Ama Qamata
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2 September 1998
Amamkele Qamata | |
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 Qamata on Plus TV Africa in 2020 | |
| Born | Amamkele Lithemba Qamata 2 September 1998 Cala, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Education | University of Cape Town |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Awards | S.A style awards, 2020 |
Amamkele Lithemba Qamata (born 2 September 1998) is known as a South African actress. She is best known for her roles as Buhle Ndaba in the Mzansi Magic series Gomora and Puleng Khumalo in the hit Netflix series Blood & Water.[1]
Qamata was born in the Eastern Cape village of Cala in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality. She moved to Johannesburg with her family at the age of three.[2]
Qamata discovered acting through a school productions and first appeared on screen in advertisements.[3] She is an alumna of Reddam House Bedfordview; after passing her matriculation in 2016, she took a gap year.[3] She enrolled at the University of Cape Town for a Theatre and Performance degree, but withdrew from the institution during her second year.[3]
Career
In 2016, aged 17, Qamata made her television acting debut as Naledi in the situation comedy My Perfect Family on SABC1.[3]
In 2020 she was in the cast of Gomora,[4] as the character of Buhle in the Mzansi Magic series.[5][6]
Later that year she appeared in Netflix's Blood & Water. Qamata's character, Puleng, has a sister who was abducted at birth, and Puleng is trying to prove that the successful swimmer from a private school and rich family is in fact her sister.[7] Kutlwano Ditsele, the casting director for Blood & Water, was executive producer on Gomora and invited Qamata to audition, which she did successfully.[3]
Qamata has also had roles in Rhythm City and Commandos: The Mission.[4] Qamata is set to star in Matthew Leutwyler's upcoming sports film Fight Like a Girl alongside Hakeem Kae-Kazim.[8]
Filmography
| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fight Like A Girl | Safi | [8] |
| TBA | Boyz Trip † | In Production(TBA) | [9] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | My Perfect Family | Naledi | Recurring role | [3] |
| 2018 | Our Girl | Grace | Series 3 part 2 episode 2 | |
| 2018 | Rhythm City | Thandi | Recurring role | [4] |
| 2020–2022 | Gomora | Nobuhle Ndaba | Main role | [4] |
| 2020–2024 | Blood & Water | Puleng Khumalo | Main role | [1] |
| 2025–Present | Marked | Palesa | Main role | [10] |
