Cassie Kabwita (born October 13, 1988) is a Zambian actress and
film producer
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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
Mwinilunga District located in North Western Province and was born at the Ndola Central Hospital, in
Ndola,
Copperbelt Province in Zambia.
Kabwita attended
Buteko Basic School and was the
head girl at
Luanshya Girls High School. She studied hospitality business at
Speciss College at the Herbert Chitepo campus in
Harare, Zimbabwe, and graduated in 2009.
Career
Cassie begun her acting career in 2006 in
theatre arts, 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
New York
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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
Jessie Chisi
Jessie Chisi is a Zambian film director and screenwriter.
Life
Growing up in Zambia, Chisi attended the Durban Talent Campus in 2009 and in 2010 was accepted at the Berlinale Talent Campus.Beti EllersonJessie Chisi talks about "Between Rings: ...
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,
Wema Sepetu and
Diamond Platnumz to present the award for best actress.
Filmography
Director / writer / producer
Actress
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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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