Nomzamo Mbatha
Nomzamo Mbatha (born 13 July 1990), is a South African actress, television personality, businesswoman, and human rights activist. Early life. Nomzamo Mbatha was born on 13 July 1990 in KwaMashu Township, approximately , by road, north-west of the city of Durban, in KwaZulu Natal Province and is of Zulu ethnicity. She attended Rippon Primary School in Durban and "Bechet High School", where she obtained her High School Diploma. In 2018, she graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in accounting. Career. Mbatha auditioned for a television show in July 2012. She  also started acting on Isibaya and also became the main character. The search, which was held at Cape Town, attracted over 600 contestants. She placed in the top 70 and later the top 10. She was one of the three top finalists. In 2014, the show in which Mbatha starred was converted into a daily "Tell Me Sweet Something", and a television show Umlilo. That same year, she began hosting a reality travel show called "Holiday Swap", on South African Broadcasting Corporation. In 2015, she was selected to represent Neutrogena, being the first South African in that role. In 2021 , she appeared in the film "Coming 2 America". She's set to star in the film "Die Like Lovers". The previous year, Mbatha signed with talent management agency Creative Artists Agency. Other considerations. In 2018, Mbatha was recognized as one of the "OkayAfrika 100 Women 2018 Honorees", by OkayAfrica Digital Media. In 2018, she spent time touring Kenyan refugee camps, in her role as UNHCR Ambassador. She received an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for playing "Moratiwa" in "Tell Me Sweet Something" (2015). In January 2019, she was appointed a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. In October 2019, she  was inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society as one of its Honorary members. Personal life. As of 2019, Mbatha resides in Los Angeles, California.