Chiedza Mhende

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Chi Mhende
Born
Charlene Chiedza Kudzai Mhende

19 October 1991
Harare, Zimbabwe
Nationality Zimbabwean
Other namesChi
Alma mater AFDA Cape Town
Occupation(s)Actress, voice artist
Years active2009–present
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Charlene Chiedza 'Chi' Kudzai Mhende (born 19 October 1991), is a Zimbabwean actress, director and voice over artist. [1] She is best known for shocking audiences with her convincing male portrayal of 'Wandile Radebe' on the South African soap opera Generations.

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Personal life

Mhende was born on 19 October 1991 in Harare, Zimbabwe. [2]

Career

In 2015, she joined the South African soap opera Generations where she played the role 'Wandile Radebe', a male role. [3] The show became a hit and continued to 4 seasons including 1000 episodes. [4]

In 2006, Mhende moved to Cape Town to study at The School for the Creative Economy. She started theater acting with the role 'Lady Capulet' in an Artscape production Romeo and Juliet. With the brilliant performance in it, she was selected for many theater plays such as K. Sello Duiker's The Quiet Violence of Dreams, JM Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, and Richard III. She made the appearance in Generations:The Legacy where she played a male role. [1] In 2008 she won the award for the Best Actress at AFDA awards. [5]

She later worked with organisations such as the 'Bonfire Improv Theatre Company' and the 'Zakheni Arts Therapy Foundation' and contribute to the drama in South Africa. She is also renowned as the voice of 'Siyaya' and Al Jazeera's global health series 'Lifelines'. In 2014, Mhende made her maiden cinema appearance with the film Love the One You Love. The film had its premier at the 2014 Durban International Film Festival where she has played the role 'Sandile' where she became the Best Actress. [1] In 2015, she was nominated for Promising Young Artist award at Africa Movie Academy Awards. [5]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2015 Generations Wandile RadebeTV series
2010The TunnelMonicaShort film
2014Love the One You LoveTerriFilm
2014Bridging WatersNarratorTV Mini–Series documentary
2014HomelandAideTV series
2014ScribblingsVivaShort film
2015Siyaya: Come Wild with UsNarratorTV series documentary
2015Lazy SusanSusanShort film
2015Jamillah and AladdinPhysicianTV series
2016DetourHospital ReceptionistTV series
2020Queen SonoMiri DubeTV series

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References

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