Getting international recognition is never easy. To make a name for yourself in Hollywood requires a lot of hard work and these Mzansi actresses have already cemented their place in American.
Nomzamo Mbatha started her career in the local entertainment industry when she auditioned for MTV VJ competition but soon took-up acting. She made her first appearance on Isibaya and has since earned a place for herself among the stars.
She will appear in the upcoming film, Coming To America 2 alongside Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Shari Headley, John Amos, Tracy Morgan, Wesley Snipes, and James Earl Jones. She was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador of UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency in January this year.
Gugulethu Mbatha-Raw is an English actress, known for her role as Kelly in Black Mirror, Dido Elizabeth Belle in Belle, Noni Jean in Beyond the Lights, and Plumette in Beauty and the Beast as well as in A Wrinkle in Time, directed by Ava DuVernay, and The Cloverfield Paradox.She is the daughter of Patrick Mbatha, a South African doctor, and Anne Raw, an English nurse who grew up in Witney, England.
Her next film is called Motherless Brooklyn, a 2019 American crime drama film written, produced and directed by Edward Norton, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem. Norton also stars in the film, along with Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, and Willem Dafoe.
Phumzile Sitole is a TV, film and theater actress, known for The Good Fight (2017), Elementary (2012) and Orange Is the New Black (2013) where she plays the role of Antoinetta Akers’ Kerson. She revealed that her role on OINB was meant to be for only one episode but they eventually extended her stay on the show. Her mom is a well-known chef and magazine editor, Dorah Sitole.
Terry Pheto made her debut on Oscar-winning film, Tsotsi and later on was cast on Catch a Fire (2006), Goodbye Bafana (2007) and How to Steal 2 Million (2012). She went on to land l a recurring role of a heart surgeon, Dr. Malaika Maponya, on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Her recent work includes being on Mandela:
Long Walk to Freedom (2013), A United Kingdom (2016) and alos producing films. She was this year announced as first Africa’s female ambassador for Swiss watchmaker Longines.
Pearl Thusi is a South African actress, model, television host, and radio personality who has appeared on international shows such as The Scorpion King: Book of Souls, Tremors 5: Bloodlines, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Kalushi and Queen Sono, an upcoming South African crime drama web television series created by Kagiso Lediga that is set to premiere on Netflix in January 2020.
In other news – Inside Bontle Modiselle & Priddy Ugly’s baby shower – Pictures
TV Personality, Bontle Modiselle had the sweetest shock of her life when her family threw her a surprise baby shower. The room was filled with the stars close friends and family who helped celebrate her and husband, Priddy Ugly‘s first child together.
The shower comes a week after the couple tied the knot in a traditional wedding. see more pictures
Source: DailySun
