Tapiwa Gwaza

Tapiwa Sylvia Gwaza
Born	Malawia
Occupation	Actress
Notable work	Seasons of a Life
Awards	2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AAMA) 2010, Nigeria

Tapiwa Sylvia Gwaza is a Malawian actress known for her role as lawyer in the Malawian film, Seasons of a Life and as Maltrida in Dear Pen Pal in 2018.

Career

Gwaza is a former cabin crew member for Air Malawi Ltd. She worked as an air hostess for 13 years prior to starting her acting career. ^[1] After resigning from her job at Air Malawi, she decided to take up acting and landed a role in Seasons of a Life.

Fellow actress Flora Suya made her own film, My Mothers Story which was an opening film at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival. ^[2] Suya was the main actor in her ninety minute film that premiered in May 2016, but she also included others including Gwaza. ^[3]

When Flora Suya made her 2018 film, Pen Pal about a woman who is tricked into marrying the wrong person- but she later meets the pen pal she thought she had married. Suya cast Gwaza in the main role. ^[4]

Works

• Seasons of a Life (2010) as Tabitha
• My Mother's Story (2016) as Faith ^[3]
• The Road to Sunrise (2017) as Nanaweke
• Dear Pen Pal (2018) as Maltrida

Awards

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AAMA) 2010, Nigeria ^[5]

References

1. "Committee hits snag on Chilemba's cut". Bnltimes.com. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
2. Maulidi, Frank (October 13, 2016). "Flora Suya off to USA to premiere her film". Malawi 24. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
3. "New Malawi movie premier May 28: Flora Suya's 'My mother's story' - Malawi Nyasa Times". www.nyasatimes.com. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
4. "DEAR PEN PAL | ROOTFLIX®". DEAR PEN PAL | ROOTFLIX. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
5. NetNewsPublisher (2010-04-14). "Malawi actress Sylvia Tapiwa Gwaza wins African film award in Nigeria". Netnewspublisher.com. Retrieved 2012-10-31.