Madam Boss

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Madam Boss
Born
Tarisai Cleopatra Munetsiwa

(1985-04-16) April 16, 1985 (age 38)
Harare, Zimbabwe
NationalityZimbabwean
Other namesTyra Chikocho
CitizenshipZimbabwean
Occupations
  • Socialite
  • Actress
Known forComedy, Acting
Television SABC 1 (Ubettina Wethu)
SpouseNgonidzaishe Munetsiwa

Tarisai Cleopatra Munetsiwa popularly known as Madam Boss is a Zimbabwean comedian, socialite, [1] music artist [2] and actress. [3] [4]

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Early background

Madam Boss was born in Harare in 1985. She grew up in Madziva village in Zimbabwe. [5]

Career

Madam Boss started her career as a gospel music artist when she released her debut album titled Sunungura. [6] She became prominent as a comedian socialite when she started doing comedy skits as a maid which circulated on social media. She become the first Zimbabwean comedian to reach 1 million followers on Facebook. [7] [8] In 2021 she began an acting career when she was cast in a Nollywood series titled The Offspring. [9] She was then cast for a role in South Africa’s SABC 1 [10] drama series Ubettina Wethu. [11] In July 2021, it was announced that Madam Boss was to act in a South African-produced Netflix film called The Bad Bishop. [12]

In May 2022, it was announced that a movie titled Becoming Madam Boss inspired by her true life story had begun shooting

She is the brand ambassador of RwandAir [13] [14] as well as other corporates which include Net*One, [15] Nyaradzo Group [16] and Ingwebu Breweries. [17] [18]

Awards

Personal life

She is married to Ngonidzaishe Munetsiwa since 2021. [26]

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  14. ↑ "Madam Boss Appointed RwandAir Ambassador". NewZimbabwe.com. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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