Sarah Kisawuzi

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Sarah Kisauzi
Born
Sarah kisauzi Ssentongo

(1953-11-11) 11 November 1953 (age 70)
Citizenship Ugandan
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Parent
  • Washington Ssentongo (father)
Awards Full list

Sarah Ssentongo Kisauzi is a Ugandan actress most known for her role as Nalweyiso, the mean mother-in-law, in the 2013 NTV television drama series Deception . [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Mrs. Kisauzi came into the limelight as Nalweyiso, a role she played in a drama series Deception from 2013 to 2016 and won her the Best Actress award at the 2015 Uganda Entertainment Awards. She later played other roles such as in the Disney chess film Queen of Katwe as Katende's grandmother in 2016, Ugandan telenovela Second Chance. She played Mama Stella in a 2019 gender based violence campaign film Bed of Thorns and as Barbara Batte in a 2019 television drama series Power of Legacy. Mrs. Kisauzi has also starred in Usama Mukwaya’s 2012 short film Smart Attempt, and in Mariam Ndagire’s productions Because of you, Hearts in Pieces (2009) and Where we Belong (2011). [5] It was announced in that Mrs. Kisauzi got a role in a Hollywood production titled "Little America" [6] [7]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023SsekukkuluMamaFamily / Comedy / Drama
2022Bedroom ChainsNatasha's MotherDrama
2020Dance with ValentinoTV Series
2019 Bed of Thorns Mama StellaDrama
Power of Legacy Barbara Batte2019 Ongoing television series
2016 Queen of Katwe Katende’s Grandmother
Second Chance 2016–2018 television series
2013 Deception NalweyisoWon Best Actress at Uganda Entertainment Awards 2015
2012Smart AttemptDirected by Usama Mukwaya
2011Where We BelongMariam Ndagire production
2009Because of You
Hearts in PiecesDrama
2020 Men in suits AmandaDirected by Nabukenya Kevin Johns

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAssociationCategoryResultRef.
2016 Deception Uganda Film Festival Awards Best Actress in a TV Drama Nominated
2015Uganda Entertainment AwardsBest ActressWon

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