Zola Nombona
Zola Nombona | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zola Nombona 10 March 1992 Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Education | Victoria Girls' High School |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse | Thomas Gumede(married 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
Zola Nombona (born 10 March 1992)[1] is a South African actress best known for her role as Shado, a streetwise teenager, in the second season of the SABC 1 drama series Intersexions in 2013. In 2021 the actress joined Generations: The Legacy playing the character of Pamela Khoza; a vicious journalist and wife of Siyanda Khoza opposite Vusi Kunene, Manaka Ranaka and Abigail Kubheka-Molefe.[2] In 2023 Zola was cast as lead actor in Mzansi Magic new telenovela My Brother's Keeper opposite Wiseman Mncube and Lindani Nkosi.[3]
Education
She went to Victoria Girls' High School, Grahamstown, before achieving a bachelor's and an honours degree in dramatic arts at the University of the Witwatersrand.[4][5]
Career
Nombona's first major role was on a drama series Intersexions based on HIV/Aids on SABC 1 in 2013.[1]
In 2015, she had her first starring role as Roxanne in the e.tv drama Zbondiwe.[2]
She also starred as Monde on Lockdown,[4][6] a television drama series set in a fictional high security prison for women. She played the role of Zee in the movie-turned-drama series Inumber Number.[6][7][8]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ingoma | Constance Dladla | |
| Forced love | Kat Minola | ||
| iNumber Number | Zee | ||
| iThuba lokugcina | Zodwa Bhengu | ||
| Z'bondiwe | Roxanne | Lead Role | |
| 2018 | Lockdown | Monde | |
| 2019 | eHostela | Constable Brightness | |
| 2020–2021 | Isono | Zoleka | |
| 2021–2022 | Generations: The Legacy | Pamela Khoza | |
| 2023–Present | My Brother's Keeper | Fakazile Dosini-Shabalala | Lead Role |
References
- 1 2 Julie Kwach (4 September 2019). "Zola Nombona biography: age, sister, Robert Marawa, songs, nominations, awards, education, TV shows, movies and Instagram". briefly.co.za.
- 1 2 "Zola Nombona Biography: Baby, Baby Daddy, Age, Education, Family, Boyfriend, Career, Awards & Nominations, Hairstyles, Brand Endorsements". zalebs.com. 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "Zola Nombona Reveals her latest role". Youth Village.
- 1 2 Nkosi, Nomazima; Douglas-Meyers, Eleanor; admin (16 September 2017). "Behind bars in 'Lockdown' with actress Zola Nombona". HeraldLIVE. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ "Zola Nombona Opens Up About Love". People Magazine. 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- 1 2 "Zola Nombona on embracing her gap and inspiring young girls". 11 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ "Zola Nombona - The 'baddest' actress on the screen". 21 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ "MTVNews - can we please show zola nombona some respect??". MTV South Africa. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
External links
- Zola Nombona at IMDb