Nokuthula Natasha Thahane Tutu (born 25 September 1995) is a South African actress, model and media personality. She is best known for her roles in the

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'' Blood & Water'', ''

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'', '' The Queen'', and ''It's OK We're Family''. Recently joined the BET drama Isono playing a role of Millicent.

Early life

Thahane was born in

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to Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu and Nomaswazi Mamakoko. She is the granddaughter of Archbishop

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. She moved to

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where she attended Milnerton High School. She went on to graduate with a degree in accounting from the

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. In 2018, she completed a 1-Year Conservatory program in Acting for Film at the

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Career

Thahane first appeared on screen in a 2013 Edgars commercial. The following year, she made her television series debut in an installment of the

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anthology ''eKasi: Our Stories'' titled "Drama King". She returned the following year for another installment, "uManqoba". She made a guest appearance as Fundiswa in season 1 of ''Saints and Sinners'' and reprised the role as a recurring character in season 2. From 2015 to 2016, Thahane gained prominence through her role as Enhle Tango in the SABC1 soap opera ''

''. She left to join the cast of the

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televnovela '' The Queen'' as Amogelang Maake. She was series regular for the first two seasons and then a recurring for the next two. She starred as Leshae K in the

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series ''It's OK We're Family''. In 2019, she played the role Katlego Jali in seasons 4 and 5 ''Lockdown''. In 2020, she began playing Wendy Dlamini in the

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teen crime drama '' Blood & Water''. That same year, she appeared in the BET Africa series '' Isono'' and was appointed as the brand ambassador of "Garnier Even & Matte". Meanwhile, she also appeared in the reality show ''Top Billing''.

Personal life

Thahane briefly dated football player Thembinkosi Lorch from June to September 2021. Thahane is a mother to a son, there is no information on who the father of the boy is.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Natasha Thahane
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