# Sibongile Mlambo

Sibongile Mlambo is an American actress originally from Zimbabwe and South Africa. She is known for starring in Netflix’s Lost in Space, the Starz historical adventure television series Black Sails and in films Honey 3 and The Last Face. She is also best known for her role as Tamora Monroe on the MTV television series Teen Wolf, as Donna on the Freeform television series Siren, and voicing Melusi in the Ubisoft multiplayer game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.

## Early life

Mlambo was born in Zimbabwe. She has an older sister who is also an actress. Mlambo left Zimbabwe in 2005 to pursue her education in the United States and has lived in Texas, New York and briefly in Spain. In 2011, Mlambo was living in South Africa, working in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Mlambo later moved back to the United States, settling in Los Angeles.
Mlambo studied French and Spanish at Southern Methodist University and has a dance background.

## Career
### Modelling

Mlambo has been the face of Nivea campaigns across Africa and is represented by Ice Genetics in Cape Town. In 2007, Mlambo was the second princess in Miss Zim-USA 2007.

### Acting

She starred as Eme in Starz network's show Black Sails and starred as one of the leads, Ishani in Honey 3 next to Cassie Ventura and Kenny Wormald from Footloose.
She also starred in the movie The Last Face as Assatu, and was Chadwick Boseman’s sister, Bianca, in the feature film Message From The King.
In 2018, Mlambo worked in the TV series Siren as Donna.
In 2021, Mlambo guest-starred in the "Painkiller" episode of Black Lightning as Maya Odell.
She also guest starred as a younger version of Aissa Joachim, who is Dembe Zuma's love interest in flashback scenes on The Blacklist.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Kini and Adams | Bongi | Drama |
| 2012 | Half Good Killer | Aida | Short film |
| 2013 | Felix | Dancer | as Sibo Mlambo |
| 2015 | Back to School Mom | Beth | |
| 2015 | Ladygrey | Estelle | |
| 2015 | While You Weren't Looking | Female student | |
| 2016 | Message From The King | Bianca | |
| 2016 | Detour | MGM Receptionist | |
| 2016 | Honey 3: Dare to Dance | Ishani | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | The Last Face | Assatu | Adventure / Romance / War / Drama |
| 2017 | New Haven | Astou Niang Diallo | Short film |
| 2017 | Mbomvu | Woman in White | Short film |
| 2018 | Under the Silver Lake | Blonde Roommate | Psychological Thriller |
| 2019 | Shadow Wolves | Zora | |
| 2019 | Afrika is a Country | Blue Woman | Short film |
| TBA | Take Back the Night | The Reporter | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | America's Got Talent | Herself | Contestant |
| 2012 | Beaver Falls | Cheerleader | Episode: #2.4 |
| 2012 | Strike Back | Hostess | Episode: "Vengeance, Part 3" |
| 2013 | Mad Dogs | Detective | Episode: #3.1 |
| 2014–2017 | Black Sails | Eme | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Homeland | Jackie Marr | Episode: "Shalwar Kameez" |
| 2015 | Jamillah and Aladdin | Washerwoman | as Sibo Mlambo |
| 2017 | Teen Wolf | Tamora Monroe | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Siren | Donna | Main role; Season 1 (10 episodes); Guest role; Seasons 2–3 (3 episodes) |
| 2018–2019 | Lost in Space | Angela Goddard | Recurring role (season 1) Main role (season 2) |
| 2018 | MacGyver | Nasha | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Dark/Web | Amy | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2020 | God Friended Me | Lulu | Episode: "The Princess and the Hacker" |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | Tamara | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Black Lightning | Maya Odell | Episode: "Painkiller" |
| 2021–2022 | Roswell, New Mexico | Anatsa | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| 2023 | The Blacklist | Aissa Joachim | Episode: "Dr Michael Abani (no198) |
| 2023 | Florida Man | Clara | Recurring role |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award Ceremony | Prize | Result | Refs. |
| 2016 | Zimbabwe International Women's Awards | Actress of the Year | Nominated | |