Here is the list of some of the most beautiful South African actress. Some of these actresses are also talented model, singer, dancer, former beauty queen, successful entrepreneur, director, writer, DJ, TV presenter, musician, and more. Some of them are also having different blood descent like American, French, Japanese, British, Canadian, Chinese, Portuguese, Australian, Indian, Dutch, Zimbabwean, Greek, Irish, New Zealand and Swazi. See the list below in no particular order or ranking.


LIST: 130+ Most Beautiful South African Actresses


1. Alex McGregor is a South African actress. She is a native of Cape Town. Her cousins are the model sisters, Kerry and Tracy McGregor.
Born: 7 June 1993, Cape Town, South Africa
Movies and TV shows: Vagrant Queen (2020), Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014), Spud (2010), Impunity (2014)

2. Amamkele Lithemba Qamata is a South African actress. Born in the Eastern Cape of Cala, Sakhisizwe Municipality. She appeared in a leading role in the South African's Netflix teen drama series Blood & Water as Puleng Khumalo.
Born: 2 September 1998, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Alma mater: University of Cape Town
Other name: Ama, Lithemba
TV shows: Gomora

3. Amalia Uys is a South African actress.
Born: 14 October 1984, Springbok, South Africa
TV shows: 7de Laan
Education: Stellenbosch University, Die Hoërskool Menlopark
Movies: Double Echo (2017), She Is Like Spring (2016), Vergeet My Nie, Sink (2015)

4. Amanda du-Pont is a Swazi-born South African actress, model and television host. Du-Pont is known for her portrayal of Senna in the CW drama series Life is Wild and Sharon in the SABC 3 comedy-drama Taryn & Sharon. Currently, she stars as Ashley in the Netflix thriller series Shadow. She is of French, Chinese, Portuguese and Swazi ancestry.
Born: 26 June 1988, Manzini, Eswatini
Height: 1.59 m
Parents: Henry du Pont, Antoinette Dupont
Siblings: Amber-Kayleigh Du Pont, Adele-Kim Du Pont
Nationality: South African, Swazi
Movies and TV shows: Shadow (Since 2019), Skeem Saam (Since 2011), Taryn & Sharon (Since 2017), Between Friends: Ithala (2014)

5. Anel Alexander is an actress and producer.
Born: 26 November 1979, Pretoria, South Africa
Spouse: James Alexander
TV shows: Geraamtes in die Kas, Getroud met rugby, Jip
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film
Movies: Discreet, Semi-Soet (2012), Sink (2015), Klein Karoo (2013)

6. Angelique Gerber is a South African actress.
Born: 16 April 1983, Johannesburg, South Africa
Spouse: Jacques Potgieter (m. 2016)
Parents: Lynette Stemmet
Education: University of Pretoria
Movies: Dis Koue Kos, Skat, Hartsbegeertes, Gebore Talente

7. Antoinette Louw is a multi award-winning South African actress.
Born: 9 May 1975, Pretoria, South Africa
Parents: Anet Louw, Dap Louw
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film
TV shows: Swartwater, Arendsvlei, Spoorloos, Kwela, Jacob's Cross
Education: Hoërskool Sentraal, University of the Free State
Movies: Die Laaste Tango (2013), An Act of Defiance (2017), 'n Man Soos My Pa, Nul is nie niks nie (2017)

8. Azwile Chamane-Madiba is a South African actress.
Born: South Africa
Movies: Vaya
Nominations: Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Young Actor

9. Bianca Amato is a South African actress known for her work in American theatre, as a prolific audiobook performer and for her portrayal of Philippa De Villiers in the original cast of the South African soap opera Isidingo. 
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Education: University of Cape Town
Nominations: Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Hayes Production
Movies and TV shows: Isidingo (1998 - 2020), Powers (2015 - 2016), The Kissing Booth 2 (2020), The Kissing Booth (2018)

10. Boitumelo Thulo, popularly known as Boity, is a South African television personality, rapper, actress, businesswoman and model.
Born: 28 April 1990, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Height: 1.58 m
Parents: Modiehi Thulo
Record labels: UNIVERSAL MUSIC, Universal Music (Pty) Ltd.
Movies and TV shows: Rockville (Since 2013), Big Brother Africa (2003), Dear Betty (2014), Mrs Right Guy (2016)

11. Bokang Phelane is a Lesotho-born South African actress, producer and scriptwriter. 
Born: Lesotho
Education: IIE MSA

12. Bonnie Mbuli is a South African actress, businesswoman, and television personality. She was a presenter in one of the most watched television shows in South Africa, Afternoon Express on SABC 3. In 2020, she played Jasmine Hadley in the BBC drama series Noughts and Crosses.
Born: 18 March 1979, Soweto, South Africa
Spouse: Sisanda Henna (m. 2005–2013)
Children: Haniel Henna, Micaiah Henna
Books: Eyebags & Dimples
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film, Golden Horn Award for Best Talk Show Host
TV shows: Noughts + Crosses (Since 2020), Vagrant Queen (2020), Home Affairs (Since 2005), The Philanthropist (2009)

13. Bontle Moloi is a South African actress, television presenter, radio personality, dancer, choreographer, singer and model. In 2015, she starred in the dance film Hear Me Move, which resulted her receiving an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. 
Born: 7 October 1990, Soweto, South Africa
Education: University of Johannesburg
Siblings: Candice Modiselle, Refilwe Modiselle

14. Candice Boucher is a South African model and actress. In 2010, Boucher was on the cover of Playboy and Sports Illustrated. In 2011, she starred in the Bollywood film Aazaan. Wikipedia
Born: 17 October 1983, Durban, South Africa
Height: 1.78 m
Children: 1
Eye color: blue
Movies: Aazaan

15. Candice Hillebrand is a South African-born actress and singer-songwriter. She has also worked as a presenter and model. She is recently known for playing Nina Williams in the 2009 Tekken live-action movie, based on the popular video game series, Tekken. 
Born: 19 January 1977, Johannesburg, South Africa
Education: Greenside High School
Albums: Chasing Your Tomorrows, A New Dawn, VENUS, My Gift to You
TV shows: The Legend of the Hidden City, K-T.V.
Genre: Pop music, House, R&B/Soul, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap
Movies: Tekken (2009), Othello: A South African Tale, Beauty and the Beast (2005), A Case of Murder (2004)

16. Caren Pistorius is a South African-born New Zealand actress best known for portraying Rose in the 2015 film Slow West.
Born: 1990, Rustenburg, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Education: Auckland University of Technology, City Campus
TV shows: Offspring, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, Wake in Fright, The Blue Rose, Hounds
Nominations: Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, Logie Award for Best New Talent
Movies: Unhinged (2020), Slow West (2015), The Light Between Oceans (2016), Mortal Engines (2018)

17. Cariba Heine is a South African-born Australian actress and dancer. She is known for her roles as Rikki Chadwick in the Network Ten show H₂O: Just Add Water, Bridget Sanchez in the third series of Blue Water High, and Caroline Byrne in A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne.
Born: 1 October 1988, Johannesburg, South Africa
Height: 1.68 m
Siblings: Kyle Heine
Parents: Michelle Heine, Kevin Heine
Nationality: Australian, South African
Movies and TV shows: H2O: Just Add Water (2006 – 2010), Blue Water High (2005 – 2008), H2O, Dance Academy (2010 – 2013)

18. Carmen Pretorius, is a South African actress, singer and presenter.
Born: Johannesburg, South Africa
Movies: Lien Se Lankstaanskoene

19. Charlbi Dean Kriek is an actress.
Born: 5 February 1990, Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Movies: An Interview with God (2018), Spud (2010), Don't Sleep (2017), Wedding Swingers

20. Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, Theron is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Born: 7 August 1975, Benoni, South Africa
Height: 1.77 m
Children: Jackson Theron, August Theron
Partners: Stuart Townsend (2002–2010), Sean Penn (2013–2015)
Movies: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Bombshell (2019), The Old Guard (2020), Monster (2003)

21. Christel Smith is an actress.
Born: 22 June 1970, Cape Town, South Africa
Movies: The Master Of Disguise, 'n Pot Vol Winter, Berserker, The Red Phone: Manhunt, A Pot of Winter

22. Ciara Charteris is an actress.
Born: 3 August 1995, Johannesburg, South Africa
Movies and TV shows: Close to the Enemy (2016), Poldark (2015 – 2019), Mary Shelley (2017), Mum's List (2016)

23. Cindy Swanepoel is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Generations, Binnelanders and Egoli: Place of Gold. 
Born: 15 December 1981, Krugersdorp, South Africa
Education: Stellenbosch University, Durbanville High School
Movies and TV shows: Fiela’s Child (2019), Fluit Fluit, Binnelanders (Since 2005), Ballade Vir 'n Enkeling (2015)

24. Dena Amy Kaplan is a South African-born Australian actress, singer, dancer, and DJ. She is best known for her role as Abigail Armstrong in Dance Academy.
Born: 20 January 1989, Johannesburg, South Africa
Height: 1.61 m
Siblings: Ariel Kaplan, Gemma-Ashley Kaplan
Education: The Australian Ballet School, Mount Scopus Memorial College - Gandel Campus
Nationality: Australian, South African
Movies and TV shows: Dance Academy: The Movie (2017), Dance Academy (2010 – 2013), Honey 3: Dare to Dance (2016), Camp (2013)

25. Denise Zimba is a South African actress, singer, dancer and presenter, most known for her role as Mary Gumede in the soap opera Generations: The Legacy. She also joined Vuzu's flagship daily entertainment show V-Entertainment in 2013.
Born: 10 November 1988, South Africa
Spouse: Kea Phiri
Albums: Rude
Genre: Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, R&B/Soul

26. Dominika Jablonska is an actress.
Born: 20 August 1985, Łódź, Poland
Education: University of Cape Town
Movies and TV shows: The Forgiven (2017), The Most Beautiful Day (2016), The Last Face (2016), Dating Game Killer (2017)

27. Elma Postma, is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Isidingo, Boer Soek 'n Vrou and 7de Laan. 
Born: 6 September 1978, South Africa
Movies and TV shows: Boer Soek 'n Vrou, 'n Man Soos My Pa

28. Embeth Jean Davidtz is a South-African American actress. Her screen roles include movies such as Army of Darkness, Schindler's List, Matilda, Mansfield Park, Bicentennial Man, Fallen, Junebug, and Fracture, and the television series Mad Men, Californication, In Treatment, and Ray Donovan. 
Born: 11 August 1965, Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Height: 1.73 m
Spouse: Jason Sloane (m. 2002)
TV shows: Grey's Anatomy, Mad Men, In Treatment, Californication
Children: Charlotte Emily Sloane, Asher Dylan Sloane
Movies: Matilda (1996), Bicentennial Man (1999), Schindler's List (1993), Army of Darkness (1992)

29. Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa, is a South African actress, TV presenter and fashion designer. She is known for her breakthrough role on the South African Television Series, Tshisa. She launched the maternity wear range SE Preggoz in South Africa and New York in 2015.
Born: 3 March 1988, Soweto, South Africa
Spouse: Black Coffee (m. 2011)
Parents: Bongi Mlotshwa
Children: Anesu Maphumulo
Siblings: Tidimalo Sehlako
TV shows: Isibaya (Since 2013), Rockville (Since 2013)

30. Esta TerBlanche is a South African actress, best known for her roles on television soap operas in both South Africa and the United States.
Born: 7 January 1973, Rustenburg
Spouse: André Kock (m. 1997)
Movies and TV shows: Egoli: Place of Gold (1992 – 2010), All My Children (1970 – 2013), Germination

31. Fikile Mthwalo, is a Lesotho-born South African actress and script writer. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials It’s Complicated, Isidingo and Gold Diggers.
Born: 13 April 1989, Maseru, Lesotho
Spouse: Atandwa Kani (m. 2015)
Education: University of Cape Town

32. Frances Sholto-Douglas is an actress.
Born: 16 May 1996, Cape Town, South Africa
Education: University of Cape Town
Movies: Samson (2018), The Kissing Booth 2 (2020), The Kissing Booth (2018), Dating Game Killer (2017)

