Masali Baduza

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Masali Baduza
Born1996 (age 28–29)
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Alma mater New York Film Academy
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Masali Baduza (born 1996) is a South African actress. She is best known for her role as Sephy Hadley in the BBC drama Noughts + Crosses . She was named a rising star and one to watch by the Royal Television Society. [1]

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Early life

The youngest of six children, Baduza is from East London, Eastern Cape. [2] She is bilingual in Xhosa and English. She trained at the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy, graduating with an Associate degree in 2016. [3] [4]

Career

Baduza began her career mostly in theatre and appeared in the South African crime thriller Trackers , which was M-Net's top performing show for 2019. [5] [6] Her films include Slumber Party Massacre (2021) and The Woman King (2022).

In 2024, she had a guest role on Bridgerton Season 3 as Michaela Stirling, a genderflipped version of the book character Michael Stirling. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2019 Trackers Thandi Makebe3 episodes
Bhai's Cafe Thandi
The FighterLeratoShort film
2020–2022 Noughts + Crosses Sephy Hadley Main role
2021 Slumber Party Massacre Young Trish Deveraux
2022 The Woman King Fumbe
2024 Bridgerton Michaela StirlingGuest role (season 3)
The Morning AfterWinnie

References

  1. ↑ "Ones to watch: TV's rising stars". Royal Television Society. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Petersen, Caroline (August 2020). "Star crossed". Fairlady. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Noughts and Crosses stars on racism, privilege and working with Stormzy". inews.co.uk. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Acting for Film Alum Masali Baduza Stars in BBC's Noughts + Crosses". New York Film Academy. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ↑ ""The journey of Sephy is just beautiful to me": Masali Baduza on her new role in BBC One's Noughts and Crosses". Royal Television Society. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Reporter, T. M. O. (20 November 2019). "Trailblazing Trackers is M-Net's top-performing show for 2019". The Media Online. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Rivera, Briannah; Puckett-Pope, Lauren (13 June 2024). "What We Know About Bridgerton Actress Masali Baduza—and Her Role as Michaela Stirling". ELLE . Retrieved 14 June 2024.


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