Thuli Phongolo

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Thuli Phongolo
Born (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30)
Other namesThuli P
Occupation(s)Actor and disc jockey

Thulisile Phongolo (also Thuli P; [1] born 22 January 1994) is an actor and disc jockey in South African media.

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Personal life

Thulisile Phongolo was born on 22 January 1994. [2] 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. [3]

Career

By September 2017, Phongolo was an amateur disc jockey, [1] a profession she maintained through at least April 2023. [4]

Acting

Phongolo began her acting career playing Zama on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) TV series Tshisa . [2] While a prefect at her high school, Phongolo played Namhla Diale on the soap opera Generations: The Legacy . After leaving that show in 2018, Phongolo acted in SABC's TV series Makoti and Mzansi Magic's The Republic. [5] In November 2021, she was performing in [6] The Wife: Showmax's telenovela adaptation of Dudu Busani-Dube's Hlomu: The Wife . [7] That same month, she was announced to be appearing in the film, I Am Sofia . [8] As of April 2023, Phongolo was still appearing in Makoti. [4]

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