Thuso Mbedu
Born: 1991-07-08 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Known For: Acting
Biography
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. In 2021, she starred in the Amazon Video limited series The Underground Railroad as Cora, which made her the first South African actress to lead an American television series, and earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series. She then made her feature film debut in the American historical epic The Woman King (2022) in the role of Nawi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thuso Mbedu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2027
- Children of Blood and Bone as Zelie
2025
- Task as Aleah Clinton
2024
- Mufasa: The Lion King as Junia (voice)
2023
- Castlevania: Nocturne as Annette (voice)
2022
- The Woman King as Nawi
2021
- The Gaze
- The Underground Railroad as Cora Randall
- Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 as Self
2020
- Is'thunzi as Winnie
2018
- Side Dish as Phiwe
2016
- Lokoza as Khanya
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1996
- The Daily Show as Self