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Kudakwashe Rutendo is a Canadian actress, most noted for her starring role as Amanda in the 2023 film Backspot . [1]
Born in Calgary, Alberta, and raised in Fort McMurray, [2] she attended the University of Toronto, studying English, philosophy and classics while pursuing acting classes as a secondary pursuit. [2] She secured a contract with an agent in March 2020 just days before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the industry, [2] and had acting roles in the television series Fear Thy Roommate, the short films The Second Hand and Love Bites, and the television films Bad Influence and Giving Hope: The Ni'cola Mitchell Story, before being cast in Backspot.
Backspot premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where she was named one of the festival's Rising Stars. [3]
She appeared in the 2024 edition of Canada Reads , advocating for Téa Mutonji's short story collection Shut Up You're Pretty. [4]
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