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- Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu (born 8 July 1991) 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. Mbedu later appeared on the 2018 Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list.
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May 12, 2021 · Thuso Mbedu is 29 but looks significantly younger. And yet, in her extraordinary performance as Cora, the central character in Barry Jenkins ’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize ...
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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.
- She was born and raised in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
- Her grandmother raised her. Her mother passed away when she was a young child, and she didn't have a relationship with her father. Her grandma was slow to come around to Thuso's pursuit of acting—not speaking to her for a month after she announced her intention—but eventually came around.
- She's been nominated for two International Emmys.
- She's a really big deal in South Africa (and now here!)
Jun 3, 2021 · The South African actor and lead of Barry Jenkins’ “The Underground Railroad,” a 10-part television adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has a talent for economy. Where...
May 23, 2023 · While Mbedu’s relatable, nothing about her life at the moment is. From red carpets to counting one of the greatest actresses of our time as a friend, she’s as Hollywood as they get. ‘I met Viola [Davis, her co-star] during the audition process for The Woman King.
Thuso Mbedu. Actress: The Woman King. This September, rising star actress Thuso Mbedu will be seen as the lead of Sony's The Woman King opposite Viola Davis. In the historical epic feature directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Mbedu plays Nawi, an ambitious recruit who fights within the all-female military unit lead by Nanisca (Davis).
Sep 14, 2022 · Thuso Mbedu is the breakout star of the new action film The Woman King. The 31-year-old actress plays a new recruit of the Dahomey Amazons, a group of female African warriors being trained by...
