Baby Cele

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Baby Cele-Maloka (nee Cele; born 22 March 1972) is a South African actress born in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal. [1]

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Baby Cele - Maloka
Born
Baby Cele

(1972-03-22) 22 March 1972 (age 53)
Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Notable work


Spouse
Thabo Maloka
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(m. 2017)​
Children2 Including Yolisa Cele

Career

Cele gained recognition for her role as Kaltego Rathebe, a character she portrayed for eight years on the now defunct e.tv youth television soap opera Backstage. [2] [3] She went on to play the role of Portia in the SABC 1 sitcom My Perfect Family. [4]

In 2011, she portrayed the role of Beauty in the mini-series Shreds & Dreams, based on the 2004 play by Clare Stopford. [5] [6]

From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed the character of Slindile Dludlu in the Mzansi Magic telenovela Inkaba. Cele also starred as Gasta Cele in the soap opera Zabalaza. [7] In 2016, she portrayed the character of Sibongile Nene on Isidingo . [8]

She was also a cast member of the stage musical Sarafina!. Cele also performed in the stage play Cards. [7]

In 2018, she joined the cast of the telenovela Uzalo , where she portrays the character of Gabisile Mdletshe. [9]

Personal life

Cele is married to businessman Thabo Maloka. She also has a calling gift from her ancestors which made her leave her acting job. [10] She is a mother of two children. [11]

Awards and nominations

YearAward CeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1996Vita AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleThe GameWon [12]
Africa Movie Academy Awards All Africa Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Jump the Gun Won
2006 SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV SoapBackstageNominated
2013Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV ComedyMy Perfect FamilyNominated
2014Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV ComedyNominated
2020Golden Horn Award for Best Actress Uzalo Pending [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Up close with Zabalazas Baby Cele". 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2020– via PressReader.
  2. ↑ "This is what the cast of backstage look like 10 years later". channel24.co.za. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sibusiso Radebes death bring shock and sadness - Backstage". myvirgo.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Baby cele to spread her wings!". iol.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Shreds & Dreams". imdb.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Shreds & Dreams". artlink.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. 1 2 "From Sarafina! to Inkaba". iol.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Baby Cele on her new isidingo role". news24.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Uzalos Baby Cele there's a bit of Gabi in all of us". timeslive.co.za. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Baby cele pens loved up appreciate post to her hubby". timeslive.co.za. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Mbambo, Simo (4 October 2017). "Yolisa cele on following in her moms footsteps". channel24.co.za. channel24. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "From the mouth of baby". iol.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "2020 SAFTA nominees". cosmopolitan.co.za. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.


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