Zola Nombona (born 10 March 1992), is a South African actress best known for her role as Shado, a streetwise teenager, in the second season of the

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drama series ''Intersexions'' in 2013.

Education

She went to Victoria Girls' High School, Grahamstown, before achieving a bachelor and an honours degree in dramatic arts at the

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Career

Nombona's first major role was on a drama series ''Intersexions'' based on

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in 2013. In 2015, she had her first starring role as Roxanne in the

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drama ''Zbondiwe''. She also starred as Monde on ''Lockdown'', a television drama series set in a fictional high security prison for women. She played the role of Zee in the movie-turned-drama series ''Inumber Number''.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* 1992 births South African actresses Living people University of the Witwatersrand alumni {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub