Nkuli Sibeko

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Nkuli Sibeko
Born
Nonkuleleko Sibeko

(1980-06-24) 24 June 1980 (age 43)
South Africa
Alma mater University of Cape Town
Occupation(s)Actress, Screenwriter, Producer
Years active2005–present

Nonkuleleko 'Nkuli' Sibeko (born 24 June 1980), is a South African actress, producer and screenwriter. [1] [2] [3]

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Personal life

Sibeko was born on 24 June 1980 in South Africa. She graduated with a degree in Theatre and Performance at the University of Cape Town. [4]

She is married to fellow actor Thembile Botman.

Career

In 2005, she joined with the SABC1 sitcom City Ses'la and played the role as "Dana Roberts". The role became very popular, where she continued to play the role until the end of fourth season in 2010. [4] In 2009, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award in TV Comedy category at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) for this role. Before that won, she was nominated for Best Actress - TV Comedy category at SAFTAs in both 2006 and 2007. In the meantime, she appeared in the second season of the SABC1 drama series Society with a minor role as "Dineo's Nanny". Then she starred as "Zanele" in the Mzansi Magic sitcom It's for Life. [5]

In 2012, she made a supportive role of "Dana" in the SABC1 comedy series Ses'Top La, where she reprised her role in the second season as well. In 2014, she made a guest role in the Mzansi Magic serial Samsokolo. [6] In 2014 she co-wrote the script for the SABC1 reality competition series The Perfect Sishebo Show. [4] She was nominated twice for Best Achievement in Scriptwriting in TV Comedy category for the serials Kota Life Crisis and Puppet Nation ZA at the 2016 SAFTAs. For the script of Puppet Nation ZA, Sibeko was again nominated Best Achievement in Scriptwriting at the 2017 SAFTAs. [7]

She is the executive producer at Jack&Jill Productions where she produced the 2013 short film Lexus and 2018 film Table Manners. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2005City Ses'laDana RobertsTV series
2005Mazinyo dot Q.Mrs DlovoTV series
2006Izoso ConnexionLeratoTV series
2009SocietyDineo's NannyTV series
2010Home AffairsMphoTV series
2011It's for LifeZaneleTV series
2012Ses'Top LaDanaTV series
2013SamsokoloGuest roleTV series
2013LexusProducerShort film
2018Table MannersProducer, writerFilm

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  2. ↑ "A local film to make you feel". Roodepoort Record. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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  5. ↑ "Zuma tweet on daughters' sitcom roles creates stir". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Winnie Ntshaba and Nkuli Sibeko-7th annual SAFTAs nominees 2013". Online Youth Magazine | Zkhiphani.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nkuli Sibeko accolades". IMDb. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Dercksen, Daniel (26 September 2018). "SAFTA Award-winning writer and actress Nkuli Sibeko talks about crafting the screenplay for Table Manners". The Writing Studio. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Berlinale Talents Project - Table Manners". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Cooking fills the gap of a lost love". The Mail & Guardian. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Love's labour's lost as Xhosa flick is yet to click". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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