Tanit Phoenix (born 24 September 1984) is a South African fashion model and actress. She is best known for her swimwear and lingerie photo shoots after appearing in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2003 and in GQ magazine and FHM in the same year.
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Tanit Phoenix and her husband Sharlto Copley are expecting their first child together. The announcement was made on the 1 January 2017.
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Has been in a relationship with actor Sharlto Copley since January 2012. They got engaged in Kauai, Hawaii, on 28 March 2015, and got married on the 15 February 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Her family's last name can be traced to Tullylish, Ireland. In 1822, during Ireland's partition, her great-grandfather George Phoenix, who was a young Navy mechanic, left Ireland by boat with his uncle and traveled to South Africa. He married in South Africa, had a son named George, who had a son named Gavin, who had a daughter named Tanit. She is descended from both Irish and Dutch blood lines.
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Family farms organic medicinal herbs, vegetables and fruits.
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"Tanit" means "Goddess of love" or "'Goddess of Life and Death" in Phoenician.
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A ballet dancer, she practices yoga and muay-tai.
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South African supermodel. She started her career at the age of 15 and has been on the covers of GQ, FHM, Maxim, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Shape magazines, and has frequently been shot for Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. Her big break came when she was featured in the 2003 Sports Illusrated swimsuit edition. She is one of the most recognizable names in South Africa.
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