SHAWN SLOVO

Shawn Slovo

Gender: N/A

Known for: Writing

Birthday: January 1, 1950

Place of Birth: South Africa

Biography

Born in South Africa in 1950 as daughter to white anti-apartheid activists Joe Slovo and Ruth First, she grew up in London after the family in 1964 arrived in the UK as political refugees. In the late 1970s she served as Robert De Niro's personal assistant while he made the films 'Raging Bull' and 'The King of Comedy'.