Zandile Msutwana
Born
Zandile Msutwana

(1979-07-06) 6 July 1979
King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
OccupationActress
Years activeEarly 2000s–present
Known forThe Queen as Vuyiswa Jola

Zandile Msutwana (born 6 July 1979 in King William's Town) is a South African actress best known for her leading role as Akua Yenana on the 2007–2010 SABC 1 drama series Society.

Education

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

Career

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 currently stars a main role of Vuyiswa Jola on The Queen, alongside Shona Ferguson and Connie Ferguson.[7]

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]

Selected filmography

Year Film Role
2007- 2010 Society Akua Yenana
2016 - 2022 The Queen Vuyiswa Jola
2014 Igazi Nomakhwezi
2016 Isikizi Nomazwe
2023 - present Gqeberha: The Empire Zimkhitha Mxenge

Awards and nominations

She was nominated the SAFTA Golden Horn: Best Supporting Actress award in 2010 for her role in the 2009 White Wedding film.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "UCTnews2010" (PDF). news.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Society (2007 - 2010)". tvsa. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "White Wedding (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Zabalaza bids farewell". mzansimagic.dstv. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Isikizi (2016 - 2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Igazi full cast". TVSA. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Queen Full Cast". Briefly. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Zandile Msutwana TVSA". TVSA. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "White Wedding awards". IMDb. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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