Sophie Lichaba (born 29 June 1973), née Mphasane, formerly Sophie Ndaba, is a South African actress. She played Queen Moroka in the

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''. In 2016, she was guest judge in the final Miss South Africa 2016 beauty pageant.

Education

She completed high school in

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, after which she pursued her modeling career. Her mother sent her to an orphanage in Eastlea,

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, Zimbabwe so she could get a better education than what was available in apartheid South Africa.

Personal life

Lichaba's father, Solly Mphasane, died in 2016. She suffers from diabetes. With her former husband, Themba Ndaba, she has two children, Rudo and Lwandle. She adopted her niece, Shallon Ndaba, following the death of her sister, Tiny Mphasane. She married Max Lichaba in 2017. In late 2018, Lichaba was the victim of a rumour, which claimed that she had died.

Awards

*Duku Duku Award for “Best Soap Actress” in 2003 *Golden Horn Award for “Best Comic Actor” in 2009 *Woman Of Inspiration Award"Sophie Ndaba"
''Women of inspiration'', Cape Town, 2010. Retrieved on 3 October 2014.

Filmography

* ''Class of '92'' * '' Egoli: Place of Gold'' * ''

'' * ''Gog' Helen'' * ''

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'' * ''Soul City'' * ''She is King'' * ''

Isidingo ''Isidingo'' is a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ''Isidingo: The ...

'' * ''High Rollers'' - Season 2 * ''Lockdown''

References

External links

* 1973 births Living people South African actresses People from Soweto {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub