Doreen Mirembe

Doreen Mirembe
Born	(1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 37) Gayaza, Uganda
Alma mater	Makerere University
Occupations	Actress Dental assistant Film producer
Years active	2005–present
Awards	Pearl International Film Festival

Doreen Mirembe (born 4 October 1987), is a Ugandan actress, filmmaker, ^{[1] [2]} producer, and founder of Amani Production House. She is also a dental assistant at Pan Dental Surgery. ^{[3] [4]} She has acted in numerous films and TV series as well as producing her own movies. ^[5]

Career

In addition to several films and television commercials, Mirembe has appeared in TV series such as Deception NTV as Dr. Stephanie and Nana Kagga's Beneath The Lies as Miriam. She founded Amani House, her own film company. Her first film A Dog Story was an experimental film which garnered many nominations for Best Short Film and won two awards for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Short Film at the Pearl International Film Festival in 2006. ^{[6] [2]} She later produced her second and third film titled Nectar and Kafa Coh respectively. ^[7]

Mirembe is an active in-service dental assistant at Pan Dental Surgery, Kampala. ^[8]

Filmography

Year	Film/TV Series	Role	Notes
2023	The Kitara Chronicles	Nagadya	Adventure
2023	Damalie	Damalie	TV Series
2022	Kafa Coh	Sandra Atika Alexis	Directed by Gilbert K. Lukalia Produced by Doreen Mirembe
2019 -	Kyaddala	Nurse Betty	Directed by Emmanuel Ikubese
2017 -	The Honourables	Honourable Specioza	created by John Ssegawa
2017	Mistakes Girls Do		TV Series
2016	A Dog Story	Atim	Short film
2014–2016	Beneath the lies - The Series	Mariam	created by Nana Kagga Macpherson
2013–2016	Deception NTV	Dr. Stephanie	TV Series
2017	Nectar	Writer/Producer	Her own Production
2016	New Intentions	Favour	Drama
2015	Queen of Katwe		Extra role
2014	Belated Troubles	Rona	Drama
	No Lie	Flavia	created by Mariam Ndagire
	Love Makanika	Cindy

Nominations and awards

Awards
Year	Award	Category	Film/TV Series	Result	Recipient
2017	Zanzibar International Film Festival [9] [10]	Best Short Film	Nectar	Nominated
	Slum Film Festival	Best Short Film	A Dog Story	Nominated
	Silicon Valley African Film Festival	Best Short Film		Nominated
2016	Pearl International Film Festival [11]	Best Female Actor in a Short Film		Won	Doreen Mirembe
		Best Male Actor in a Short Film		Won	Michael Wawuyo Jr.
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	Africa International Film Festival	Best Short Film		Nominated
	Uganda Film Festival	Best Short Film		Nominated
	Afro Film Festival (ANANSE)	Best Short Film		Nominated

References

1. "Africa: Roots, Kunta Kinte Returns to TV Screens". The Observer. All Africa. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
2. Omachona Eguda (2017-09-13). "On Film and African Art: 7 Young African Filmmakers to Watch". Omenka Online. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
3. Isaac Tugume. "Medic Ventures Into Movie Industry – chimplyf". Chimplyf.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
4. "Putting smiles on patients' faces gives me satisfaction". Monitor. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
5. "City Medic Joins Movie Bandwagon – Oruganda Rw' Abachwezi". ChweziClan.com. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
6. Lilian, Ntege (5 July 2017). "Mars Babe: Doreen Mirembe; dentist filmmaker". Lilian Ntege. The Observer.
7. "City Medic Joins Movie Bandwagon – Red Pepper Uganda". Redpepper.co.ug. 2017-07-06. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
8. "Meet The Team". Pan Dental Surgery. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
9. "Zanzibar Film Festival 2017 Nominees - Risk Takers". Risk Takers. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
10. "OFFICIAL SELECTION" (PDF). Zanzibar International Film Festival (Ziff).
11. "PEARL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (P.I.F.F) 2016 NOMINATIONS LIST". PEARL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

External links

• Doreen Mirembe at IMDb