Nefisa Mkhabela

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Nefisa Mkhabela
Born
Nefisa Tarisca Mkhabela

(2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23)
Nationality South African
Education University of Johannesburg
Occupations
  • Actress
  • influencer
Years active2018–present

Nefisa Tarisca Mkhabela (born 5 April 2001) is a South African actress and Influencer. She best known for her starring role as Ona Molapo in House of Zwide at e.tv and Losing Lerato 2 as Lerato. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Mkhabela was born on 5 April 2001, in Soweto, Johannesburg. She attended the University of Johannesburg where she studied Bachelor's of Law after finishing her matric at Greenside High School. [4]

Career

Mkhabela made her television acting debut in the recurring role of Mbali on the 1Magic drama series Unmarried Wives, first appearing in the series premiere in 2018. In 2020, she reprised her role, showing off her skills as an actress. [5]

In 2021, she landed a leading role in the Mzansi Original Movie called Ispaza Sasekhaya. Later that year Nefisa landed her first starring role in television when she was cast as Ona Molapo, a young fashion designer who navigates the world of fashion with her BFF played by Shalate Sekhabi, in the e.tv soapie House of Zwide . [6]

In 2024, she played a lead role as Lerato, in a film Losing Lerato 2 [7] and also appeared on a soapie Kleva-ish as Mandy.

Filmography

YearFilmRole
2018 Unmarried Mbali
2021present House of Zwide Onalenna Molapo
2023Kleva-ishMandy
2024 Losing Lerato 2 Lerato
2024How to ruin loveOmphile

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated worksResultRef.
2024Royalty Soapie AwardsOutstanding Newcomer House of Zwide Won [8]
National Film and TV AwardsBest New ComerNominated [9]

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