Cleopatra Koheirwe
Born (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • radio host
  • writer
Years active1999–present
Children1
AwardsRadio & Television Academy Awards (RTVAA) Uganda, 2013
Career
ShowMid-Morning Magazine
Station(s)Radiocity 97FM
Time slot10am – 3pm
StyleMusic, celebrity gossip, news, film
CountryUganda

Cleopatra Koheirwe is a Ugandan actress, writer, singer, and media personality. She first appeared onscreen as Joy in The Last King of Scotland in 2006. She has since garnered numerous roles on different film and television projects locally and internationally including a role on Netflix's Sense8 as Mother in season 2.[1][2][3]

Cleopatra plays Ebony in the new Nana Kagga directed and produced series Reflections[4] alongside other Uganda celebrities Malaika Nnyanzi, Housen Mushema, Andrew Kyamagero, Prynce Joel Okuyo and Gladys Oyenbot.[5]

Koheirwe joined StarTimes Uganda in June 2019 as the new Public Relations Manager.[6][7][8]

Career

Musical artist (since 2001)

In 2001, she joined a popular music, dance and drama group known as Obsessions[9] (now Obsessions Africa) until March 2007 when she resigned from the group to continue on her own path.[10]

In 2010, she started working on her solo singing career after friends and fans encouraged her to perform again. Her first single titled Ngamba, a Luganda word that means, "Tell me" was a pop song, about deceptive relationships. The song was well received and given airplay on a couple of radio stations in Uganda.[11]

Radio host (since 2003)

In 2013, while still at Radiocity 97Fm,[12] she became a co-host of the U-Request show. She took a maternity break in December 2013 and went to Kenya.[13] In October 2016, she resumed working at Radiocity as a co-host of the Mid-Morning Magazine with Peace Menya until the end of May 2019 when she moved to StarTimes.

Television

Television judge (2011–2013)

In September 2013, Cleopatra joined Flavia Tumusiime and Tusker Project Fame judge and singer Juliana Kanyomozi as audition judges for Tusker Project Fame 6 in Kampala.[14][15][16]

Actress

Film and television

In 2006 Cleopatra auditioned for her first screen acting role for The Last King of Scotland in 2006 in which she played a character named Joy. She has since appeared in a number of both film and television productions locally and internationally as well as winning nominations for some of the productions. She has worked on Changes: an M-Net TV series in seasons 1 and 2 in a supporting role as Nanziri Mayanja from 2008 to 2010, Be the Judge, a Kenyan local TV series as Lucy Mango in 2010, Yogera film (2011) playing a double lead role, State Research Bureau (S.R.B) film (2011) in a supporting role as Faith Katushabe.[17]

She also worked in Kona, an M-Net TV series where she plays Jakki, a wannabe boxer trying to reconnect with her father, a boxing coach. She appeared in Sense8, a Netflix Original Series as Mother.[18] Cleopatra is set to appear in the new Nana Kagga directed TV series Reflections as Ebony, one of the main four protagonists of the series.

Motivational work

Still in 2012, she was chosen by Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU), an NGO that aims at empowering the youth, to speak to youths in various schools. After completing the school tours, RAHU commended her as 'Mentor of the Week'.[19] Cleopatra was one of the first cultural icons at Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU) and was actively involved until 2014[20] when she had to take a break from work to raise her baby.

Training

In 2010 while in preparation to shoot CHANGES season 2, Cleopatra and the principal cast that included Nick Mutuma, Pierra Makena, Nini Wacera, Patricia Kihoro[21] were taken through acting training of The Meisner Technique by Rob Mello, a professional acting coach from Rob Mello Studios Atlanta, USA.

Personal life

Cleopatra was the only child born to Jocelyn Twinesanyu "Sanyu" Rwekikiga and Anthony Abamwikirize Bateyo in 1982. She never met her father as he had died prior to her birth. Her mother died when she was 15. Cleopatra has a daughter who was born in 2014 with boyfriend Lwanda Jawar, a Kenyan actor, model, and stunts director/coordinator.[22] She delivered a baby girl named Aviana Twine Jawar on 22 January 2014.[23] She named her daughter Twine after her mother Twinesanyu.[24] She then took a break from her career to raise her baby.

