Bokang Phelane is a Lesotho born actress, producer and director. She is best known for her role as Princess Zazi on ''

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'', an epic pre-colonial drama series by

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and

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. Her journey with acting started in 2016 when she was cast as Celia in Tempy Pushas (Season 3). Since then she has played a multitude of characters including Pula on Keeping Score (SABC 2), Lily on Emoyeni (Netflix), Vanessa on Justice Served (Netflix), and Pele on Giyani – Land of Blood (SABC 2). Most recently, Bokang is the lead in

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’s latest feature film, ''Courting Anathi (2023)'' .

Life and education

Phelane was born in

Maseru Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. ...

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. She attended high school in the city of her birth, and later proceeded to Monash University South Africa where she majored in

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Career

In 2017, Phelane was cast in the comedy TV series, ''Single Guys'', playing the role, "Fezeka". She was also featured in the TV series, ''Shuga'', released in 2018, where she played the role of Andile's wife "Fezeka". In July 2017, she played the role of ''Pula'' in the Season 1 of the South African

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, ''Keeping Scores'', shown on SABC2. She played the role of "Lily" in the

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TV mini-series, ''Emoyeni (Netflix)'', released July 22, 2018. She starred in the Sotho language shows, ''Isipho Sothando'', shown in March 2020 and also in ''Ho Kena Ho Eona,'' shown in April 2020 both on DSTV. She is the lead in the African mythology epic TV series, ''Blood Psalms'', produced Showmax and Canal+ International in 2022, she plays the role of "Zazi", a fierce teenage princess.

Filmography

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