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Thuso Mbedu

1991 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Thuso Mbedu is the 14,362nd most popular actor (down from 12,848th in 2024), the 477th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 394th in 2019) and the 45th most popular South African Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Thuso Mbedu ranks 14,362 out of 13,578. Before her are Alice Greczyn, Kunal Khemu, Vinay Pathak, Chandrachur Singh, Max Schneider, and Annaleigh Ashford. After her are Siân Brooke, Lino Facioli, Larissa Wilson, Patina Miller, Deon Richmond, and Liv Hewson.

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Among people born in 1991, Thuso Mbedu ranks 1,233. Before her are Margaryta Pesotska, Grace Lau, Metehan Başar, Takuto Hashimoto, Robert Hovhannisyan, and Bakhtiar Rahmani. After her are Dion Waiters, Jonathan Cafú, Danny Hoesen, Natnael Berhane, Omar Assar, and Kyosuke Hamao.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Thuso Mbedu ranks 477 out of 454. Before her are Hansie Cronje (1969), Burry Stander (1987), Kim Engelbrecht (1980), Ryan Gibbons (1994), Llewellyn Herbert (1977), and Thulani Serero (1990). After her are Gary Kirsten (1967), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Brian Baloyi (1974), Karin Melis Mey (1983), Desiree Ellis (1963), and Jacques Freitag (1982).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Thuso Mbedu ranks 45. Before her are Dean Geyer (1986), Leleti Khumalo (1970), Adhir Kalyan (1983), Tanya van Graan (1983), Dena Kaplan (1989), and Kim Engelbrecht (1980). After her are Louise Barnes (1974), Jessica Marais (1985), Vusi Kunene (1966), Nomzamo Mbatha (1990), and Terry Pheto (1981).

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