Zandile Msutwana

She was enrolled at UCT where she achieved a Performers Diploma in Speech and Drama.^[1]

Msutwana started her acting career whilst at university, having appeared on productions such as; King Lear, The Suit, Brink, Trojan Women.

Her professional acting career began in 2007 where she portrayed a lead role on SABC 1's drama series Society. She starred as Akua Yenana, a stockbroker then a lady of leisure until its departure in 2010.^[2]

In 2009, she starred a main role as the bride, Ayanda, on the White Wedding film alongside Kenneth Nkosi, the groom, and Rapulana Seiphemo, the best man.^[3]

In 2013, she portrayed a main role on Mzansi Magic's Zabalaza until its departure in 2015 which featured Baby Cele.^[4]

In 2016, on Mzansi Magic's drama series Isikizi; she starred as Nomazwe, a mother who gives birth to a prince's son who is declared by the king's Sangoma (traditional healer) as a cursed newborn who'll grow to kill his father and marry his mother.^[5]

She starred the role of princess Nomakhwezi on Igazi's Season 1, a Shona and Connie Ferguson production, alongside Vatiswa Ndara, Jet Novuka and the late Nomhle Nkonyeni.^[6]

She starred as the main role of Vuyiswa Jola on The Queen, alongside Shona Ferguson and Connie Ferguson from 2016-2022.^[7]

She played the role of Zimkitha Mxenge in the show Gqeberha: The Empire for the entirety of the shows two season run. Her other television casts include Home Affairs, Mtunzini.com, Isidingo, Rhythm City and Soul City.^[8] and her other film casts include The Algiers Murders and A Small Town Called Descent.^[9]