Sindiswa Dlathu (born January 4, 1974) is a South African actress and musician. She is well known for portraying Thandaza Mokoena on ''

Muvhango ''Muvhango'' is a South African television soap opera, created by Duma Ndlovu. It is broadcast on the public TV channel SABC 2, and has an average of 4 million daily viewers. The first episode was aired on 7 April 1997. It was the first Tshive ...

'', a role she played from the show's inception in 1997 until her departure in 2018. Dlathu left ''

'' to play a leading role in the telenovela ''The River'', where she plays the role of Lindiwe Dlamini-Dikana, a fierce woman, who would do anything to protect her wealth and maintain her lavish lifestyle.

Career

Dlathu was cast as the lead role's understudy in the stage version of '' Sarafina!''. In the screen version, she worked alongside

Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ' ...

and was commissioned as an assistant choreographer to Michael Peters. In 1988, with the second cast led by Seipati Sothoane whom Sindi understudied. When the play went on tour, she stayed behind and did Township fever in 1989–1990 touring the US with the play for a year. Dlathu then returned to school after four years of being with

Mbongeni Ngema Mbongeni Ngema (born 1 June 1956) is a South African writer, lyricist, composer, director, choreographer and theatre producer, born in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal (near Durban). He started his career as a theatre backing guitarist. He wrote the mul ...

's committed artists. She completed her matric in 1996, and then went back to performing arts, stage plays in 1997 she was in the FNB Vita Award-winning Game, where she performed with

Mary Twala Mary Kuksie Twala (14 September 1939 – 4 July 2020) was a South African actress. In 2011, she was nominated for Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Career Twala featured in several South African local productio ...

Abigail Kubeka Abigail Kubheka (born 7 December 1939) is a South African singer, songwriter and actress. On the SABC TV series '' Generations: The Legacy'', she plays the role of Zondiwe Mogale, the mother of Tau Mogale (Rapulana Seiphemo) and Tshidi Phakade ( ...

, and the late

Nomhle Nkonyeni Nomhle Nkonyeni (9 April 1942 – 10 July 2019) was a South African actress who has appeared in television series such as ''Mzansi'', ''Tsha Tsha'' and the 2007 mini-series ''Society'', as well as feature films such as ''Of Good Report'' (2013). ...

. She won the award for favourite actress at the 2020 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards. Dlathu, as Lindiwe Dlamini-Dikana from The River, appeared in a crossover episode of

The Queen In the English-speaking world, The Queen most commonly refers to: * Elizabeth II (1926–2022), Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death The Queen may also refer to: * Camilla, Queen Consort (born 1947), ...

as the friend of the lead female character, Harriet Khoza - Sebata. In 2021, she won SAFTA award in Best Actress category for her role of Lindiwe in ''The River''.

Filmography

References

External links

* * http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/smartcape/Peopleofnote/pages/smartcapestd.aspx?pid=634 * http://imzansi.co.za/muvhangos-thandaza-sick-again/ Living people South African stage actresses South African soap opera actresses 1974 births {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub