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Aliases: Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

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Movie Involvements: 4

TV Involvements: 5


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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.

Most Famous Work

Mufasa: The Lion King
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7

Mufasa: The Lion King

(2024) (voice)
The Woman King
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8

The Woman King

(2022) Nawi
Castlevania: Nocturne
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8

Castlevania: Nocturne

(2023) Annette (voice)
The Underground Railroad
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7

The Underground Railroad

(2021) Cora Randall
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
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7
Task
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6

Task

(2025) Aleah
Side Dish
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Side Dish

(2018) Phiwe
Lokoza
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Lokoza

(2016) Khanya

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