---
name: "Crystal-Donna Roberts"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/crystal-donna-roberts"
fi1m_id: "crystal-donna-roberts"
imdb_id: "nm3997616"
tmdb_id: 231651
wikidata_id: "Q69978266"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 October 1984"
died: "6 March 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-06T04:36:25.290019+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Crystal-Donna Roberts

## Identity

Crystal-Donna Roberts

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/crystal-donna-roberts
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** crystal-donna-roberts
- **IMDb ID:** nm3997616
- **TMDB ID:** 231651
- **Wikidata ID:** Q69978266
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal-Donna_Roberts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69978266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3997616/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/231651

Actor. Born 13 October 1984 in Cape Town, South Africa. Died 6 March 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 October 1984, Cape Town, South Africa
- **Died:** 6 March 2025
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal-Donna_Roberts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69978266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3997616/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/231651

## Biography

Crystal-Donna Roberts was a South African actress, presenter and writer. She was born on 13 October 1984 in Cape Town and died there on 6 March 2025. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre from the University of the Free State in 2005. After briefly working as a high-school drama teacher, she began her acting career.

Her film credits include Samantha in *Chronicle* (2012), Tiny Solomons in *The Endless River* (2015) and the title role in *Krotoa* (2017). On television she appeared in series such as *Vallei van Sluiers*, *Arendsvlei* and *Fynskrif*. She won a SAFTA Award for Best Actress – Film for *Krotoa* and received a nomination for Best Actress at the Venice International Film Festival for *The Endless River*.

Roberts was married to Schalk Cornelessen from 2015 until her death. She also directed short films and worked as an author.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Chronicle* (2012), Fi1m 72, as Samantha — [page](https://film.one/film/chronicle.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fraksie* (2022), series, as Chantel Koopman
- *Kompleks* (2020), series, as Lucy
- *Griekwastad* (2020), as Tracey
- *Projek Dina* (2020), series, as Bonita
- *Die Spreeus* (2019), series, as Jenny
- *Liewe Lisa* (2019), as Lara
- *Arendsvlei* (2018), series, as Janice Cupido
- *Fynskrif* (2018), series, as Thandi Ndlovu
- *The Number* (2017), as Bridget
- *Krotoa* (2017), as Krotoa
- *Die Byl* (2016), series, as Evelyn
- *The Endless River* (2015), as Tiny Solomons
- *Chronicle* (2012), as Samantha — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/chronicle.md)
- *Skeem* (2011), as Pearl
- *Die Ongelooflike Avonture van Hanna Hoekom* (2010), as Sharon
- *Vallei van Sluiers* (2010), series, as Charmaine Willemse
- *Getroud Met Rugby* (2009), series, as Charlie

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