Tanit Phoenix
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| Born | September 24, 1984 |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Nationality | South African |
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| Body type | Slim |
| Hair | Brown |
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Tanit Phoenix (born 24 September 1984) is a South African model and actress.
Personal life
Tanit Phoenix was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Phoenix is a vegan, is studying to be a vegan nutritionist and is a qualified hypnotherapist. She enrolled in ballet from the age of 5 and danced for 15 years and trains in Muay Thai. Tanit resides alternately in Cape Town and Los Angeles. She is currently in a relationship with actor Sharlto Copley.
Modeling career
Phoenix began her career at the age of 15 and has appeared in commercials for Adidas, American Swiss Jewellery, Nivea, Alberto VO5, Aria, Transition Lenses, Volvic, Veet and for the Distractions lingerie campaign.
She has worked as an international fashion model for Munich Models, Storm (London), Why Not Model Agency (Milan), Model Management (Hamburg), Ice Model Management (Cape Town), Click models (Los Angeles) and Success Models (Paris).
Phoenix appeared in the European TV ad for Fa shower gel, skydiving topless. She was then chosen to be the cover girl for German Maxim after she won Woman of the Year at the German Maxim awards in 2004, and then appeared on the cover of American Maxim the year after.
She has appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan, FHM, Legacy, Indwe, Marie Claire, Shape and GQ magazines, and has frequently been shot for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Acting career
Phoenix began her acting career with a brief appearance as one of Jared Leto's girlfriends in the 2005 Lord of War, and the Canadian mystery series Charlie Jade as Malachi's associate in the episode "Things Unseen".
In 2010, she starred in the horror film Lost Boys: The Thirst and the action film Death Race: Frankenstein Lives opposite Sean Bean, Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo. That year she also appeared in the comedy Spud opposite John Cleese.
In 2011 she starred with Wesley Snipes in the horror film Gallowwalker. Phoenix was rumored to be in consideration for the title role in the TV series version of Wonder Woman, but the role ultimately went to actress Adrianne Palicki.
In 2012, Phoenix filmed a 13-part contemporary film noir adult series, Femme Fatales, for Cinemax/HBO, where she is the narrator of the show and appears for a snippet of every episode. She also had a minor role in Safe House, and plays the sexy antagonist alongside Leon Schuster in the 2012 movie Mad Buddies. Phoenix will also be seen in Death Race: Inferno, due for a December release. Phoenix signed to reprise her role as Eve Wilson in Spud 2: The Madness Continues, due for release in 2013.
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