ULeleti Khumalo (owazalwa ngomhlaka 30 Mashi 1970) ngumlingisi waseNingizimu Afrika owaziwa ngendima yakhe ephambili emdlalweni weshashalazi nakumdlalo wasesiteji uSarafina! nangezindima zakhe kwamanye amafilimu afana neHotel Rwanda, Izolo ne- Invictus,kanye nomdlalo owuchungechunge othi Imbewu: The Seed lapho edlala khona uNokubonga "MaZulu" Bhengu. UKhumalo uzalelwe elokishini KwaMashu, enyakatho yeTheku,eNingizimu Afrika. Ekhombisa intshisekelo yokunandisa kusukela esemncane,wajoyina iqembu lomdanso wasemakhaya elalibizwa nge-Amajika, elalifundiswa nguTuNokwe . Ngo-1985 wenza inhlolokhono yomculo kaMbongeni Ngema okwakuzoba yi-blockbuster yamazwe omhlaba iSarafina! ; UNgema ubhale umlingisi ophambili kuSarafina ebhalela uKhumalo. Phambilini wayeshade naye. Njengamanje ushade nosomabhizinisi uSkhutazo Winston Khanyile futhi wazala amawele abo u-Ulwenzile noJamukelani Khanyile. UKhumalo udlale indawo kaSarafina ezigabeni zaseNingizimu Afrika nakuBroadway, lapho athola khona ukuqokwa kweTony Award ngo-1988 kwiBest Actress in a Musical. Sarafina! ube ne-Broadway run iminyaka emibili, ngemuva kwalokho umkhiqizo waqala uhambo lomhlaba wonke. Ngo-1987 uKhumalo wathola i- NAACP Image Award ye-Best Stage Actress.