Cassie Kabwita (born October 13, 1988) is a Zambian actress and

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and

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. She is known for her works in the Zambian and Tanzanian film industries. Cassie is the Ambassador for The African Film Festival(TAFF) in Dallas

Early life and education

Cassie is a Lunda descent from Chief Kakoma in

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located in North Western Province and was born at the Ndola Central Hospital, in

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in Zambia. Kabwita attended Buteko Basic School and was the

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at Luanshya Girls High School. She studied hospitality business at Speciss College at the Herbert Chitepo campus in

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, Zimbabwe, and graduated in 2009.

Career

Cassie begun her acting career in 2006 in

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, but made her film debut in 2009, where she played minor roles in Tanzanian horror film, Roho Sita and was the lead actor and producer for Sweet Revenge. In 2010 she was cast in the movie Familia Yangu, where she plays two roles, one as a mother to two children and the second as an old lady looking for a job as a maid. Her breakthrough came in 2012 as an actress Zambian TV series Love Games. In 2013 she made her debut behind the camera, as she produced and played the lead role in the movie Guilt. The Mwape Peer awards in

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, in the United States of America honored her with the best uprising star award in 2015 for her contributions to Zambian cinema making her the first actress to receive the award. In 2017, she produced her second film Sound of Silence, with

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to raise awareness on sexual and gender based violence and featured Tanzanian and Zambian actors. She was also appointed as the country manager for Miss Zambia in 2017 On 1 April 2018 Kabwita was honored to grace the first ever Sinema Zetu International Film Festival award night with Tanzania's 4th president Jakaye Mrisho Kikwete,

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and

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to present the award for best actress.

Filmography

Director / writer / producer

Actress

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabwita, King Cassie 1988 births Living people Zambian film directors Zambian women film directors Zambian film producers Zambian women film producers Zambian television people People from Ndola People from Dar es Salaam Zambian actresses