Harriet Manamela

Harriet Manamela
Born	Harriet Lenabe (1971-10-13) October 13, 1971 (age 53) Diepkloof, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Television	Skeem Saam

Harriet Manamela (born 13 October 1971), sometimes credited as Harriet Lenabe ^[1] , is a South African actress. She is best known for the role of Meikie Maputla in the television drama Skeem Saam .

Television

She is most famous for acting as Meikie Maputla on SABC 1's soap Skeem Saam. ^[2] She appeared in Yesterday , a 2004 film.

Filmography

Films

• Yesterday (2004)
• Gugu and Andile (2008) as Busu Dlamini
• Life, Above All (2010) as Mrs Tafa

• Otelo Burning (2011) as Mother Christmas
• Vaya (2016) as Grace

TV series

• Skeem Saam (2011–present) as Meikie Maputla

Achievements

Royalty Soapie Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2024	Herself as Meikie Maputla	Outstanding Supporting Actress	Won	[3]

References

1. "Personnes | Africultures : Manamela Harriet". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
2. "Harriet Manamela". tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
3. Makhura, Kamogelo (26 August 2024). "'Skeem Saam' wins big at the Royalty Soapie Awards". Independent Online. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

External links

• Harriet Manamela at IMDb