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Natalie Bridgette Becker is a South African actress (of Cape Coloured descent) born in George, Western Cape province and raised in Cape Town. Considered one of her country's top actresses, Natalie started her career as an announcer on Good Hope FM, a regional radio station affiliated with the South African Broadcasting Corporation.

Later, she moved into television and was a presenter on the long-running glamour show Top Billing.

As an actress, Natalie appeared alongside Meg Ryan and William H. Macy in The Deal, John Malkovich in the film adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace and also starred in Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015).

Natalie has spoken of growing up lonely on a small holding because her mother and step-father were in a "mixed-raced marriage" that was illegal at the time under apartheid laws in South Africa. She earned a BSocScience from the University of Cape Town in 2004. She has two brothers.

Meryl Cassie was born in South Africa, George, Cape Province on April 2nd 1984. Her mother Barbara Cassie, her sisters Megan and Monique and older brother Miquille emigrated to New Zealand in 1987 because of Apartheid. She has appeared in Cloud 9 shows like Shortland Street, an adventure series called Hercules and presented on a show called 'What Now'. But The Tribe (1999) is the most high profile thing she has done. She began the series when she was 14 and is one of the few founding cast members left. Meryl likes to listen to R n'B and soul music and she really likes Craig David. She loves sports and has also been in the professional touch rugby team. As she was 13 and the others were 18+ she was so small she could squeeze through the gaps and they called her 'The Little nipper!

She also has a group with her sisters called Nubian Angels and is an aunt of a 6 year old niece called Tonica and a 3 year old nephew called Quelan (Keelan). Even though she is not a professional singer she has had a taste on the Tribe album. She also sings on the opening and closing credits of the acclaimed series.

Megan Alatini was born on 29 September 1976 in George, Cape Province, South Africa. She is an actress, known for The Tribe (1999), Atlantis High (2001) and Young Hercules (1998). She is married to Alatini, Pita. They have three children.

Monique Cassie was born on 20 August 1979 in George, Cape Province, South Africa. She is an actress, known for The Tribe (1999).