Masasa Mbangeni

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Masasa Mbangeni
Born
Masasa Lindiwe Mbangeni

(1987-03-06) 6 March 1987 (age 37)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Nationality South African
Alma mater University of Witwatersrand
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Masasa Lindiwe Mbangeni is a South African actress. She is best known for her role as Thembeka Shezi in the popular television serial Scandal! . [1]

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Early life

She was born on 6 March 1987 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She later moved to Johannesburg for studies.[ citation needed ]

Career

She received the Mandela Rhodes scholarship to study in University of Witwatersrand and later graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dramatic Arts specializing in Performance and Directing. She made guest appearances on two television serials: as 'Eunice' on the BBC crime drama Silent Witnesses and as 'Jackie’s personal assistant' on the M-Net soapie, Egoli. She also performed in three stage plays at the Johannesburg Market Theatre: Nogogo, Sundjata and Amen Corner, directed by James Ngcobo. In the meanwhile, she toured Grahamstown Festival of the Arts with the play Oedipus @ Koonu.[ citation needed ]

In 2013, she joined the cast of popular television serial Scandal! and played the role 'Thembeka Shezi'. [2] The role became highly popular, even though, she left the role in 2016. [3] However, she received two nominations for Best Actress in a TV Soap from the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) in 2014 and 2015 for the role. At the same time, she received a nomination for Best Actress in the inaugural DStv Mzansi Magic Viewers Choice Award as well. After Scandal!, she appeared in the season two of thriller television series Thola telecast on the SABC2 channel. Then she played the role 'Celia' on the series Harvest.[ citation needed ] She later returned to the series and then the character was shot dead, making Mbangeni’s second exit from the show. [4] [5] [6]

In 2011, she played in the feature film Machine Gun Preacher. Apart from acting, she took part in the Marie Claire naked campaign for 2015 to public awareness on sexual violence against women and children.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2008Silent WitnessEuniceTV series
2011Machine Gun PreacherLip-less WomanFilm
2016Thola 2TV series
2016 Hard Copy Khanya LangaTV series
2013-2016, 2020 Scandal! Thembeka Shezi NyathiTV series
2017HarvestCeliaTV series
2019The RepublicBridget RanakaTV series
2019The Red Sea Diving ResortMotherFilm
2019 The River Adv Akhona MayiselaTV series
2020HousekeepersNomahlubiTV series
2020LegacyKwanele LosiTV series
TBDI Am All GirlsThamsanqaFilm

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References

  1. ↑ "Actress Lorcia Cooper swaps dance moves for prison life". 702. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Masasa Mbangeni reluctant to return to 'Scandal' due to imposter syndrome". msn. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Kyle Zeeman (12 June 2020). "Masasa Mbangeni hits back at claims 'Scandal!' will go downhill without her". Times Live. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Masasa Mbangeni's second exit from Scandal". Sunday World. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mzansi mourns 'Thembeka Shezi' as Masasa Mbangeni exits 'Scandal!'". IOL. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "e.tv on Masasa Mbangeni's exit: 'She has enjoyed a great run with the Scandal! family'". news24. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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