33. Fulu Mugovhani is a South African actress. In 2015, she starred in Ayanda as the title character, a role that earned her many accolades and nominations including the Africa Movie Academy Awards, South African Film and Television Awards and Africa International Film Festival awards. 
Born: 7 September 1990, Thohoyandou, South Africa
Spouse: Itumeleng Modibedi
Education: Tshwane University of Technology
Awards: Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominations: Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best Actress (Non Nigerian)
Movies: Seriously Single (2020), Ayanda (2015), Daymane Tours (2017)

34. Gail Mabalane is a South African actress, model, media socialite, businesswoman and singer. She is most notable for acting roles on South African television series "The Wild", and recently starred on tele-novel series "The Road", which airs on Mzansi Magic every weeknight.
Born: 27 December 1984, Kimberley, South Africa
Spouse: Kabelo Mabalane (m. 2013)
TV shows: Blood & Water, Rockville, The Road
Siblings: Denise Nkoane
Children: Zoe Leano Mabalane

35. Gugulethu "Gugu" Sophia Mbatha-Raw MBE is an English actress. Her father is a South African.
Born: 21 April 1983, Oxford, United Kingdom
Height: 1.62 m
Parents: Patrick Mbatha, Anna Mbatha
Nominations: BAFTA Rising Star Award
Movies and TV shows: Beyond the Lights (2014), Belle (2013), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), The Morning Show (Since 2019)

36. Himarsha Venkatsamy is an Indian model and actress, known for winning the Kingfisher Calendar Hunt in 2010, defeating Anjali Lavania and Nidhi Sunil in the final round. Himarsha was born to South African parents of South Indian origin in Durban, South Africa.
Born: 15 February 1984, Durban, South Africa
Spouse: Abdulkadir Arsenalist
Siblings: Terushka Venkataswamy
Nominations: Guild Award for Best Female Debut
Movies: Veeram (2016), Roar (2014), Black Bud, I Hate Luv Storys (2010)

37. Hlubi Mboya, also known as Hlubi Mboya-Arnold, is a South African actress. On television, she has portrayed Nandipha Sithole in the soap opera Isidingo. She also appeared in the 2016 film Dora's Peace, for which she won the SAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Born: 2 March 1978, South Africa
Education: Rustenburg High School
Siblings: Kuli Roberts
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Soap
Movies and TV shows: Dora's Peace (2016), How to Steal 2 Million (2011), The Docket (Since 2018), Avenged (2013)

38. Ilene Hamann is an actress and model from South Africa.
Born: 9 June 1984, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Movies: Rog

39. Inge Rademeyer is an actress and filmmaker. Born in South Africa she immigrated to New Zealand at 15. After majoring in Film, TV and Media Studies as well as Theatre and Drama at the University of Auckland, Rademeyer moved to Wellington to pursue working in the growing New Zealand film industry.
Born: 10 December 1982, Johannesburg, South Africa
Education: The University of Auckland
Movies: Good for Nothing, Escamotage, Ancestral, Propalica

40. Jeanne Neilson is an actress.
Born: 1977, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Spouse: Dominic Wilhelm
Siblings: Jax Visser, Anton Visser
TV shows: Hear No Evil
Movies: Faith like Potatoes (2006), The Heart of Christmas (2011), Heatstroke (2013), Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)

41. Jessica Dominique Marais is a South African-born Australian actress best known for her roles on Australian television in Packed to the Rafters and Love Child. She also co-starred on the American drama series Magic City.
Born: 29 January 1985, Johannesburg, South Africa
Height: 1.72 m
Children: Scout Edie Stewart
Parents: Karen Marais, Tony Marais
Awards: Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
Movies and TV shows: Love Child (2014 – 2017), Packed to the Rafters (2008 – 2013), The Wrong Girl (2016 – 2017), Magic City (2012 – 2013)

42. Jessica Ayanda Nkosi is a South African actress and TV presenter, best known for her leading roles in M-Net commissioned telenovelas Isibaya, Ayeye and recently The Queen.
Born: 20 January 1990, Empangeni, South Africa
Education: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Children: Namisa Dlamini
Parents: Jabu Nkosi, Nhlanhlayethu Ntuli
TV shows: The Queen (Since 2016), Isibaya (Since 2013)

43. Jessica Laura Sutton is a South African actress. She is best known for her role in the Netflix film The Kissing Booth and as the leading character Tally Craven in the Freeform series Motherland: Fort Salem.
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Education: Act Cape Town - Film Acting Academy (2014), The Actor's Foundry
Movies and TV shows: Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019), Escape Room (2019), Rogue (2020), Motherland: Fort Salem (Since 2020)

44. Jo-anne Reyneke is an actress.
Partner: Thami Mngqolo
TV shows: Broken Vows
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress - Telenovela

45. Joanne Spracklen is an actress.
Born: 17 April 1985, Durban, South Africa
Movies: The Nice Guys (2016), Electric Slide (2014), Never Back Down (2008), Final Toll (2008)

46. Jodi Balfour is a South African film and television actress, known for her role as Gladys Witham in the Canadian television drama series Bomb Girls.
Born: 29 October 1987, Cape Town, South Africa
Height: 1.7 m
Education: University of Cape Town
Awards: Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Movies and TV shows: Bomb Girls (2012 – 2013), The Rest of Us (2019), Quarry (2016), Rellik (2017)

47. Jolene Martin Morgan is an actress.
Born: September 16, 1979 in Western Cape, South Africa
Filmography: Meet the Radebes (2017), Fluiters (2016) and Konsternasie oppie stasie (2009)

48. Josephine is an actress, a voice over artist and a producer.
Born: Durban, South Africa
Movies and TV shows: Larry the Wonderpup (Since 2018), The Legend of Ben Hall (2016), A Bitter Sip of Life, How Do You Like Dem Apples?

