Mamarumo Marokane

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Mamarumo Marokane
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Marokane in 2019
Born (1996-08-15) August 15, 1996 (age 27) [1]
NationalitySouth African
Education CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts
Occupation
  • actress
Height1.64 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.

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Early life

Marokane was born in about 1997 tafelkop Limpopo province. [1] She studied at CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts. She can speak English, Sepedi and Setswana. [2]

Mamarumo Marokane in the mini series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together in 2020. Mamarumo Marokane.png
Mamarumo Marokane in the mini series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together in 2020.

Career

Currently she plays the titular character of Bridget on Scandal. Marokane gained prominence through her appearances in the Netflix series Shadow .[ citation needed ]

In February 2020, Marokane was named one of four rising stars by Cosmopolitan South Africa . [1] She joined MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus on 20 April 2020. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mafu, Noxolo (23 February 2020). "Meet the four rising stars Pearl Thusi has dubbed as the next big things". Cosmopolitan SA. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Mamarumo Marokane" (PDF). Canvas CAM. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. "Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19". Every Woman Every Child. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. Akabogu, Njideka (16 April 2020). "MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series". BHM. Retrieved 30 April 2020.