Lillian Dube (born 30 September 1945) is a South African actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying Masebobe in the soap opera ''

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Personal life

In 2007, Dube was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been in remission as of 2008. The cancer returned again in 2015.

Awards and nominations

In 2017, Dube was awarded an honorary doctorate in Drama and Film Production at the

Tshwane University of Technology Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; af, Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie) is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons — Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and ...

Select filmography

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Mapantsula ''Mapantsula'' is a 1988 South African crime film directed by Oliver Schmitz and written by Schmitz and Thomas Mogotlane. It tells the story of Johannes 'Panic' Themba Mzolo (Mogotlane), a small-time thief, set against the backdrop of Apartheid ...

'' (1988) *''

Sweet 'n Short ''Sweet 'n Short'' is a 1991 in film, 1991 Leon Schuster movie made in South Africa. It was directed by Gray Hofmeyr. Plot In South Africa, Sweet Coetzee wins an award for 20 years service as a sportscaster on his 40th birthday, beating his ...

'' (1991) *''

There's a Zulu On My Stoep ''There's a Zulu On My Stoep'', known as ''Yankee Zulu'' internationally, is a South African comedy film directed by Gray Hofmeyr. Released in 1993, the film is the highest grossing South African film in the country's box office history. The fi ...

'' (1993) *''

A Good Man in Africa ''A Good Man in Africa'' is a 1994 comedy-drama film, based on William Boyd's 1981 novel ''A Good Man in Africa'' and directed by Bruce Beresford. The film starred Colin Friels, Sean Connery, John Lithgow, Joanne Whalley, Diana Rigg and Louis Gos ...

'' (1994) *''

Cry, the Beloved Country ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' is a 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. Set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa, it follows a black village priest and a white farmer who must deal with news of a murder. American publisher Benne ...

'' (1995) *'' In My Country'' (2004) *'' Oh Schuks... I'm Gatvol'' (2004) *''

Cape of Good Hope The Cape of Good Hope ( af, Kaap die Goeie Hoop ) ;''Kaap'' in isolation: pt, Cabo da Boa Esperança is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is t ...

'' (2004) *''

Fanie Fourie's Lobola ''Fanie Fourie's Lobola'' is a 2013 South African romantic comedy based on the novel (of the same name) by Nape 'a Motana. The film features a culturally diverse cast of actors as well as a production team. The main focus of the film is cross-cu ...

'' (2013) *''

The Forgotten Kingdom ''The Forgotten Kingdom'' is a 2013 American-South African-Lesotho drama film written and directed by Andrew Mudge and featuring Jerry Mofokeng. It received nine nominations, and won three awards at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Cast * Z ...

'' (2013) * '' Nothing for Mahala'' (2013) *'' Mia and the White Lion'' (2018) *'' Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire'' (2023) *'' GoGo Helen'x

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dube, Lillian Living people 1945 births 21st-century South African actresses South African film actresses South African television actresses 20th-century South African actresses