49. Justine Waddell is a South African-born British film and television actress. She played roles in the 2006 film The Fall and 2005 film Chaos as well as Tess in the 1998 LWT adaptation of Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Estella in the 1999 BBC adaptation of Great Expectations.
Born: 4 November 1975, Johannesburg, South Africa
Education: Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge
Parents: Gordon Waddell, Kathy Waddell
Grandparent: Herbert Waddell
Nationality: English, South African
Movies and TV shows: Dracula 2000 (2000), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998), Target (2011), The Fall (2006)

50. Candice "Kandyse" McClure is a South African-born Canadian actress. She has played Anastasia Dualla on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica, and Dr. Clementine Chasseur on the Netflix original series Hemlock Grove.
Born: 22 March 1980, Durban, South Africa
Height: 1.54 m
Spouse: Ian Cylenz Lee
Nationality: Canadian, South African
Nominations: Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Movies and TV shows: Battlestar Galactica (2004 – 2010), Hemlock Grove (2013 – 2015), Love, Guaranteed (2020), Aladdin & The Death Lamp (2012)

51. Kasha Kropinski is a South African-born film and television actress, voice over artist and a classical ballerina.
Born: 27 August 1991, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Parents: Jacek Kropinski, Debbie Cochrane
Education: LAMDA, Carpenter Community Charter School
Movies and TV shows: The Story of an African Farm (2004), Hell on Wheels (2011 – 2016), 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003), Almost Kings (2010)

52. Kate Normington is a South African actress, singer, and songwriter.
Born: Johannesburg, South Africa
Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Comedy
Movies and TV shows: Tali's Wedding Diary (2017 – 2018), Angus Buchan's Ordinary People (2012), The Last Days of American Crime (2020), Coronation Street: Out of Africa (2008)

53. Katlego Danke is a South African actress, radio DJ and TV presenter. She is of Tswana ethnicity. Danke is known for her extensive role playing on South African soap operas, Backstage, Generations, Gomora and Isidingo.
Born: 7 November 1978, North West, South Africa
Education: University of Cape Town
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap
Movies and TV shows: All About Love, Backstage (2000 – 2007), Gomora (Since 2020), Isidingo (1998 – 2020)

54. Kayleigh Gilbert is an actress.
Born: Ermelo, South Africa
Movies: Break Night, Reborn (2018), There Is Many Like Us (2015), Don't Look Deeper

55. Kelly Khumalo is a South African singer, actress and dancer. Khumalo is from Spruitview in the East Rand. She was named the Best Newcomer of 2005 in the Afro Pop music circuit. In May 2013, at the 19th South African Music Awards held at Sun City, she won the Best Female Artist award. 
Born: 1 November 1984 (age 36 years), Spruitview, Katlehong, South Africa
Parents: Ntombi Khumalo
Movies: Zulu Wedding
Siblings: Zandi Khumalo

56. Khanya Mkangisa, is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Isidingo, Shattered, Step Up to a Start Up and Harvest. She is also a television presenter and DJ artist. 
Born: 13 March 1988, Peddie, South Africa
Education: AFDA Cape Town
Movies and TV shows: Rockville (Since 2013), Muvhango (Since 1997), Step Up to a Start Up

57. Khanyisile Mbau, known professionally as Khanyi Mbau, is a South African actress, television host and artist.
Born: 15 October 1985, Soweto, South Africa
Spouse: Mandla Mthembu (m. 2006–2009)
Siblings: Lasizwe Dambuza, Thandeka Mcunu
Children: Khanukani
Movies and TV shows: Happiness Is a Four-letter Word (2016), Katch It With Khanyi (2014 – 2016), She is King (2017), Frank and Fearless (2018)

58. Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht is a South African actress best known for her roles as Lolly de Klerk in the soap opera Isidingo, Sgt. Noma Banks on the Syfy TV show, Dominion, and Marlize DeVoe on The CW show, The Flash. She also presented a local youth television program called Take5 in the '90s. 
Born: 20 June 1980, Belhar, Cape Town, South Africa
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Soap
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap
Movies and TV shows: Dominion (2014 – 2015), Isidingo (1998 – 2020), The Waterbaby (1994), Bunny Chow (2006)

59. Lalla Hirayama is a Japanese-South African television host, actress, dancer and model. Best known for her current work as one of 5 hosts of the live celebrity news show V Entertainment on DSTV channel.
Born: 10 February 1988, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Education: British International College
Other name: Ninja
Parents: Lance Cooper, Itsuko Hirayama
TV shows: SA's Got Talent (2009 – 2017), V Entertainment (Since 2011), Homeground, The Close Up

60. Lea Vivier is a South African actress.
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Movies and TV shows: Binnelanders, Mense Mense, Wonderlust.

61. Lee Visagie, is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Roer Jou Voete, Isidingo and Spoorloos.
Born: Pretoria, South Africa
Education: University of Pretoria

62. Leeanda Antoinette Reddy, is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Cape Town, Scandal! and Isidingo.
Born: Durban, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Spouse: Clive Chetty
Education: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap
Movies and TV shows: Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past (2008), 3 Days to Go (2019), Diana (2013), The Dark Tower (2017)

63. Lee-Anne Liebenberg is an actress.
Born: Roodepoort, South Africa
Height: 1.73 m
Nationality: South African
Spouse: Nicky van der Walt (m. 2011)

64. Lee-Anne Summers is an actress.
Movies: Momentum (2015), Big Fellas (2007), Prey (2007), Weapon of Choice (2014)

65. Lesley-Ann Brandt is a South African actress. Brandt has acted in a number of New Zealand television series and first came to international notice with her role as a slave girl Naevia in the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Since January 2016, she has played the role of Maze on the television series Lucifer.
Born: 2 December 1981, Cape Town, South Africa
Height: 1.7 m
Spouse: Chris Payne Gilbert (m. 2015)
Children: Kingston Payne Brandt-Gilbert
Movies: Heartlock, Adult Night, Lucifer, Zombie Apocalypse
TV shows: Lucifer (Since 2016), Spartacus (2010 – 2013), Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), The Librarians (2014 – 2018)

66. Liesl Ahlers is a South African actress.
Born: 29 May 1991, Pretoria, South Africa
TV shows: Seafoam, Thysnywerheid, Sokhulu and Partners II, Obsession
Education: Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of South Africa
Movies: Friend Request (2016), Triggered (2020), Daylight (2018), The Challenger Disaster (2013)

67. Lise Slabber is an actress.
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Movies and TV shows: Black Sails (2014 – 2017), Finders Keepers (2017), Love the One You Love (2014), Zulu (2013)

68. Louise Barnes is a South African actress. Barnes gained recognition in South Africa for various roles in locally produced films and television series'. She is best known for her role in the 2009 South African/UK horror film, Surviving Evil, in which she starred alongside Billy Zane, Christina Cole and Natalie Mendoza.
Born: 26 April 1974, South Africa
Spouse: Nick Boraine
Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap
Movies and TV shows: Surviving Evil (2009), Borderline (2002), Critical Assignment (2004), Black Sails (2014 – 2017)

69. Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch is an American actress and YouTuber. She is known for portraying Cheryl Blossom on The CW television series Riverdale and Marissa in F the Prom. Petsch's parents are from South Africa, and she spent the first ten years of her life dividing her time between South Africa and Washington.
Born: 18 August 1994, Washington, United States
Height: 1.67 m
Parents: Michele Petsch, Timothy S Petsch
Nationality: American, South African
Movies and TV shows: Riverdale (Since 2017), Sightless (2020), F*&% the Prom (2017), The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016)

70. Mamarumo Marokane is a South African actress known for her appearances in Shadow and MTV Shuga. She was a recurring character in Shuga when the series went into a nightly mini-series to highlight Coronavirus issues.
Born: 1997
Nationality: South African

71. Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong is a South African actress, business woman and blogger. She is popularly known for her role as Dintle in the TV series, Scandal. She was listed as one of the 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 list.
Born: 1989, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Education: AFDA Cape Town
TV shows: Scandal!

72. Marisa Bosman, popularly known as Marisa Drummond, is a South African actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Elke Skewe Pot, Stom and Isidingo. Wikipedia
Born: 3 May 1980, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Education: University of the Free State
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Comedy
Movies and TV shows: Eintlik Nogal Baie, Elke Skewe Pot (Since 2017), Nul is nie niks nie (2017), Actually Quite a Lot

73. Mary Anne Barlow, is a South African actress and voice artist. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Mama Jack, Wild at Heart and Prey.
Born: 21 November 1973, Harare, Zimbabwe
Height: 1.68 m
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telenovela
Nationality: South African, Zimbabwean
Movies and TV shows: Mama Jack (2005), Farewell Ella Bella (2018), Heks, Wild at Heart (2006 – 2012)

74. Masali Baduza is a South African actress known for playing Sephy Hadley in the 2020 BBC drama Noughts + Crosses. Baduza grew up in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and trained at the New York Film Academy at the Los Angeles campus.
Born: 1997, East London, South Africa
Education: New York Film Academy | Battery Place, New York
Movies and TV shows: Noughts + Crosses, Bhai's Cafe, Ex Fighter

75. Masasa Lindiwe Mbangeni, is a South African actress. She is best known for his role Thembeka Shezi in the popular television serial Scandal!.
Born: 6 March 1987, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role in a TV Drama
Movies and TV shows: Scandal! (Since 2005), The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019), Machine Gun Preacher (2011), Harvest (Since 2017)

76. Meganne Young is an actress.
Born: 22 March 1990, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Education: Guildford School of Acting, The Overseas School Of Colombo, City Varsity
Movies: The Kissing Booth (2018), The Kissing Booth 2 (2020), The Kissing Booth 3 (2021), Eye in the Sky (2015)

77. Melissa van der Schyff is a Canadian award-winning actress, singer, comedian and songwriter who is best known for her work on Broadway.
Born: 26 November 1995, South Africa
Genre: Soundtracks
Nominations: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Movies and TV shows: Sunny Day (2017 – 2020), A Lot like Love (2005), Ben Is Back (2018), The Great Commission (2003)

78. Michaella Gina Russell, is a South African actress. She is best known for her role 'Charlie Holmes' in the popular television soap opera Isidingo.
Born: 16 April 1992, Johannesburg, South Africa
Movies: Agent, Echoes of Violence, Next Assignment: Project X, The Relay

79. Michelle Mosalakae, is a South African actress, writer and theater director. 
Born: 14 September 1994, Mabopane, South Africa
Education: St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls., Rhodes University

80. Michelle Van Der Water is an actress.
Born: 1978, Cape Town, South Africa
Movies: Minotaur (2006), Teeth And Blood, Max Knight: Ultra Spy (2000), Between the Sunset and the Sea

81. Margaretha Murray is a South African actress and writer. She is most well known to the South African public for roles in various soap operas, but she has also played and starred in feature films, and regularly does stage performances.
Born: 30 October 1974, South Africa
Spouse: Schalk van der Merwe
Children: Steph van der Merwe, Lua van der Merwe
Movies: Snake Island (2002), Mooi River (2015), Slash (2002), Dear Father Christmas (2017)

82. Willemien "Minki" van der Westhuizen is a South African model and television presenter. 
Born: 26 February 1984, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
Height: 1.74 m
Spouse: Ernst Joubert (m. 2012)
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Blonde
Movies and TV shows: Boer Soek 'n Vrou, Big Fellas

83. Minenhle Jones née Dlamini known as Minnie is a South African on-air personality, actress and model. In 2010 she was selected as the new presenter for the SABC 1 Friday live-music show Live Amp
Born: 7 July 1990, Durban, South Africa
Spouse: Quinton Jones (m. 2017)
Education: University of Cape Town
Siblings: Khosini Dlamini
Parents: Queen Dlamini, Jabulani Dlamini
TV shows: Homeground

84. Mishqah Parthiephal is a South African actress of Indian descent. Born and raised in Verulam, just north of Durban, she studied drama and media at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and was subsequently based in Johannesburg.
Born: 21 September 1989, Durban, South Africa
Education: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Movies and TV shows: Keeping Up With The Kandasamys (2017), Kandasamys: The Wedding (2019), The Indian Detective (2017), White Gold (2010)

85. Mogau Motlhatswi is a South African actress popularly known for her role as Mapitsi Magongwa, the baby mama and girlfriend of Thabo Maputla in the soap opera, Skeem Saam.
Born: 13 July 1992, Limpopo, South Africa
Education: University of Johannesburg
TV shows: Skeem Saam