Filmography

Year Film/TV Series Role Notes
2021 Prestige Eunice Samula Kintu TV series showing on Pearl Magic Prime
Juniors Drama Club (JDC) Teacher Gabriella TV series directed by Allan Manzi
2019 Kyaddala Rahu Counselor A Reach a Hand Uganda and Emmanuel Ikubese Films production on NBS
2018 #Family Leah Nabwiso Films TV series.
Mela Naava Katende Savannah MOON Web Series
27 Guns Alice Kaboyo Natasha Museveni Directed film
2017 Reflections Ebony Upcoming TV series created and directed by Nana Kagga Macpherson
2016 Sense8 Mother TV series created & directed by The Wachowskis
2013 Kona Jakki Kenyan telenovela [25]
2011 State Research Bureau Faith Katushabe supporting role
Yogera Hope/ G double lead
2010 Be the Judge Lucy Mango a Kenyan local TV series
2008-10 Changes Nanziri Mayanja a Kenyan DSTV series in seasons 1 & 2 in a supporting role
2006 The Last King of Scotland Joy supporting role

Nominations and awards

Awards
Year Award Category Work Result
2021 Uganda Film Festival Awards Best Actress in TV Drama Prestige Nominated[26]
2013 RTV Awards Best Newcomer female radio presenter Radiocity FM Nominated
2013 Nile Diaspora's International Film Festival (NDIFF) Outstanding Actress Honoree Award Honoured with the Industry Maverick Award
2013 Radio & Television Academy Awards (RTVAA) Uganda Best Late Afternoon Show-English The Jam on Radiocity 97Fm Won
2013 Buzz Teeniez Awards Teeniez Role Model Nominated[27]
2012 Super Talent Awards Most Gifted Actress Nominated
2012 Pearl International Film Festival Awards (PIFFA) Uganda Best Supporting Actress State Research Bureau Nominated
2011 Kalasha Film & Television Awards, Kenya Best Actress in a TV Drama Be the Judge Nominated[28]

References

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  5. ↑ "Behind The Scenes part 1 | Ugandan TV Series 'Reflections' kick off filming". Doberre. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Nanteza, Bridget. "Radio Personality Cleopatra Lands Juicy Gig at StarTimes Uganda". Chimpreports. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Sexy Cleopatra Koheirwe Joins StarTimes Uganda As PR Manager". Howwe. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Radio City 'Queen' named StarTimes PR Manager". Second Opinion. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "'Obsessions' Girl is Now a Mum". Nairobi Wire. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Cleopatra Koheirwe and Diana Kahunde for Hellen Lukoma". Satisfashion. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Cleopatra back to singing by Isaac ssejjombwe". Music Uganda. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  12. ↑ "I Am Not Quitting Radio – Radio City's Cleopatra". Big Eye. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "I Am Not Quitting Radio – Radio City's Cleopatra". Bigeye Uganda. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Tusker Project Fame Kampala Auditions Set". Uganda Online. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Cleopatra Koheirwe Unveils Her Prince Handsome". Big Eye. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Cleopatra to keep her style 'Casual Smart" at the #TPF Kampala auditions". Satisfashion. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Cleopatra Koheirwe's daughter makes one". Big Eye. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ugandan actress Cleopatra Koheirwe stars in a Netflix series". Guru8. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "MENTOR OF THE WEEK CLEOPATRA KOHEIRWE". Reach a Hand Uganda Wordpress. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  20. ↑ "Artist Biography Cleopatra Koheirwe". How We.
  21. ↑ "So You Want To Be An Actor/Actress - Munene Mutuma & Cleopatra Koheirwe..." Patricia Kihoro Website. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  22. ↑ "Cleopatra Reveals That She Is Pregnant". Big Eye. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  23. ↑ "Top Radio Presenter celebrates her bundle of Joy". SDK Kenya.
  24. ↑ "Cleopatra, Lwanda Welcome Baby Girl". Showbiz Uganda. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  25. ↑ Mukama, Froncesca (12 March 2015). "Cleopatra – Kona Tv Series Is The Best Thing That Has Happened To Me In My Career". oops.ug. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  26. ↑ Asingwire, Nicholas. "UCC Unveils Nominees for 2021 Uganda Film Festival". Kampala Post. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  27. ↑ "Young mulo tops buzz awards nominees' list". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  28. ↑ "Vote for your 3rd edition Kalasha Awards winner". Capital FM, Kenya. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
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