Bokang Phelane

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Bokang Phelane
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Bokang Phelane attending The Woman King Premiere in Johannesburg 2022
Born
Maseru, Lesotho
OccupationActress
Years active2017 – present
Known forCourting Anathi (2023)
Giyani -Land of Blood (2023)
Blood Psalms (2022)
Justice Served (2021)
Emoyeni (2018)
Shuga (2018)
Keeping Score (2017)
Single Guys (2017)

Bokang Phelane is a Lesotho born actress, [1] producer and director. [2]

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She is best known for her role as Princess Zazi on Blood Psalms , an epic pre-colonial drama series by Showmax and Canal+. Her journey with acting started in 2016 when she was cast as Celia in Tempy Pushas (Season 3). Since then she has played a multitude of characters including Pula on Keeping Score (SABC 2), Lily on Emoyeni (Netflix), Vanessa on Justice Served (Netflix), and Pele on Giyani – Land of Blood (SABC 2).

Most recently, Bokang is the lead in Akin Omotoso’s latest feature film, Courting Anathi (2023) . [3]

Life and education

Phelane was born in Maseru, Lesotho. She attended high school in the city of her birth, and later proceeded to Monash University South Africa where she majored in Psychology. [4]

Career

In 2017, Phelane was cast in the comedy TV series, Single Guys, playing the role, "Fezeka". [5] She was also featured in the TV series, Shuga, released in 2018, where she played the role of Andile's wife "Fezeka". [6]

In July 2017, she played the role of Pula in the Season 1 of the South African telenovela, Keeping Scores, shown on SABC2. [7] She played the role of "Lily" in the Zulu language Sci-Fi TV mini-series, Emoyeni (Netflix), released July 22, 2018. [8] She starred in the Sotho language shows, Isipho Sothando, shown in March 2020 [9] and also in Ho Kena Ho Eona, shown in April 2020 [10] both on DSTV. She is the lead in the African mythology epic TV series, Blood Psalms, produced Showmax and Canal+ International in 2022, she plays the role of "Zazi", a fierce teenage princess. [11] [12] [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Courting AnathiAnathiFeature Film (lead role)
2023Giyani - Land of BloodPeleTV Series
2023Courting AnathiAnathiFeature Film (lead role)
2022Blood PsalmsPrincess ZaziTV Series (lead role)
2021Justice ServedVanessaTV Series
2020Ho Kena Ho EonaDineoTV film (lead role, also producer)
2020Isipho SothandoThandoTV film (lead role)
2018ShugaFezekaTV series
2018EmoyeniLilyTV mini-series (lead role)
2018Angry AmberAmberWeb series
2017Keeping ScoresPulaTelenovela
2016Single GuysFezekaTV series
2016Hard CopyKhethiweTV series
2021IstinaDirector, Producer
2020Kodwa MaProducer

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