Sandra Prinsloo: The actress who broke apartheid’s intimate racial taboo

Sandra Prinsloo: The actress who broke apartheid’s intimate racial taboo

In 1985, while apartheid was enforcing racial separation across every aspect of South African life, actress Sandra Prinsloo walked onto a stage and crossed a racial boundary that few would have dared to challenge. She performed intimate scenes with black African actor John Kani. The production was August Strindberg’s Miss Julie, and its portrayal of an interracial relationship challenged one of apartheid South Africa’s most deeply entrenched rac…