Thulisile Phongolo (also Thuli P; born 22 January 1994) is an actor and disc jockey in South African media.

Personal life

Thulisile Phongolo was born on 22 January 1994. Her boyfriend,

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, was arrested on 7 May 2023 after

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Phongolo in her

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apartment; he was charged with multiple counts of assault.

Career

By September 2017, Phongolo was an amateur

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...

, a profession she maintained through at least April 2023.

Acting

Phongolo began her acting career playing Zama on the

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's (SABC) TV series '' Tshisa''. While a

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at her high school, Phongolo played Namhla Diale on the

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'' Generations: The Legacy''. After leaving that show in 2018, Phongolo acted in SABC's TV series ''Makoti'' and

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's ''The Republic''. In November 2021, she was performing in ''The Wife'':

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adaptation of Dudu Busani-Dube's '' Hlomu: The Wife''. That same month, she was announced to be appearing in the film, '' I Am Sofia''. , Phongolo was still appearing in ''Makoti''.

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