Cassie Kabwita | |
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Born | Sharon Kabwita October 13, 1988 Ndola, Zambia |
Alma mater | Speciss College |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Film Producer |
Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | Filmmaking |
Notable work | Guilt (2013), Kwacha, Sink or Swim (The Perilous Journey) |
Television | Love Games, Ripoti |
Awards | 2017 ZAFTA Awards, 2019 Ngoma Awards, 2020 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards |
Cassie Kabwita (born October 13, 1988) is a Zambian actress and film producer and rotarian. [1] [2] She is known for her works in the Zambian and Tanzanian film industries. Cassie is the Ambassador for The African Film Festival(TAFF) in Dallas [3]
Cassie is a Lunda descent from Chief Kakoma in Mwinilunga District located in North Western Province and was born at the Ndola Central Hospital, in Ndola, Copperbelt Province in Zambia. [4]
Kabwita attended Buteko Basic School and was the head girl at Luanshya Girls High School. She studied hospitality business at Speciss College at the Herbert Chitepo campus in Harare, Zimbabwe, and graduated in 2009. [5]
Cassie begun her acting career in 2006 in theatre arts, but made her film debut in 2009, where she played minor roles in Tanzanian horror film, Roho Sita and was the lead actor and producer for Sweet Revenge. In 2010 she was cast in the movie Familia Yangu, where she plays two roles, one as a mother to two children and the second as an old lady looking for a job as a maid. Her breakthrough came in 2012 as an actress Zambian TV series Love Games. [6] [7]
In 2013 she made her debut behind the camera, as she produced and played the lead role in the movie Guilt. [8] The Mwape Peer awards in New York, in the United States of America honored her with the best uprising star award in 2015 for her contributions to Zambian cinema making her the first actress to receive the award. [9] [10]
In 2017, she produced her second film Sound of Silence, with Jessie Chisi to raise awareness on sexual and gender based violence and featured Tanzanian and Zambian actors. [11] [12] She was also appointed as the country manager for Miss Zambia in 2017 [13]
On 1 April 2018 Kabwita was honored to grace the first ever Sinema Zetu International Film Festival award night with Tanzania's 4th president Jakaye Mrisho Kikwete, Wema Sepetu and Diamond Platnumz to present the award for best actress. [14]
Year | Title | Writer | Producer |
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2010 | 3rd party | ||
2014 | Guilt / Hatia | ||
2017 | Kwacha / Imetosha |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2009 | Roho Sita | Minor | Directed by Ommy-D |
Sweet Revenge | MInor Role, Director | Produced By Nasir Muhammed Directed By Ommy-D | |
2010 | Familia Yangu | Lead Role/Producer | Produced By Poyaga Production Directed By Goodluck Komba |
2013 | Guilt / Hatia | Lead Actress | |
Vita Baridi [15] | Lead Role | Produced By Jerusalem Films Production Directed By Jacob Steven | |
2014 | Mzee wa Swagga [15] | Lead Role | Produced By Jerusalem Films Directed By Jacob Stevens |
2015 | Sink or Swim: The Perilous Journey | Support Role | Produced By Prince Richard Directed By Ike Nnewogbi |
2015 | Secrets Untold | Lead Role | Produced And Directed By Owas Ray Mwape |
2018 | Fugitive [16] | Support | Produced By Diamond Image Directed By Andy Boyo |
2019 | Off Duty [17] | ||
3rd Party | Lead Role, Film producer, Screenwriter | Directed By Okechukwu Oku | |
His Queen | Support | Directed By Charles Uwagbi | |
2020 | Kavundula | Lead Role, Film producer, Screenwriter | Directed By Thandi Vundamina |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Repoti Season 1 & 4 | Lead | Produced By Jerusalem Films For Sinema Zetu On Azam TV Directed By Jacob Stevens |
2021 | Uncle Limbani Season 2 & 3 | Support | Produced By New Norm Media For Zambezi Magic On DSTv [18] Directed By Jordan Muyembi Nominated for Best Original Comedy Series at 2023 AMVCA [19] |
2020 | Mungoma Season 1 & 2 | Support | Produced By Upfront Media For Zambezi Magic On Dstv [20] Directed By Maynard Muchangwe |
2018 | Side Plate Season 1 & 2 | Support | Produced By Mingeli Palata Directed By Maynard Muchangwe |
2012 | Love Games Season 1 and Season 2 | Lead Role | Produced By Media 365 For USAID Directed By Jeff Sitali |
Year | Song | Musician | Video on YouTube |
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2011 | "Njiwa" | Mangustino | [21] |
2014 | "Shalapo" | B'Flow | [22] |
2015 | "WANGA Wanga" | Bryan | [23] |
"Basazibe" | Mampi | [24] | |
2018 | "Everything is better" | Macky 2 feat. Exile | [25] |
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2014 | ZAFTA Awards | Best Feature Film | Won |
Best Editor | Won | ||
Best Sound | Won | ||
Best Actress | Nominated | ||
Best Picture | Won | ||
2015 | ZAFTA Award | Best Actress | Won [26] |
Mwape Pee Award | Best Uprising Star | Won [27] [28] | |
2016 | Zee Music Awards | Best Actress | Won [29] |
2017 | Zambian Woman Awards | Zambian Woman of the Year in Film | Nominated |
Multichoice ZAFTA Awards [30] | Best Picture | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Won | ||
Best Film | Nominated | ||
Zee Music Awards | Best Actress | Won [31] | |
2018 | The National Assassination of Media Arts (NAMA) | Most Consistent Actress | Won |
Most Outstanding Film Producer | Won | ||
2019 | Shungu Namutitima International Film Festival | Best Zambian Picture | Won |
Sinema Zetu International Film Festival - Dar-Es-Salaam Tanzania | World Cinema (Kwacha) | Nominee | |
Ngoma Awards – Lusaka Zambia | Most Outstanding Feature Film (Kwacha) | Winner | |
Best Actress (Kwacha) | Nominee | ||
Sotambe International Film Festival - Kitwe Zambia | Best Film (Kwacha) | Winner | |
2020 | 2020 African Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Movie South African (Kwacha) | Nominee |
The African Film Festival | Best Short Film Southern Africa | Nominee | |
Best Actress In A Movie | Nominee |
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