86. Mohau Mokoatle is a South African actress and singer. She played Bongi in MTV Shuga including the 2020 mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together.
Born: 28 September 1991, Matatiele, South Africa
Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
TV shows: Shuga

87. Musetta Vander is a South African actress, model and dancer.
Born: 26 May 1963, Durban, South Africa
Height: 1.73 m
TV shows: Secret Agent Man, Super Force
Movies: Wild Wild West (1999), Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Mosquito Man (2005)

88. Nadja Brand, is a South African-born actress and producer, most famously known for her leading role in Broken, for which she won the 2007 Fright Meter Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Brand has also starred in The 13th Sign, Dust, and The Devil's Chair.
Born: 1975, Johannesburg, South Africa
Other name: Nadya Brand
Movies: Broken (2006), The Devil's Chair (2007), The 13th Sign (2000), Dust

89. Natalie Bridgette Becker is a South African actress.
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Education: University of Cape Town
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Movies: Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015), Scorpion King 2: Rise Of A Warrior (2008), Disgrace (2008), Bypass

90. Natasha Sutherland, is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the television serials Honeytown, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures and Scandal!. Apart from acting, she is also an author, motivational speaker and a counselor.
Born: 20 November 1970, Durban, South Africa
Spouse: Steve Hofmeyr (m. 1998–2008)
Children: Benjamin Hofmeyr, Sebastian Steve Hofmeyr
Books: Bittersweet: Confessions of a Freshly Single
Movies and TV shows: Operation Delta Force (1997), Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996 – 1997), The Uninvited Guest, Scandal! (Since 2005)

91. Nathalie Boltt is a South African actress, known in the country for her role as Joey Ortlepp in the SABC 3 soap opera Isidingo from 2001 to 2004. She is a graduate of Rhodes University, and currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand. 
Born: 19 July 1973, South Africa
Spouse: Phil Boltt (m. 2000)
Education: Rhodes University
Children: Jack Jupiter Boltt
Nationality: American, New Zealand, South African
Movies and TV shows: Riverdale (Since 2017), District 9 (2009), 24 Hours to Live (2017), The Silk (2012)

92. Nicole Fortuin is an actress.
Born: 30 April 1992, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Genre: Soundtracks
Movies and TV shows: Flatland (2019), Dead In The Water (2018), Alles Malan (Since 2019), Resgate Mortal

93. Nokuthula Ledwaba, is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Rhythm City and The River.
Born: 1983, Soweto, South Africa
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Soap
Movies and TV shows: Abomama, Mary and Martha (2013), Rhythm City (Since 2007), Roots (2016)

94. Noluthando 'Nolly' Meje Nqayi, is a South African actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Farewell Ella Bella, Swartwater and Silent Witness.
Born: 30 October 1986, Cape Town, South Africa
Education: Camps Bay High School
Movies: Farewell Ella Bella, Promise

95. Nomvelo Makhanya, is a South African actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the television serials Isibaya, Soul City and Scandal!.
Born: 24 April 1996, Nkandla, South Africa
TV shows: Scandal!

96. Nomzamo Nonzwakazi Mbatha, is a South African actress, television personality, businesswoman and human rights activist.
Born: 13 July 1990, KwaMashu, South Africa
Height: 1.58 m
Parents: Skuta Nxumalo
Siblings: Zamani Mbatha
Movies and TV shows: IsiBaya (Since 2013), Tell Me Sweet Something (2015), Coming 2 America (2021), All About Love

97. Ntando Duma is a South African actress and television personality. She is best known as a presenter on e.tv’s youth programming block Craz-e, where she primarily featured on Craz-e World live. She is also well known for her portrayal of Zinzi Dandala on e.tv’s soap opera Rhythm City. 
Born: 29 August 1995, Orange Farm, South Africa
Siblings: Thando Duma
TV shows: The Queen
Children: Sbahle Mzizi

98. Nqobile Nunu Khumalo, is a South African actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the television serials Isibaya, Soul City and Scandal!. 
Born: 15 April 1992, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Education: Pearson Institute of Higher Education - Midrand, St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls.
TV shows: Soul City (1994 - 2015), Scandal! (Since 2005)

99. Omuhle Gela is a South African actress, model, entrepreneur, and fashion designer.
Born: November 19, 1991, East of Johannesburg
TV shows: Muvhango

100. Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong is a South African actress, business woman and blogger. She is popularly known for her role as Dintle in the TV series, Scandal. She was listed as one of the 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 list.
Born: 1989, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Education: AFDA Cape Town
TV shows: Scandal!

101. Patricia Lewis is a South African singer, actress and television presenter.
Born: 22 September 1967, Gauteng, South Africa
Spouse: Mark Whitfield (m. 2003)
Record label: Bertelsmann Music Group
Children: Max Lewis-Whitfield

102. Pearl Modiadie is a South African television presenter, radio DJ, actress and producer best known to TV audiences for presenting the SABC1 music talk show Zaziwa.
Born: 29 December 1987, Tembisa, South Africa
Parents: Nondlala Paulinah Modiadie
Education: Rosebank College (2007–2009)
Other name: The Black Pearl, Pearl Moody
TV shows: Zaziwa

103. Sithembile Xola Pearl Thusi is a South African actress, model, television host, and radio personality.
Born: 13 May 1988, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height: 1.69 m
Parents: Bhekizizwe Thusi
Children: Thandolwethu Mokoena
Siblings: Prunella Thusi, Pamela Thusi
Movies and TV shows: Queen Sono (Since 2020), Catching Feelings (2017), Quantico (2015 – 2018), The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018)

104. Petronella Tshuma is a Zimbabwean born South African actress. She won Most Promising Actor at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards. She also received a Golden horn best actress in a leading role nomination for her role in Of Good Report.
Born: 13 January 1990
Nationality: South African
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Soap, Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film
Awards: Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Young Actor
TV shows: Scandal!, Sokhulu & Partners
Movies: The Tokoloshe (2018), Of Good Report (2013), Hatchet Hour (2016), While You Weren't Looking (2015)

