanda are forced to lie to their son about the true identity of his Samaritan.


New on TV today: Tuesday 10 June 2025

Disney+ introduces Call Her Alex and Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy drops on Netflix.


Generations: The Legacy Teasers - July 2025

Pele is baffled by a mysterious bag of cash and Kea is shocked by what the inyanga wants them to do.


New on TV today: Monday 9 June 2025

Medical drama Doc is new on M-Net and HISTORY gets to grips with Hell on Earth: WWII.


New on TV today: Sunday 8 June 2025

Ocean with David Attenborough drops on Disney+ and Nat Geo Wild explores The Secret Life of Orcas.


New on TV today: Saturday 7 June 2025

HGTV spinoff Bargain Block: Bargain Buys begins and Yash'ingoma 3 is new on Mzansi Magic Music.


On Carte Blanche: Vultures poisoned in vicious poaching attack

83 lives have been saved after one of South Africa's worst wildlife poisoning events.


New on TV today: Friday 6 June 2025

Battlefields SA debuts on HISTORY and blood-soaked K-Drama action series Mercy For None drops on Netflix.


Skeem Saam character portrait: Lesego Marakalla as Rachel Kunutu

Classic details on this comeback kid, with pix from Skeem Saam's archives.


New on TV today: Thursday 5 June 2025

Three shows start on M-Net as BBC Earth explores Pompeii's Secret Underworld.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.