Acting credits
12
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Thuso Mbedu
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 5Series: 7
TMDB ID: 2286339
IMDb ID: nm9096847
Known for: Acting
Born: July 8, 1991
Age: 34
Place of birth: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2027
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q28078094
Also known as
Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu
Biography
Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu (born 8 July 1991) is a South African actress. She rose to prominence for her performance in the South African teen drama series Is'Thunzi for which she was nominated consecutively for an International Emmy in 2017 and 2018. Mbedu later appeared on the 2018 Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list. In 2021, she starred in the Amazon Video limited series The Underground Railroad as Cora, which made her the first South African actress to lead an American television series, and earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series. She then made her feature film debut in the American historical epic The Woman King (2022) in the role of Nawi.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Thuso Mbedu.
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Thuso Mbedu.
6.8
Task
as Aleah Clinton • 7 eps
2025 Series
7.8
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Annette (voice) • 16 eps
2023 Series
7.2
The Underground Railroad
as Cora Randall • 10 eps
2021 Series
Is'thunzi
as Winnie • 1 eps
2020 Series
Side Dish
as Phiwe • 4 eps
2018 Series
4.3
The View
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 2 eps
1996 Series