Mamarumo Marokane | |
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 Marokane in 2019 | |
| Born | August 15, 1996 [1] |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts |
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| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [2] |
Mamarumo Marokane (15 August, 1996) is a South African actor and presenter. She known for her appearances in Shadow and MTV Shuga.
Marokane was born in tafelkop Limpopo province. [1] She studied at CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts. She can speak English, Sepedi and Setswana. [2]
She played the character of leading character on the South African soap opera Scandal!. Marokane gained prominence through her appearances in the Netflix series Shadow . [3]
In February 2020, Marokane was named one of four rising stars by Cosmopolitan South Africa . [1] The others who appeared were Shonisani Masutha, Ama Qamata and Kuhle Adams. [4]
She joined MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus on 20 April 2020. [5] [6]
In 2023 she was part of the Netflix series Miseducation. [7] The college drama was very popular in South Africa [8]
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