Thuli Phongolo

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Thuli Phongolo
Born
Thulisiwe Phongolo

(1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 31)
Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Nationality South African
Other namesThuli P
Education University of Johannesburg
Occupations
  • Actress
  • DJ
Years active2012-present

Thulisile Phongolo (born January 22, 1994) also known as Thuli P is a South African actress, DJ and media personality. [1] She is best known for playing a role of Namhla Diale in Generations:The Legacy . [2]

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Early life

Phongolo was born on 22 January 1994, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. [3] She pursued her Strategic Marketing degree from the University of Johannesburg after passing her matric at Allen Glen High School. [4]

Career

Phongolo began her acting career playing Zama on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) TV series Tshisa. [5] While a prefect at her high school, Phongolo played Namhla Diale on the soap opera Generations: The Legacy . [6] After leaving that show in 2018, Phongolo acted in SABC's TV series Makoti [7] and Mzansi Magic's The Republic.

In November 2021, she was performing in The Wife: Showmax's telenovela adaptation of Dudu Busani-Dube's Hlomu, The Wife . [8] [9] That same month, she was announced to be appearing in the film, I Am Sofia. As of April 2023, Phongolo was still appeared on Makoti. [10]

In 2017, Phongolo was an amateur disc jockey, [11] a profession she maintained through at least April 2023.

Filmography

YearFilmRole
2012TshisaZama
2014-2016 Generations: The Legacy Namhla Diale
2019-2022MakotiLilitha
2019The Republic Mbali
2021The WifeLerato
2021 Rockville Buhle
2025 Generations: The Legacy Namhla Diale

Personal life

Her boyfriend, DJ Maphorisa, was arrested on 7 May 2023 after punching Phongolo in her Sandton, Johannesburg apartment; he was charged with multiple counts of assault. [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Thuli Phongolo | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Chirisa, Sharon (12 October 2021). "Former Generations Star Thuli Phongolo Net Worth As A DJ Has Mzansi Talking". iHarare News. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "A snapshot of our November cover story featuring Thuli Phongolo". www.glamour.co.za. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Thuli Phongolo | HDS Entertainment". hdsentertainment.co.za. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Tshiqi, Bongiwe (16 September 2016). "5 minutes with Thuli Phongolo". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Digital, Drum. "Generations star Thulisile Phongolo has both brains and beauty". Drum. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Langa, Phumlani S. "Makoti brings you mundane matrimony in the hopes of a few laughs". City Press. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Ngcobo, Mavi. "Why The Wife 'fired' Thuli Phongolo!". Daily Sun. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Zuma, Mbalenhle (14 January 2022). "Thuli P breaks her silence after leaving The Wife". Sunday World. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Masasi, Rutendo (13 June 2022). "Makoti Season 2 June 2022 Teasers: Lilitha and Mtho's Marriage Gets Tested - Briefly.co.za". briefly.co.za. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Dayile, Qhama. "Thuli Phongolo on her big career plans in music, acting and being an avid Kaizer Chiefs supporter". Drum. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Magagula, Nompumelelo. "Actress Thuli Phongolo withdraws assault case against DJ Maphorisa". City Press. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Khulu, Ntombi. "Thuli Phongolo and DJ Maphorisa: A look into why women withdraw their statement in assault cases". Truelove. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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