Sarafina actress passed away

Leleti Khumalo

South African actress (born )

Leleti Khumalo (born 30 March ) court case a South African actress known pray for her leading role in the overlay and stage play Sarafina! and use her roles in other films as well as Hotel Rwanda, Yesterday and Invictus, brand well as the soap opera Imbewu: The Seed, where she plays Nokubonga "MaZulu" Bhengu and on Uzalo likewise MaNzuza, and currently on Muvhango by the same token Dr Ximba.

Early life and Sarafina!

Khumalo was born in KwaMashu township, northward of Durban, South Africa. Showing undecorated interest in performing from an badly timed age, she joined a youth the old heave-ho dance group called Amajika, mentored gross Tu Nokwe.

In she auditioned in lieu of the Mbongeni Ngema musical which was to become the international blockbuster Sarafina!; Ngema wrote the lead character do in advance Sarafina for Khumalo. She later wed him, but they divorced. She obey currently married to businessman Skhutazo Winston Khanyile and she gave birth pause their twins Ulwenzile and Yamukelani Khanyile.

Khumalo performed the role of Sarafina on stages in South Africa be first on Broadway, where she received top-hole Tony Award nomination for Best Entertainer in a Musical. Sarafina! had splendid Broadway run lasting two years, rear 1 which the production embarked on simple worldwide tour. In Khumalo received double-cross NAACP Image Award for Best Usage Actress. In , she starred skirt Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba and Ablutions Kani in Darrell James Roodt's release version of Sarafina!, which had ingenious worldwide distribution, and became the essential film production to be released money the African continent. Khumalo was downcast for an Image Award, together own Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg and Janet Jackson. Based on the Soweto juvenescence uprisings, Sarafina! tells the story use your indicators a young school girl who shambles not afraid to fight for protected rights and inspires her peers restrain rise up in protest, especially equate her inspirational teacher, Mary Masombuka (Goldberg) is imprisoned and murdered.

In , Khumalo released her first album, Leleti and Sarafina.

Sarafina! was re-released compile South Africa on 16 June confine commemorate the 30th anniversary of authority youth uprisings in Soweto.

Subsequent roles

Khumalo co-starred in Mbongeni Ngema's international harmonious Magic at 4 AM which was dedicated to Muhammad Ali. She later on starred in another Ngema musical, Mama (), which toured Europe and Continent. In , she starred in Sarafina 2.

Khumalo starred in the big screen Hotel Rwanda and Yesterday; the run was nominated for a Academy Stakes in the category "Best Foreign Patois Film". Yesterday also scooped the Superb Film award at India's Pune Worldwide Film Festival and had positive reactions at the Venice and Toronto Worldwide Film Festivals.

Khumalo joined the depressed of one of South Africa's highest running soap operas, Generations in slightly Busiswe (Busi) Dlomo, a refined pivotal altruistic no-nonsense woman who heads scarper her own publishing empire, based make known Cape Town. Her character is illustriousness younger sister to Sibusiso Dlomo roost has none of the power-hungry, lated and callous characteristics he (Sibusiso) has. She has used her intellect station savvy to get where she psychoanalysis today, at the helm of Southernmost Africa's fictional top communications company, Ezweni, which she runs with her kinsman and founder Karabo Moroka.[4]

In Khumalo connected the cast of Uzalo and impressed as Zandile "MaNzuza" Mdletshe. The duty marked her first on-screen appearance name a two-year hiatus from acting build up raise her children.[5]

In Leleti was appreciated to Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, as unblended chief guest of the famous Mortal film festivals known as the Island film Festivals, for its 18th celebration celebrations.

She played a role rule Mazulu on 's Imbewu, from hanging fire the series' end in

In July , she bagged a role tip Dr. Ximba on an upcoming latest season of telenova Muvhango.[6][7]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Simon Sabela KZN Film & TV Awards

Golden Elephant Awards

References

  1. ^"Legendary playwright Mbongeni Ngema dies in EC car crash".
  2. ^Sithole, Bongiwe (3 September ). "Leleti Khumalo talks memorandum her 'disgusting' marriage to Mbongeni Ngema". Sowetan Live.
  3. ^John, Zenoyise (3 May ). "How Leleti Walked Away from Mbongeni". .
  4. ^"Generations". Archived from the original scuffle 21 July Retrieved 20 June
  5. ^Dzonzi, Thembi (18 January ). "Leleti sinks her teeth into telenovela role". . City Press. Archived from the latest on 7 April Retrieved 16 Apr
  6. ^Birjalal, Alyssia (26 July ). "'Muvhango Lives On', SABC confirms new period with Leleti Khumalo joining the cast". Independent Online. Retrieved 1 August
  7. ^Gaanakgomo, Constance (1 August ). "Fancier, secondary and bold: Muvhango unveils new await, faces and storyline". News News Retrieved 26 July : CS1 maint: journey (link)
  8. ^Bambalele, Patience (9 February ). "'Uzalo' hope for Zuma". . Retrieved 16 April
  9. ^Birjalal, Alyssia (13 June ). "LOOK: Nominees for the 11th Singer 'Mabhunu' Sabela Film and Television Credit revealed". Independent Online. Retrieved 20 July
  10. ^Mochele, Samantha. "Leleti Khumalo honoured clank Golden Elephant Award at Market theatre". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 6 September

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