Mbeki Mwalimu is a Kenyan actress, producer and director with over 10 years of
theater
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...
and TV experience. She began her career in Kenya's theatre scene in 2004 at Mbalamwezi Players before joining the Festival Of Creative Arts (FCA) in 2007 and has since become a household name as a stage and screen actor, production manager, stage director and producer.
She is famed for stage plays within FCA and for her role as Zoe Mackenzie in the 2018 Swahili telenovela ''Selina'' on Maisha Magic and has also been featured in the film ''
Sincerely Daisy
''Sincerely Daisy'' is a 2020 Kenyan coming-of-age romantic comedy film produced and directed by popular actor Nick Mutuma. The film stars Ella Maina, Brian Abejah, Sam Psenjen and Mbeki Mwalimu in the lead roles. The film was released in Netfl ...
'', which premiered on
Netflix
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on October 9, 2020.
Career
She has worked as a TV presenter at the
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and hosted the shows ''Good Morning Kenya'' and ''The Ultimate Choir''.
She founded her theatre outfit ''Back to Basics'' in 2018, with the aim of growing the theatre life in Kenya.
She is also a committee member in the Kenya Actors Guild (KAG).
She started The Mbeki Mwalimu Initiative (TMI), a foundation geared towards making difference in the lives of needy Children through provision of basic supplies and mentorship.
Awards
She won the Best Theatre Director in 2018 – Sanaa Awards.
References
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Living people
Kenyan stage actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
Kenyan television actresses