Albertina Jaxa (born October 27, 1970) is a South African actress.

Career

Jaxa began her acting career in 1993, when she featured in Generations. She went on to join the cast of soap opera

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 ...

for three years, and later returned to the show in 2004. Jaxa has appeared in films including

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, The Bird Can't Fly, and I Now Pronounce You Black and White. She won an

Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognise the best African films of the preceding year. It was known as the ''Best Picture'' award from 2005 to 2011. References {{Africa Movie Acade ...

for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film for her role in the 2013 romantic thriller film,

Of Good Report ''Of Good Report'' is a 2013 South African thriller film directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka. The film had Mothusi Magano and Petronella Tshuma in lead roles. At the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards, it received the most nominations and awards, a ...

. Jaxa played domestic maintenance assistant Eve Sisulu in the

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sitcom

Madam & Eve ''Madam & Eve'' is a daily comic strip originating in South Africa. The strip, by Stephen Francis and Rico Schacherl, is syndicated in 13 publications and claims a daily readership of over 4 million people. The strip was first published in July 1 ...

, and her acting received positive reviews. Jaxa announced a hiatus from acting in January 2014, which lasted nine months. Since returning from this hiatus, she has appeared in television shows such as Shreds and Dreams, Isikizi, 90 Plein Street, Ashes to Ashes,

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drama series Nkululeko, and the e.tv soap opera Rhythm City. After returning to Isidingo in 2004, she went on to act in number of television dramas and comedies, including Khululeka, 7de Laan, Charlie Jade, The Final Verdict, Montana, Stokvel, Shreds and Dreams and the second season of Intersexions. Jaxa has also appeared in theatre productions, including Skewe Sirkel, directed by Marthinus Basson; Rygrond, directed by Charles Fourie; and Soweto, directed by Phyllis Klotz. From 2015 to 2016, Jaxa starred in the critically acclaimed e.tv original

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

series Gold Diggers as May Gumede and received a South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) for Best Actress for the role. In 2016, Jaxa had roles in two drama series: Isikizi, a

xhosa drama, for which she received a SAFTA nomination for Best supporting actress in a TV drama, and a supporting role in

's Telenovela Ashes to Ashes. In 2019, Jaxa appeared as Noma in the

SABC 1 SABC 1 is a South African public television network operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which carries programming in English and Nguni. It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels. SABC ...

comedy-drama Makoti.

Personal life

In 2000 Jaxa married engineer Prosper Mkwaiwa at Usambara Wedding Village, near

Krugersdorp Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for ''Kruger's Town'') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west ...

. The couple later divorced after 15 years of marriage. The couple had two children together. In 2015, weeks after the death of her ex-husband Prosper Mkwaiwa, Jaxa was involved in a controversy with Tina Dlangwana (Mkwaiwa's second wife) over who was the lawful spouse. According to ''Sunday Sun'', Makwaiwa's mother and family recognise Tina Mkwaiwa (Prosper’s traditional wife) as the only true daughter-in-law. In February 2015, the ''

Daily Sun The '' Daily Sun'' is the largest daily newspaper in South Africa. ''Daily Sun'' may also refer to the following newspapers: United States * ''Arizona Daily Sun'', Flagstaff, Arizona * '' Bowdoin Daily Sun'', Connecticut, published by Bowdoin Col ...

'' reported that that Jaxa was allegedly assaulted by her then 19-year-old son. According to the publication, the actress opened two assault cases against her son who attempted to physically assault her when she refused to give him money.

Filmography

Television

References

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