Known for

Acting

Celeste Matthews Wannenburgh

Celeste Mitzi Karin Matthews (born 1961) is a South African actress, playwright, and former City of Cape Town local government official elected to the City Council in 2021. She is best known for her roles as Gertie Cupido in kykNET & kie's Arendsvlei (a telenovela) and Auntie Hester in David Kramer and Taliep Petersen's award-winning 2002 revival of District Six: The Musical (1987). Vincent Colby of the District Six Museum cites the musical play as the material which steered a pivotal discussion held in 1994 at the 'old church hall' in former District Six to establish a dedicated museum.

Titles

Arendsvlei

Series • 2018

Een Keer Om Die Son

Series • 2024

Known Gods

Series • 2005

Oupa en Ouma Sit op die Stoep

Series • 2012

Geraldina Die Tweede

Series • 2007

Vinkel & Koljander

Series • 2016

The Smell of Apples

Movie • 2026