Verna Vels was born on June 13, 1933 in Reitz, Orange Free State, South Africa as Verna Barbara Robertson Vels. She was an actress and writer, known for Lag Met Wena: 'n Afrikaanse Filmkonsert (1977), Liewe Heksie (1978) and Trompie en die Boksombende (1980). She died on August 21, 2014 in Brixton, Johannesburg, South Africa.