Thuso Mbedu
Acting
1991-07-08 · Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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
TheatersChildren of Blood and Bone
2027 · Movie
Task
2025 · Series
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 · Movie
Castlevania: Nocturne
2023 · Series
The Woman King
2022 · Movie
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
2021 · Movie
The Underground Railroad
2021 · Series
The Gaze
2021 · Movie
Is'thunzi
2020 · Series
Side Dish
2018 · Series
Lokoza
2016 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series