Laura Kahunde

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Laura Kahunde
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Born
Frida Laura Kahunde

23 October 1988 (1988-10-23) (age 37)
Kampala, Uganda
Occupation(s)Performing artist, television host
Years active2008–present
Notable workKyaddala, Love Face, Our Perfect Wedding Uganda, Chapters
Parents
  • Prince Gerald Philip Manyindo [1] (father)
  • Catherine Byabusa Kabasomi (mother)
Relatives Juliana Kanyomozi (sister), Rukidi IV (cousin) Princess Elizabeth of Tooro (Parternal aunt)

Laura Kahunde is a Ugandan performing artist and television presenter.She hosts Our Perfect Wedding Uganda, a reality show that follows Ugandan couples from the wedding preparations to the actual wedding day.

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She also currently plays Jussy on Kyaddala , a pan-African story told through the lives of university friends exploring sexual reproductive health, rights and challenges, among other social issues. She portrayed Catherine Musoke on the series Chapters on Pearl Magic Prime, and Angella Byekwaso on NTV's Second Chance (Ugandan telenovela) She also starred in Mariam Ndagire's films Hearts in Pieces alongside Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Dear Mum, and in My Husband's Wife [2] Where We Belong, [3] She also starred in Usama Mukwaya's Hello which won her Best Actress at the 2011 Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Centre Student Awards. She appeared in a Henry Ssali film, Bullion with her sister Juliana Kanyomozi. [4] She worked with Usama Mukwaya again on his upcoming film Love Faces alongside Moses Kiboneka Jr. and Patriq Nkakalukanyi, and a Douglas Dubois Sebamala film, Black Glove . [5]

Personal life

Laura Kahunde was born 23 October 1988. She is the last born of Prince Gerald Manyindo and Catherine Kabasomi Byabusa (Omugo w'Omubiito Manyindo). [6] and a princess of the Tooro Kingdom (one of the four traditional kingdoms located within the borders of what is today Uganda), granddaughter of King Rukidi III of Tooro 11th Omukama of Tooro Kingdom, first cousin of the current king Rukidi IV and sister to singer and actress Juliana Kanyomozi. [7] [8] They appear together in the movie Bullion.

References

  1. ↑ "'I didn't think Juliana could make a living from singing'".
  2. ↑ rafshizzle.blogspot.ug/2009/06/julianas-sister-kahunde-into-movies.html/
  3. ↑ Abu-Baker Mulumba. "The Observer". observer.ug. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/233/749446/%5B%5D
  5. ↑ "Bala Bala Sese Movie Producer Working on New Film – Chano8". 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "'I didn't think Juliana could make a living from singing'".
  7. ↑ "Juliana Kanyomozi on her career and life". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Will Buillon Movie bring Uganda its first Oscar Award?". - Bigeye.ug. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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