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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Thuso Mbedu is the 13,134th most popular actor (down from 12,847th in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 395th in 2019) and the 37th most popular South African Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Thuso Mbedu ranks 13,134 out of 13,578. Before her are Coco Martin, Alice Greczyn, Kunal Khemu, Vinay Pathak, Max Schneider, and Annaleigh Ashford. After her are Larissa Wilson, Liv Hewson, Haruka Kudō, Rakul Preet Singh, Tinsel Korey, and Lina Leandersson.

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Among people born in 1991, Thuso Mbedu ranks 1,117. Before her are Margaryta Pesotska, Grace Lau, Metehan Başar, Takuto Hashimoto, Robert Hovhannisyan, and Bakhtiar Rahmani. After her are Dion Waiters, Jonathan Cafú, Natnael Berhane, Omar Assar, Emily DiDonato, and Lauri Dalla Valle.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Thuso Mbedu ranks 421 out of 454. Before her are Lloyd Harris (1997), Hezekiél Sepeng (1974), Schalk Burger (1983), Burry Stander (1987), Ryan Gibbons (1994), and Thulani Serero (1990). After her are Gary Kirsten (1967), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Karin Melis Mey (1983), Jacques Freitag (1982), Luvo Manyonga (1991), and Akani Simbine (1993).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Thuso Mbedu ranks 37. Before her are Ohanna Shivanand (1982), Tammin Sursok (1983), Tanit Phoenix (1980), Shannon Kook (1987), Dean Geyer (1986), and Leleti Khumalo (1970). After her are Jessica Marais (1985), and Terry Pheto (1981).

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