Minke Marais is a South African actress well known for her roles in Afrikaans television drama series. An actress since her school days, she received numerous awards and accolades for performing at her high school, Hoërskool Noordheuwel in Krugersdorp. After matriculating in 2019, she furthered her dramatic studies with an acting course taught by Brümilda van Rensburg and completed a BA Drama and Theatre at the University of Stellenbosch from 2020-2023. Minke made her television acting debut as the character Mieke in an episode of the kykNET drama series Projeck Dina which aired on 19 April, 2022