Amamkele Lithemba Qamata born September 2, 1998) is known as a South African actress. She is best known for her roles as Buhle Ndaba in the

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series '' Gomora'' and Puleng Khumalo in the hit

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series '' Blood & Water''.

Early life and education

Qamata was born in the

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village of Cala in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality. She moved to

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with her family at the age of three. Qamata discovered acting through a school productions and first appeared on screen in advertisements. She is an alumna of Reddam House Bedfordview; after passing her matriculation in 2016, she took a

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. She enrolled at the

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for a Theatre and Performance degree, but withdrew from the institution during her second year.

Career

In 2016 as Aged 17, Qamata made her television acting debut as Naledi in the

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''My Perfect Family'' on

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. In 2020 she was in the cast of '' Gomora'', as the character of Buhle in the

series. Later that year she appeared in Netflix's '' Blood & Water''. Qamata's character, Puleng, has a sister who was abducted at birth, and Puleng is trying to prove that the successful swimmer from a private school and rich family is in fact her sister. Kutlwano Ditsele, the casting director for ''Blood & Water'', was executive producer on Gomora and invited Qamata to audition, which she did successfully. Qamata has also had roles in '' Rhythm City'' and '' Commandos: The Mission''. Qamata is set to star in

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's upcoming sports film ''Fight Like a Girl'' alongside

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Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

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