Thulisile Phongolo (born January 22, 1994) also known as Thuli P is a South African

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, DJ and media personality. She is best known for playing a role of Namhla Diale in '' Generations:The Legacy''.

Early life

Phongolo was born on 22 January 1994, in

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, South Africa. She pursued her Strategic Marketing degree from the

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after passing her matric at

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Career

Phongolo began her acting career playing Zama on the

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's (SABC) TV series ''Tshisa''. While a

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at her high school, Phongolo played Namhla Diale on the

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'' Generations: The Legacy''. After leaving that show in 2018, Phongolo acted in SABC's TV series ''Makoti'' and

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's ''The Republic''. In November 2021, she was performing in ''The Wife'':

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adaptation of Dudu Busani-Dube's Hlomu, '' The Wife''. That same month, she was announced to be appearing in the film, ''I Am Sofia''. , Phongolo was still appeared on Makoti. In 2017, Phongolo was an amateur

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, a profession she maintained through at least April 2023.

Filmography

Personal life

Her boyfriend,

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, was arrested on 7 May 2023 after

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Phongolo in her

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apartment; he was charged with multiple counts of

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