Zethu Dlomo

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Zethu Dlomo
Born
Zethu Dlomo

(1989-03-31) March 31, 1989 (age 35)
Lenasia, South Africa
Nationality South African
Alma materNational School of the Arts
University of the Witwatersrand
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
SpouseLebogang Mphahlele (m. 2018)

Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele (born 31 March 1989), is a South African actress. She is best known for the role 'Madi' in the American television serial Black Sails . [1]

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Personal life

She was born on 31 March 1989 in Lenasia, Gauteng province, South Africa. [2] She was later raised in Mmesi Park, Dobsonville, Soweto. She first studied at The National School of the Arts. In 2010, she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree Honours in Dramatic Art at University of the Witwatersrand. [3]

In September 2018, she married her longtime partner and fellow actor Lebogang Mphahlele. [4]

Career

In 2012, she played the lead role in the sci-fi television series Room 9 telecast in the SABC 1. She played the role 'Detective Alice Kunene' in the series. Meanwhile, she has featured on several international shows; such as HBO series Number One Ladies Detective Agency in 2008 as 'Baone Magasane'. Then in 2013, she appeared in a cameo role 'Patience' in a feature film Mary and Martha directed by Phillip Noyce. [3]

In 2014, she also featured in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and BET International (BET)’s Book of Negroes where she played the role of the pregnant slave 'Sanu'. In 2014, she made her film debut with the film Fanie Fourie’s Lobola as 'Dinky Magubane'. For her role, she won both a South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) in 2014 and South Africa India Film and Television Awards (SAIFTA) in 2013 nomination in the category of 'Best Actress in a Feature Film'. Later in the year, she played a supporting role on season 1 of the television series Ayeye as 'Sibongile'. [3] In 2015, she was cast for the role 'Madi' in the third season of Black Sails , a Starz Network series. She continued to play for 16 episodes in the recurring cast with the role as Mr. Scott's daughter, Madi until the end of fourth season. The series gave her international recognition. [5]

In the meantime, Dlomo won the award for the 'Brett Goldin Best Newcomer' at the 2014/2015 Naledi Theatre Awards for her multiple characters in the stage play Have You Seen Zandile? directed by Khutjo Green. In 2017, she moved to Africa to act in the South Africa’s most popular telenovelas Isibaya. [6] In the serial, she played the role of 'Nonhlanzi' aka 'LethuHlatshwayo'. Then, she featured in two stage plays: Jero which is directed by Dominique Gumede, and then in Play directed by Khutjo Green. [3]

In the late 2017, she appeared in the first South African western film Five Fingers for Marseilles . [7] She played the character as 'Lerato'. [8] The film had its world premier at the Toronto International Film Festival later released in cinemas in the United States of America in September 2018. [9] In 2018, Dlomo starred in the film Mandela’s Gun directed by John Irvin. She played the role of Winnie, Nelson Mandela's wife in the film. The film had its world premier in New York, Harlem NY. Later in the same year, she joined the Mzansi Magic Sunday evening drama The Herd with the role 'Lwandle'. [3]

In the year 2020, she worked in a short film Hotel on the Koppies written and directed by Charlie Vundla. Then she joined with a SABC 1 mini-series titled Amazing Grace with the role of 'Sarah'. Finally before COVID-19 pandemic, she played the role 'Lindo Cele' in the drama series Erased telecast through Moja Love Channel. [3]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2008Number One Ladies Detective AgencyBaone MagasaneTV series
2012–2013Room 9Alice KuneneTV series
2013 Mary and Martha PatienceTV movie
2013 Fanie Fourie's Lobola Dinky MagubaneFilm
2014Leading LadyModel PhotographerFilm
2014AyeyeSibongileTV series
2015The Book of NegroesSanuTV mini-series
2016–2017 Black Sails MadiTV series
2017IsibayaNonhlanzi aka LethuHlatshwayoTV series
2017 Five Fingers for Marseilles LeratoFilm
2018Mandela's GunWinnie MandelaFilm
2020Hotel on the KoppiesWinnie MandelaShort film
2020Amazing GraceSarahTV mini-series
2020ErasedLindo CeleTV series

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References

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  2. ↑ "Zethu Dlomo: A rose among the thorns". sowetanlive. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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  4. ↑ "The Herd actress Zethu Mphahlele on her dream wedding: 'It was perfect'". news24. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Zethu Dlomo: Actor in series". fernsehserien. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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