Tanit Phoenix facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tanit Phoenix
Phoenix in 2011
Born	(1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 44) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Occupation	Model, actress, makeup artist
Years active	2005–2013
Known for	Lilith (Femme Fatales)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)	Sharlto Copley ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1

Tanit Phoenix (born 24 September 1980) is a South African fashion model, actress and makeup artist. She is known for her swimwear and lingerie photo shoots after appearing in a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2003 and in GQ magazine.

Early life

Tanit Phoenix was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, and is of Dutch and Irish descent. She enrolled in ballet from the age of 5 and danced for 15 years.

Modeling career

Phoenix began her career in Durban, South Africa at the age of 14, after being discovered by a modelling scout in her hometown, Westville. She has appeared in international TV commercials for Adidas, Coca-Cola, Volvic water, Aqua-mineral, Visine, Schweppes, American Swiss Jewelry, Citroën C3, Nivea, Alberto VO5, Aria, Transition Lenses, Volvic, Distractions lingerie campaign and Veet television commercials and campaign which she held for 5 years.

Phoenix appeared in the European TV ad for Fa shower gel, skydiving. She was the most popular girl ever photographed for Babeology by IGN.

She has appeared on the cover of South African Cosmopolitan four times, Legacy, Indwe, South African Marie Claire, German and South African Shape and South African GQ magazines, and has frequently been shot for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In May 2014 Tanit Phoenix appeared on the cover for Maxim South Africa.

Acting career

Phoenix began her acting career with a brief appearance as one of Jared Leto's girlfriends in the 2005 film Lord of War, and the South African-Canadian mystery series Charlie Jade as Malachi's associate in the episode "Things Unseen". In 2007 she filmed a role in Gallowwalkers, opposite Wesley Snipes. The film was not released until it went to video in 2013.

In 2010, she starred in the horror film Lost Boys: The Thirst and in the comedy Spud opposite John Cleese.

In 2011, Phoenix appeared in the TV series Femme Fatales, where she was the narrator of the show and appeared for a snippet of every episode. She also had a minor role in Safe House, and played the antagonist alongside Leon Schuster in the 2012 movie Mad Buddies.

Phoenix starred in Death Race 2 and Death Race 3: Inferno alongside Luke Goss and Danny Trejo and reprised her role as Eve Wilson in Spud 2: The Madness Continues.

Make-up artist career

In 2013, Phoenix took her first job as the key makeup artist and designer of the character Jimmy on the P.O.V. action film ... Henry. Jimmy was played by her husband Sharlto Copley. She transformed him into 11 different characters.

Personal life

Phoenix has been in a relationship with actor Sharlto Copley since January 2012. On 15 February 2016, they married in Cape Town, South Africa, and announced their first child together on 1 January 2017. The family divides their time between Cape Town and Los Angeles.

Phoenix is a vegan.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

See also

In Spanish: Tanit Phoenix para niños