Masasa mbongeni biography of william james
Masasa Mbangeni
South African actress
Masasa Lindiwe Mbangeni is a South African actress. She is best known for her role as Thembeka Shezi in the popular television serial Scandal!.
Masasa mbongeni biography of william Masasa Lindiwe Mbangeni is a South African actress. She is best known for her role as Thembeka Shezi in the popular television serial Scandal!.Early life and education
Masasa Lindiwe Mbangeni was born on in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[citation needed]
She received the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in dramatic arts, specialising in performance and directing.[citation needed]
Career
Mbangeni made guest appearances on two television series: as Eunice on the BBC Television crime drama Silent Witness and as Jackie's personal assistant on the M-Net soapie, Egoli.[citation needed]
She also performed in stage plays at the Johannesburg's Market Theatre: Nogogo, Sundjata, and Amen Corner, directed by James Ngcobo.
She also toured Grahamstown Festival of the Arts with the play Oedipus Koonu.[citation needed]
In , she joined the cast of popular television serial Scandal! and played the role of Thembeka Shezi.[1][2] The role became highly popular, but she left the series in [3]
After Scandal!, she appeared in the season two of thriller television series Thola, telecast on SABC 2.
Then she played the role of Celia in the series Harvest.[citation needed] She later returned to the series and then the character was shot dead, making her second exit from the show.[4][5][6]
In , she played in the American feature filmMachine Gun Preacher.[citation needed]
In , she appears in the role of as Mbali Kaleni in the five-part crime thriller series Devil's Peak, based on Deon Meyer's novel of the same name.[7]
Other activities
Mbangeni took part in the Marie Claire "Naked" campaign in to raise public awareness about sexual violence against women and children.[citation needed]
Recognition and awards
Mbangeni received two nominations for Best Actress in a TV Soap from the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) in and for her role in Scandal!.
In , she received a nomination for Best Actress in the inaugural DStv Mzansi Magic Viewers' Choice Award.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Witness | Eunice | TV series | ||
| Machine Gun Preacher | Lip-less Woman | Film | ||
| Thola 2 | TV series | |||
| Hard Copy | Khanya Langa | TV series | ||
| , | Scandal! | Thembeka Shezi Nyathi | TV series | |
| Harvest | Celia | TV series | ||
| The Republic | Bridget Ranaka | TV series | ||
| The Red Sea Diving Resort | Mother | Film | ||
| The River | Adv Akhona Mayisela | TV series | ||
| Housekeepers | Nomahlubi | TV series | ||
| Legacy | Kwanele Losi | TV series | ||
| TBD | I Am All Girls | Thamsanqa | Film |