105. Quinne Brown, is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular films Ouma se Slim Kind, Sedona's Rule and This Is Charlotte King.
Born: 9 June 1979, Johannesburg, South Africa
Height: 1.7 m
Spouse: Ryan Huffman (m. 2006)
Education: University of Johannesburg
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Movies and TV shows: 7de Laan (Since 2000), Sedona's Rule (2010), Ouma se Slim Kind (2007), Lifeless

106. Reine Swart is a South African film and television actress. She was the leading lady in the first Afrikaans surf film, Die Pro, by kykNet. She appeared alongside Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley and Emory Cohen in the feature film Detour.
Born: Pretoria, South Africa
Nominations: Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Parents: Reine Malan, Cilliers Malan
Movies: The Lullaby (2017), Heks, Triggered (2020), Die Pro (2015)

107. Rethabile Ramaphakela, is a South African filmmaker, film producer and actress. She is best known as the director and producer of popular television serials and films Seriously Single, Bedford Wives and The Bang Bang Club.
Born: 13 April 1987, South Africa
Awards: Golden Horn Award for Best Achievement in Scriptwriting in a TV Comedy
Movies and TV shows: Seriously Single (2020), Check Coast (Since 2014), The Bang Bang Club (2010), My Perfect Family (Since 2011)

108. Roxane Hayward is a South African actress. She has appeared in numerous South African, British and American television shows which include Leonardo for CBBC, Beaver Falls for E4 and Blood Drive as well as feature films, including Death Race 3: Inferno, produced by Universal Pictures. 
Born: 7 May 1991, Johannesburg, South Africa
Movies and TV shows: Accident (2017), Death Race 3: Inferno (2013), Saints & Strangers (2015), Blood Drive (2017)

109. Roxanne Kalie is an actress.
Movies: Friend Request (2016), Love Jacked (2018) and Trailer Made (2016)

110. Roxy Louw is a South African model, actress, and surfer. As the daughter of South African rugby player Rob Louw, she has modelled for Sports Illustrated, Renault, Woolworths, Kauai, Vodacom, and Nashua Mobile, and has been featured by FHM. She has also acted in films such as Blue Crush 2 and The Perfect Wave. 
Born: 9 June 1987, Cape Town, South Africa
Height: 1.74 m
Parents: Rob Louw
Education: Hoërskool Stellenberg
Siblings: Robbie Louw
Movies: Blue Crush 2 (2011), The Perfect Wave (2014)

111. Sasha Pieterse-Sheaffer is a South African-born American actress, singer and songwriter. She is known for her role as Alison DiLaurentis in the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars. Upon the success of Pretty Little Liars, Pieterse earned a supporting role as Amy Loubalu in the 2011 Disney Channel film Geek Charming.
Born: 17 February 1996, Johannesburg, South Africa
Children: 1
Associated acts: Dan Franklin
Spouse: Hudson Sheaffer (m. 2018)
Parents: Zizi Pieterse, Sean Pieterse
Movies and TV shows: Pretty Little Liars (2010 – 2017), Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019), The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005), Geek Charming (2011)

112. Shannon Esra is a South African actress and singer.
Born: 1 February 1984
Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (2003)
Movies and TV shows: Salaam-E-Ishq (2007), The River (Since 2018), Life Is Wild (2007 – 2008), I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

113. Sashi Naidoo is a South Africans actress, television presenter, model, MC, entrepreneur and fashion blogger. Shashi is best known for co-Hosting the E.TV magazine show 20 Something. During this time she also co-hosted the nationwide MTV VJ Searchr. 
Born: 4 November 1980, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Spouse: Mark Sandler (m. 2009–2011)
Parents: Harry Naidoo
Education: University of Johannesburg
Siblings: Anthosh Naidoo
TV shows: Backstage (2000 – 2007), Egoli: Place of Gold (1992 – 2010)

114. Stephanie Ndlovu is a South African television presenter and actress known for her appearances in the soap Scandal! and in the series MTV Shuga.
Born: 29 October 1990 
Spouse: Hungani Ndlovu ​(m. 2019)​
Education: University of Johannesburg

115. Suanne Braun is a South African born actress. She lives in London, England.
Born: 29 February 1968, South Africa
Height: 1.77 m
Spouse: Christopher Garner (m. 2002)
Movies and TV shows: Stargate SG-1 (1997 – 2007), The Princess Switch (2018), Star Hyke (2011), Just Shoot Me! (1997 – 2003)

116. Sylvaine Strike is a South African actress, writer and theater director based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Born: Pretoria, South Africa
Education: University of Cape Town
Movies: District 9 (2009), Liefling (2010), Red Dust (2004), Spud (2010)

117. Tammin Sursok is a South African-born Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles on television as Dani Sutherland on Home and Away, Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless, and Jenna Marshall on Pretty Little Liars.
Born: 19 August 1983, Johannesburg, South Africa
Height: 1.65 m
Spouse: Sean McEwen (m. 2011)
Children: Phoenix Emmanuel Sursok-McEwan
Parents: Julie Sursok, Daryl Sursok
Movies and TV shows: Pretty Little Liars (2010 – 2017), Flicka 2 (2010), Braking for Whales (2019), Aquamarine (2006)

118. Tanit Phoenix is a South African fashion model, actress and makeup artist. She is known for her swimwear and lingerie photo shoots after appearing in a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2003 and in GQ magazine and FHM in the same year.
Born: 24 September 1980, Durban, South Africa
Height: 1.74 m
Spouse: Sharlto Copley (m. 2016)
TV shows: Femme Fatales
Children: Sielle Phoenix-Copley
Movies: Death Race 2 (2010), Death Race 3: Inferno (2013), Gallowwalkers (2012), Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)

119. Tanya van Graan is a South African actress, singer and model. She is known for her roles in Zulu and Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, and for being FHM's Sexiest Woman at the 2007 FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World bash held in Johannesburg.
Born: 13 December 1983, South Africa
Height: 1.75 m
Spouse: Kasper Kristofferson (m. 2014)
Parents: Danie van Graan
Movies: Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018), Death Race 3: Inferno (2013), Dead In The Water (2018), 24 Hours to Live (2017)

