Malaika Uwamahoro

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Malaika Uwamahoro
Born
Malaika Uwamahoro

1990
Rwanda
EducationTheatre Studies, Fordham University
Alma materFordham University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Poet
  • Singer
  • Activist
Known for

Malaika Uwamahoro (formerly Angel Uwamahoro, born 1990) is a Rwandan-born actress, [1] poet, singer, [2] and social justice activist. [3] [4] She resides in Portland, Maine, United States. [5]

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Early life and education

Uwamahoro was born in Rwanda in 1990. Due to events leading to the subsequent 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, her mother fled with her to Uganda where she lived for seven years, then to the United States and finally in 2001, back to Rwanda. [6] She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Studies at Fordham University, New York City. [3] [7]

Career

Film

She featured in Tomas Petkovski's 2018 film, LoveLess Generation. [8] In a television series created in the same year by Tola Olatunji [9] titled, Yankee Hustle, also featuring Jide Kosoko, Uche Jombo, Kara Rainer and others, she plays the role of "Princess". [10]

In 2019, she was featured in the film directed by the Franco-Afghan filmmaker Atiq Rahimi, Our Lady of the Nile (French: Notre-Dame du Nil). [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] She also made her debut stage play, Miracle in Rwanda again featured in the off-Broadway play by Leslie Lewis Sword and Edward Vilga titled, Miracle in Rwanda. [16] [4] [1] For this play, she was nominated in the Best Solo Performance category at the 2019 VIV Award. [17]

Music

She was featured by Mucyo (a Rwandan singer) in a song titled Stickin' 2 You, produced by Eloi El. [18]

Poetry and others

She performed at the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda in 2017. [7] She was named as one of the performers at the 2019 DanceAfrica event. [19] In 2020, during the lockdown, she was said to have written the poem, I Don't Mind!. [3]

She was one of the speakers nominated to speak at the Forbes Woman Africa 2020 Leading Women Summit, held in Durban, South Africa. [5] [20]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2019 Our Lady of the Nile Actress (Immaculée as Angel Uwamahoro)Drama [11]
2018LoveLess GenerationActressShort film, Comedy, Drama [8]
Miracle in RwandaLead actressPlay [4]

Television

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2018 –Yankee HustleActress (Princess)TV series [10]

Accolades

YearEventPrizeRecipientResult
2019VIVSolo PerformanceHerselfNominated

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