Famous People with Name Malan

Malandra Burrows            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Malandra Burrows: an English actress and singer.Even before leaving drama school, Burrows played several roles on television, appearing in The Practice and Fell Tiger, as well as taking two parts in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside - firstly Lucy Coflins's schoolfriend, Sue, and then Pat Hancock's girlfriend, Lisa Morrisey in 1982.Three months after leaving drama school, she auditioned for the role of Kathy Bates in the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale (then known as Emmerdale Farm) and got the part. The role has been her most prominent to date. She became one of the programmes longest running characters, remaining in the show from 1985 to 2001 and returning briefly in 2005. Kathy is remembered for being one of the most married characters in the soap and had a reputation for having "the kiss of death" on her men. First husband Jackie Merrick accidentally shot himself in 1989; her second marriage to wheelchair-bound Chris Tate ended in 1995 when he admitted to an affair

Malani Senehelatha Fonseka            Origin/Culture/Country: Sri-Lankan

Malani Senehelatha Fonseka: an award-winning Sri Lankan film actress, also known as the "Queen of Sinhalese cinema"[1]. Her cinema career which has spanned many decades began with Tissa Liyansooriya's Punchi Baba in 1968. She first earned recognition, when she won the 'Best Actress Award' at the 1969 National State Drama Festival This was followed by Sarasaviya Best Actress Awards for Hingana Kolla in 1980, Aradhana in 1982 and Yasa Isuru in 1983.[2]

Magnus André De Merindol Malan            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Magnus André De Merindol Malan: a former Minister of Defence (in the cabinet of President P. W. Botha), Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and Chief of the South African Army.In October 1980 Botha appointed Malan Minister of Defence in the National Party government, a post

Petronel Malan            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Petronel Malan: a South African concert pianist.Grammy-nominated South African pianist Malan is an exclusive recording artist for the internationally recognized label Hänssler Classic based in Holzgerlingen near Stuttgart in Germany. Her debut disc Transfigured Bach: The Complete Bach Transcriptions of Bartok, Lipatti and Friedman, was nominated for three Grammy awards, including "Best Instrumental Solo Album 2004." The album was on the Top-10 list for Classic FM (Southern Africa) for over 30 weeks and was met with critical and audience appeal alike. Her second recording in the series "Transfigured Mozart," was released in 2006 during a 14-concert tour of South Africa, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. "Transfigured Beethoven" is slated for a 2008 release. As a "Blüthner Artist" she uses their pianos exclusively for her recordings.

Adolf Malan            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Adolf Malan: is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played 159 matches for Northern Transvaal. His usual position was as lock, where he also played for the national team, the Springboks.Malan made his debut for South Africa on August 26, 1989 against a World Invitation team. The match was played at Newlands in Cape Town, and Malan started at lock, with the Springboks winning 20 to 19, by a single point. He played in the subsequent test against the World Invitation, which was won 22 to 16 at Ellis Park.

Pieter Malan            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Pieter Malan: more commonly known simply as Piet, played rugby union for the then Transvaal province as well as the Springbok rugby teams. He played the position of flanker.Malan's sole cap came at the age of 30 on September 17th 1949 against the All Blacks at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth, a game the Springboks went on to win 11-8 to take the series 4-0.It is around this time that Malan made his famous suggestion to Danie Craven to organise a tournament for schoolboys to coincide with the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the South African Rugby Board, the implementation of which provided the groundwork for the Craven Week schools tournament.

Rian Malan            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Rian Malan: is a South African author, journalist, documentarist and songwriter of Afrikaner descent. He first rose to prominence as the author of the autobiographical novel My Traitor's Heart, which, like the bulk of his work, deals with South African society in a historical and contemporary perspective and focuses on racial relations. As a journalist, he has written for major newspapers in South Africa, Great Britain and the USA.