Biography
Bo Petersen is a South African actress, director and voice coach. Born in Queenstown on 24 March 1955, she studied drama at the University of Cape Town from 1973 to 1976. She worked extensively in South African theatre, film and television from the late 1970s, appearing in productions at the Market Theatre and Baxter Theatre, and later settled in the United States.
Her screen credits include Karen Detmer in Chronicle (2012), Judge Brown in Wake of Death (2004), Arctic Scientist 1 in The Bone Snatcher (2003) and Esterhuyse's Wife in Endgame (2009). She has also worked as a dialogue coach on films including Safe House (2012) and directed several stage productions, receiving Fleur du Cap and other theatre awards and nominations.
