Claudia Noble-Areff
Claudia Noble-Areff, an award winning director, producer and actor was born in Boksburg Benoni and matriculated at MaCauley House Convent, Parktown. Claudia obtained her BCom, LLB degrees at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Claudia was admitted as an attorney in 1993 after completing articles at one the top Johannesburg Law firms, Werksmans, obtaining a vast experience in property law. In 1994 she was one of the first black women to be admitted as a conveyancer to practice in South Africa. To date her team has been instrumental in bringing housing to over 150 000 families, issued almost 50 000 title deeds for houses to underprivileged families and established over 100 new townships in the country.
Claudia established the production company in 2009, after returning from an extensive training course in Hollywood. As director Claudia has to her credit the Award Winning Short Film, Phindile’s Heart. She was commissioned by local broadcaster, SABC 1 to direct a Made for TV Movie, Merry Christmas Jabulani. She was Associate Producer for the Documentary - When I was Water. She was Executive Producer in Made for TV Movie, Love Beyond Words. Claudia produced Made for TV Movies, Obsessed Neighbour and Victim of Greed. Her first produced Feature Film, The Greatest Thing, stars well known actor Alfred (Shorty) Ntombela, Leon Schuster and Lindani Nkosi.
Claudia is as comfortable in front of the camera as she is behind the scenes on a film set and in her law office. She studied drama in Hollywood under Margie Haber and locally under Mila Louw and Dorothy Ann Gould. She has performed on stage, most recently with the Franklin Players, her one act play winning Best Production and Best Ensemble and has starred in numerous feature films, most notable Baby Mamas. Claudia, has graced our local television series, most popular, Egoli, Sevende Laan and Suburban Bliss. She has acted in Corporate Videos and Commercials for Debonairs and Standard Bank.
Claudia’s YouTube video can be found here