Nthati Moshesh (born 28 August 1969) is a South African actress. She was nominated as Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2016.

Career

Speaking to ENCA on her film and television preferences, she explained that she isn't critical about the televised medium being used, as long as the message is being passed across. She has acted in the tv series

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and Home Affairs and the TV mini-series Human Cargo. However, she stated that film sets requires more sophistication, and she prefers the technicalities that comes with it. In 2014, she was reported to be one of the cast in ''Saint and Sinners'' soap, which airs on

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. In 2015, she acted in ''

Ayanda ''Ayanda'' is a 2015 South African film directed by Sara Blecher and starring Fulu Mugovhani, OC Ukeje, and Nthati Moshesh. The festival title of the film was Ayanda and the Mechanic. The film was picked up for a November 2015 release by indepen ...

'', which opened the 36th

Durban International Film Festival The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Founded in 1979 by Teddy Sarkin and Ros Sarkin, it is the oldest and largest film festival in Africa and ...

. She also got her first

AMAA The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, is presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry. It was fou ...

best actress nomination for her role in the film. In 2016, she won the best actress in a lead role award at 2016

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. In an article from April 2019, she talks about her struggles over the last year not working for eight months but now she is back on screen as the no-nonsense cult leader, Masabatha, on hit prison drama, Lockdown.

Selected filmography

*'' Cape of Good Hope'' *'' Whiskey Echo'' *''

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'' *'' Kini and Adams'' *'' The Long Run'' *''

'',

Selected series

*'' Savage Beauty''

Personal life

Following the death of fellow actress, Mary Makgatho, she acknowledged the impact of the actress in the industry. She is reported as being one of the first black graduates in Performing Arts from

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moshesh, Nthati 1969 births Living people South African film actresses South African television actresses South African soap opera actresses 20th-century South African actresses 21st-century South African actresses