Amamkele Qamata | |
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 Qamata on Plus TV Africa in 2020 | |
| Born | Amamkele Lithemba Qamata 2 September 1998 Cala, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Education | University of Cape Town |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Awards | S.A style awards, 2020 |
Amamkele Lithemba Qamata born September 2, 1998) is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles as Buhle Ndaba in the Mzansi Magic series Gomora and Puleng Khumalo in the hit Netflix series Blood & Water . [1]
Qamata was born in the Eastern Cape village of Cala in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality. She moved to Johannesburg with her family at the age of three. [2]
Qamata discovered acting through a school productions and first appeared on screen in advertisements. [3] She is an alumna of Reddam House Bedfordview; after passing her matriculation in 2016, she took a gap year. [3] She enrolled at the University of Cape Town for a Theatre and Performance degree, but withdrew from the institution during her second year. [3]
Aged 17, Qamata made her television acting debut as Naledi in the situation comedy My Perfect Family on SABC1. [3]
In 2020 she was in the cast of Gomora , [4] as the character of Buhle in the Mzansi Magic series. [5] [6]
Later that year she appeared in Netflix's Blood & Water . Qamata's character, Puleng, has a sister who was abducted at birth, and Puleng is trying to prove that the successful swimmer from a private school and rich family is in fact her sister. [7] Kutlwano Ditsele, the casting director for Blood & Water, was executive producer on Gomora and invited Qamata to audition, which she did successfully. [3]
Qamata has also had roles in Rhythm City and Commandos: The Mission . [4] Qamata is set to star in Matthew Leutwyler's upcoming sports film Fight Like a Girl alongside Hakeem Kae-Kazim. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | My Perfect Family | Naledi | Recurring role | [3] |
| 2018 | Our Girl | Grace | Series 3 part 2 episode 2 | |
| 2018 | Rhythm City | Thandi | Recurring role | [4] |
| 2020–2022 | Gomora | Nobuhle Ndaba | Main role | [4] |
| 2020–present | Blood & Water | Puleng Khumalo | Main role | [1] |
| 2023 | Fight Like a Girl | Safi | Main role | [8] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | S.A Style Awards | The Next Big Thing | Herself | Won | |
| 2020 | Séries Brasil Awards | Revelação Do Ano | Blood & Water | [9] | |
| 2023 | The Future Awards Africa | Prize for Acting | Herself | Pending | [10] |
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