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Natasha Thahane
South African actress and model From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nokuthula Natasha Thahane Tutu (born 25 September 1995) is a South African actress, model and media personality.[1] She is best known for her roles in the television series Blood & Water, Skeem Saam, The Queen, and It's OK We're Family.[2][3] Recently joined the BET drama Isono playing a role of Millicent.
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Early life
Thahane was born in Orlando East to Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu and Nomaswazi Mamakoko.[4] She is the granddaughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.[5] She moved to Cape Town where she attended Milnerton High School.[6] She went on to graduate with a degree in accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand. In 2018, she completed a 1-Year Conservatory program in Acting for Film at the New York Film Academy in Manhattan.[7]
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Career
Thahane first appeared on screen in a 2013 Edgars commercial. The following year, she made her television series debut in an installment of the e.tv anthology eKasi: Our Stories titled "Drama King". She returned the following year for another installment, "uManqoba". She made a guest appearance as Fundiswa in season 1 of Saints and Sinners and reprised the role as a recurring character in season 2.
From 2015 to 2016, Thahane gained prominence through her role as Enhle Tango in the SABC1 soap opera Skeem Saam.[8][9] She left to join the cast of the Mzansi Magic televnovela The Queen as Amogelang Maake. She was series regular for the first two seasons and then a recurring for the next two.[10] She starred as Leshae K in the SABC3 series It's OK We're Family. In 2019, she played the role Katlego Jali in seasons 4 and 5 Lockdown.
In 2020, she began playing Wendy Dlamini in the Netflix teen crime drama Blood & Water.[11] That same year, she appeared in the BET Africa series Isono and was appointed as the brand ambassador of "Garnier Even & Matte".[12] Meanwhile, she also appeared in the reality show Top Billing.[13]
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Personal life
Thahane briefly dated football player Thembinkosi Lorch from June to September 2021. Thahane is a mother to a son, there is no information on who the father of the boy is.
Filmography
Film
Television
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