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Aug 25, 2021 · In ‘The Underground Railroad,’ the South African star gave one of the TV’s most powerful performances—and made history. Now, with Viola Davis, Mbedu heads back home.
Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu [1] (born 8 July 1991) [2] is a South African actress. She rose to prominence for her performance in the South African teen drama series Is'Thunzi for which she was nominated consecutively for an International Emmy in 2017 and 2018.
Jun 3, 2021 · Mbedu’s breakout international performance will be followed by a return to South Africa, where she will star alongside Viola Davis in her first film “The Woman King.”
Jun 21, 2021 · As Cora, the escaped slave whose journey across the South is the driving force of The Underground Railroad, Mbedu, now twenty-nine, had been at the center of a major production helmed by Oscar-nominated director Barry Jenkins of Moonlight fame for the last nine months.
May 12, 2021 · Mbedu grew up in the sleepy South African city of Pietermaritzburg. When she was four, her mother, a teacher, died, so it was her grandmother who raised her, and the family got by on...
Apr 7, 2021 · Since wrapping the series, Mbedu has relocated to Los Angeles, where she’s been mostly staying home due to the pandemic.
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May 14, 2021 · At the top of 2019, Mbedo had saved enough money to actually come to the United States for a couple of months to take meetings with studio executives and casting directors.
