Masasa Mbangeni | |
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Born | Masasa Lindiwe Mbangeni |
Alma mater | University of Witwatersrand |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–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! .
Masasa Lindiwe Mbangeni was born on in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[ citation needed ]
She received the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in dramatic arts, specialising in performance and directing.[ citation needed ]
Mbangeni made guest appearances on two television series: as Eunice on the BBC Television crime drama Silent Witness and as Jackie's personal assistant on the M-Net soapie, Egoli .[ citation needed ]
She also performed in stage plays at the Johannesburg's Market Theatre: Nogogo, Sundjata, and Amen Corner, directed by James Ngcobo. She also 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 of Thembeka Shezi. [1] [2] The role became highly popular, but she left the series in 2016. [3]
After Scandal!, she appeared in the season two of thriller television series Thola, telecast on SABC 2. Then she played the role of Celia in the series Harvest.[ citation needed ] She later returned to the series and then the character was shot dead, making her second exit from the show. [4] [5] [6]
In 2011, she played in the American feature film Machine Gun Preacher .[ citation needed ]
In 2023, she appears in the role of as Mbali Kaleni in the five-part crime thriller series Devil's Peak , based on Deon Meyer's novel of the same name. [7]
Mbangeni took part in the Marie Claire "Naked" campaign in 2015 to raise public awareness about sexual violence against women and children.[ citation needed ]
Mbangeni received two nominations for Best Actress in a TV Soap from the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) in 2014 and 2015 for her role in Scandal!. In 2017, she received a nomination for Best Actress in the inaugural DStv Mzansi Magic Viewers' Choice Award.[ citation needed ]
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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2008 | Silent Witness | Eunice | TV series | |
2011 | Machine Gun Preacher | Lip-less Woman | Film | |
2016 | Thola 2 | TV series | ||
2016 | Hard Copy | Khanya Langa | TV series | |
2013-2016, 2020 | Scandal! | Thembeka Shezi Nyathi | TV series | |
2017 | Harvest | Celia | TV series | |
2019 | The Republic | Bridget Ranaka | TV series | |
2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Mother | Film | |
2019 | The River | Adv Akhona Mayisela | TV series | |
2020 | Housekeepers | Nomahlubi | TV series | |
2020 | Legacy | Kwanele Losi | TV series | |
TBD | I Am All Girls | Thamsanqa | Film |