120. Tarina Patel is a South African actress, film producer and model, born in Cape Town and raised in Durban. Patel has appeared on numerous magazine covers including Elle, Dossier, FHM, Cosmopolitan, The Real Housewives of Johannesburg and Glamour.
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Education: University of the Free State
Spouse: Iqbal Sharma (m. 2009)
Parents: Raman Patel, Veena Patel
Movies: Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Dhol (2007), Chase (2010), Just Married (2007)

121. Terri Lane is an actress.
Movies: Dias Santana (2016), Santana (2020) and Redeeming Love (2021)

122. Moitheri Pheto is a South African actress best known for her leading role as Miriam in the 2005 Oscar-winning feature film Tsotsi.
Born: 11 May 1981, Evaton, South Africa
Awards: Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, MORE
Nominations: British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best Actress ( Africa)
TV shows: Madiba, Rockville, Hopeville
Movies: Tsotsi (2005), A United Kingdom (2016), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), How to Steal 2 Million (2011)

123. Tessa Jubber is a South African actress of Dutch, Greek and Irish descent.
Born: 27 October 1977, Cape Town, South Africa
Siblings: Stephen Jubber
Movies and TV shows: Proteus (2003), Catching Feelings (2017), The Girl From St Agnes (Since 2019), Mia and the White Lion (2018)

124. Thando Thabethe is a South African actress, She also is a presenter on her television show on channel TLC Thando Bares All. She played the role of Nolwazi Buzo on the South African soap opera, from 2014-2017 on Generations:The Legacy.
Born: 18 June 1990, Soweto, South Africa
Education: University of Johannesburg
Other name: Thando Thabooty
Siblings: Sanele Thabathe, Sibu Thabethe
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best TV Presenter
Movies and TV shows: Love Lives Here (2019), Housekeepers, Mrs Right Guy (2016), Thando Bares All (Since 2018)

125. Thulisile Phongolo is an actress and disc jockey.
TV shows: Generations: The Legacy. 
Born: 22 January 1994, Soweto, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Education: University of Johannesburg
Other name: Thuli Phongolo

126. Thuso Mbedu is a South African actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in the telenovela Is'Thunzi, which has been called “one of the most compelling television programmes on South African television” by Mail & Guardian. 
Born: 8 July 1991, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Height: 1.63 m
Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Siblings: Masentle Nomalungelo Mbedu
Movies: Jonny Just Come, Lokoza
TV shows: Is'thunzi (Since 2016), The Underground Railroad, Saints and Sinners (Since 2014), Shuga (Since 2009)

127. Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots is an actress known for her roles in War of the Worlds and Mojave Phone Booth.
Born: 17 December 1980, Johannesburg, South Africa
Movies and TV shows: Gat in die Muur, Hole in the Wall

128. Trevyn McDowell is a former actress and a property developer, who has starred in films, television programmes, theatre and radio, predominantly in her adopted homeland of England. She appeared in the 1994 film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and was Rosamund Vincy in Middlemarch. 
Born: 26 April 1967, Johannesburg, South Africa
Spouse: Julian McGowan (m. 1996)
Children: Ruby McGowan, Zachary McGowan
Movies and TV shows: Capital City (1989 – 1990), An Ideal Husband (1999), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Middlemarch (1994)

129. Vanessa Zachos is a South African born film and television actress. She has appeared on American television as well as in international feature films opposite leading actors, including Ron Howard's BAFTA nominated Rush.
Born: Johannesburg, South Africa
Education: The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Siblings: Roxana Zachos, Claudia Zachos, Tatiana Zachos, Kassandra Zachos
Movies: Rush (2013), Credo (2008), Queen's Messenger (2000), Atom Egoyan Directing Masterclass

130. Winnie Ntshaba is an South African actress. She began her career in the 2000s before making her breakthrough in Yesterday. She is best known for playing Khethiwe Buthelezi on the SABC 1 soap opera Generations for the SABC 1 Daytime programme. She studied acting at University of Natal. 
Born: 1 September 1975, Eshowe, South Africa
Children: 1
Education: University of Natal
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Soap
Movies and TV shows: Generations (1994 – 2014), Yesterday (2004)

131. Xolile Tshabalala, is a South African actress. She is notable for the roles in the several popular television serials including 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls, Secrets & Scandals, Blood & Water and Housekeepers.
Born: 9 April 1977, Vrede, South Africa
Education: New York Film Academy | Battery Place, New York
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama Series, MORE
Movies and TV shows: Housekeepers, 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls (Since 2010), Miraculous Weapons (2017), Rise

132. Zakeeya Patel, is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular serials Isidingo, 7de Laan and High Rollers.
Born: 6 January 1988, Durban, South Africa
Height: 1.56 m
Education: University of Cape Town
Movies and TV shows: Material (2012), 3 Days to Go (2019), Die Pro (2015), Isidingo (1998 – 2020)

133. Zandile Msutwana is a South African actress best known for her leading role as Akua Yenana on the 2007–2010 SABC 1 drama series Society.
Born: 6 July 1979, King William's Town, South Africa
Education: University of Cape Town
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Movies and TV shows: White Wedding (2009), Losing Lerato (2019), The Queen (Since 2016), A Small Town Called Descent (2010)

134. Zenande Mfenyana is a South African model and actress. She is known for portraying Noluntu Memela on SABC 1's Generations.
Born: 11 October 1985, Kagiso, Krugersdorp, South Africa
Children: 1
Education: University of Pretoria
Movies and TV shows: Generations (1994 – 2014), The Queen (Since 2016), Ashes to Ashes, All About Love

135. Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele, is a South African actress. She is best known for the role 'Madi' in the American television serial Black Sails.
Born: 31 March 1989, Lenasia, South Africa
Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Nominations: Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film
Movies and TV shows: Fanie Fourie's Lobola (2013), Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017), Room 9, Black Sails (2014 – 2017)

136. Zolani Mahola is a South African singer, actress, storyteller and world-renowned Inspiration Speaker. She is most famously known as lead singer of the internationally acclaimed pan-African South African music group Freshlyground since 2002. 
Born: 19 July 1981, Bisho, South Africa
Music group: Freshlyground (Since 2002)
Education: University of Cape Town, St Dominics Priory School
Movies: Black South-easter (2013), Zambezia (2012)