Yvonne Bryceland was a South African stage actress.
14 Facts About Yvonne Bryceland
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Yvonne Bryceland was born Yvonne Heilbuth in Cape Town, South Africa, the daughter of Adolphus Walter Heilbluth, a railway foreman, and Clara Ethel.
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Yvonne Bryceland was educated at St Mary's Convent, Hope St, Cape Town.
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In 1969, Yvonne Bryceland performed in the premiere of Athol Fugard's play Boesman and Lena and repeated the role in the 1974 film version.
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Yvonne Bryceland joined the Royal National Theatre in 1978, making her acclaimed debut in The Woman by Edward Bond.
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Yvonne Bryceland remained with the National Theatre for eight years.
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Yvonne Bryceland received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 1985 for her performance in The Road to Mecca.
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Yvonne Bryceland performed the role in a 1987 production at the Spoleto Festival, which is not subject to Equity contracts, receiving a rave review from the Chicago Tribune:.
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Yvonne Bryceland suggests a person reborn into a faith of her own invention.
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In 1988, Yvonne Bryceland appeared in a New York production at the Promenade Theater, off-Broadway, with Fugard as the clergyman and Amy Irving as Miss Helen's friend Elsa, receiving an Obie Award for her performance, as well as a Theatre World Award.
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In 1989, Yvonne Bryceland reprised her role alongside Fugard at the Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Kathy Bates playing the part of Elsa, a role she played in the film version.
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In 1987, Yvonne Bryceland participated in an educational programme at Cornell University developed by the Education Department of the National Theatre of Great Britain for actors in training.
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Yvonne Bryceland died of complications from cancer in 1992 at age 66 in London, United Kingdom.
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Yvonne Bryceland's name has sometimes been misspelled as Yvonne Brayceland.