Thuli Phongolo | |
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Born | 22 January 1994 |
Other names | Thuli 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.
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]
By September 2017, Phongolo was an amateur disc jockey, [1] a profession she maintained through at least April 2023. [4]
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 [update] , Phongolo was still appearing in Makoti. [4]
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