Nokuthula Ledwaba

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Nokuthula Ledwaba
Born
Nokuthula Ledwaba

1983
Soweto, South Africa
Nationality South African
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Children2
Parents
  • Mavuso (father)
  • Grace Vilakazi-Ledwaba (mother)

Nokuthula Ledwaba (born 1983), is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Rhythm City and The River . [1]

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Personal life

She was born in 1983 in Mofolo area in Soweto, South Africa. Her mother, Grace Vilakazi-Ledwaba gave birth to her at a very young age. Her father later died 33 years ago when her mother was still pregnant. Having had children at a young age, her mother had a difficult time raising them. Therefore, she handed over Nokuthala to her aunt. Then she grew up in Soshanguve, Northern Pretoria with her aunt. After becoming a teen girl, she got to know about her family as well as her father called Mavuso. Then she went to see her mother and lived with her. However, her mother died in September 2015. [2]

Career

She began her career at the age of nineteen where she did a lot of children's and educational theatre productions that toured South Africa and the UK. [3] Her first role was in the show Wild Child Lu. Then she acted in the popular television serials Rhythm City in 2007 where she played the popular role of 'Tshidi Khuse'. In 2009, she was nominated as the Best Supporting Actress during the 3rd South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs).[ citation needed ]

In 2018, she was invited to act in the television series The River . In the series, she played the role of 'Angel' and continued to play the role in first and second seasons of the show.[ citation needed ] Apart from these popular television serials, she has acted in the series Abomama as 'Mapule' and on Ambitions as 'Thembi'.[ citation needed ] She also played supportive roles in the serials Hard Copy, Backstage, Umlilo and Scandal!. [4] In the remake of original 1977 version of American mini-series Roots, Nokuthula played a lead role as 'Kunta Kinte's mother'. [5]

In the e.tv drama series Umlilo, she starred the role as 'Dumile', a city girl born and raised in Soweto who is the second wife in a polygamous marriage. [3]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "5 Mins With Nokuthula Ledwaba". bona. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nokuthula finds her roots and fulfilment". sowetanlive. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Nokuthula Ledwaba bio". tvsa. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nokuthula Ledwaba not afraid to fight sexual abuse". sowetanlive. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nokuthula Ledwaba". afternoonexpress. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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