Bianca Amato is a South African actress known for her work in American
theatre, as a prolific audiobook performer and for her portrayal of
Philippa De Villiers in the original cast of the South African soap
opera Isidingo.Amato was a member of the original cast of the long
running South African soap opera Isidingo, portraying Philippa De
Villiers from to . The role, a "feisty young Englishwoman who was
romantically involved with a black mine manager", has been called
"groundbreaking and big news in post apartheid South African
television", and the storyline cited as "the first interracial romance
depicted on South African television." Of the experience Amato said,
"It was wonderful to be part of the slow but healthy process that
shifted people's attitudes." Her performance in Isidingo earned Amato
an Avante for Best Actress in a Television Series.In , Amato was
granted a United States Permanent Resident Card as an "Alien of
Extraordinary Ability" in the arts and emigrated to the United States.
After appearing in a episode of the HBO series Sex and the City, she
played several leading roles with the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis,
Minnesota between and . Since Amato has guest starred in several
U.S. TV series. Amato portrays Delia Alexander in the PlayStation
Network series Powers.
theatre, as a prolific audiobook performer and for her portrayal of
Philippa De Villiers in the original cast of the South African soap
opera Isidingo.Amato was a member of the original cast of the long
running South African soap opera Isidingo, portraying Philippa De
Villiers from to . The role, a "feisty young Englishwoman who was
romantically involved with a black mine manager", has been called
"groundbreaking and big news in post apartheid South African
television", and the storyline cited as "the first interracial romance
depicted on South African television." Of the experience Amato said,
"It was wonderful to be part of the slow but healthy process that
shifted people's attitudes." Her performance in Isidingo earned Amato
an Avante for Best Actress in a Television Series.In , Amato was
granted a United States Permanent Resident Card as an "Alien of
Extraordinary Ability" in the arts and emigrated to the United States.
After appearing in a episode of the HBO series Sex and the City, she
played several leading roles with the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis,
Minnesota between and . Since Amato has guest starred in several
U.S. TV series. Amato portrays Delia Alexander in the PlayStation
Network series Powers.
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