Sibongile Mlambo

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Sibongile Mlambo (born June 26, 1990 ) is a Zimbabwean actress and model who lives and works in the United States .

Life

Sibongile Mlambo comes from Zimbabwe, where her father worked as a doctor. Her older sister is also an actress. In 2005 she left Zimbabwe to study French and Spanish in college in the United States. Originally, she wanted to pursue a career path similar to that of her father as a physiotherapist. There she lived in Texas and New York for a while before returning to her homeland in 2011 and living and working in South Africa , including Cape Town and Johannesburg . After returning to the United States, she settled in Los Angeles .

play

Mlambo took her first acting role in 1997 in the childhood film Kini & Adams . From 2012 she could be seen again in front of the camera, initially mainly in guest roles on US television, including in Strike Back , Beaver Falls , Mad Dogs and Homeland . In addition, she took on small roles in films such as Ladygrey , While You Weren't Looking , To Kill a Man - No way back , The Last Face or Message from the King . In 2015 she played one of the leading roles as Ishani Mfeke in the dance film Honey 3: Dare to Dance . She is a trained dancer herself.

In 2014 she took on a recurring role as Eme in the series Black Sails , which she played until 2017. She also appeared in Teen Wolf as Tamara Monroe in 2017. A supporting role as Angela followed in 2018 in the Netflix series Lost in Space - Lost between strange worlds . She also took on one of the leading roles in the Siren series as Donna .

To model

In 2007, Mlambo was elected Vice Princess in the Miss Zim USA election. As a model, she was particularly successful on the African continent, where she modeled for products from the Nivea brand .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1997: Kini & Adams
  • 2012: Half Good Killer (short film)
  • 2012: Strike Back (TV series, episode 3x03)
  • 2012: Beaver Falls (TV series, episode 2x04)
  • 2013: Mad Dogs (TV series, episode 3x01)
  • 2013: Felix
  • 2014: Homeland (TV series, episode 4x03)
  • 2014–2017: Black Sails (TV series, 10 episodes)
  • 2015: Back to School Mom
  • 2015: Ladygrey
  • 2015: While You Weren't Looking
  • 2016: To Kill a Man (To Kill A Man)
  • 2016: The Last Face
  • 2016: Honey 3: The Beat of Life (Honey 3: Dare to Dance)
  • 2016: Message from the King
  • 2017: Teen Wolf (TV series, 9 episodes)
  • 2017: New Haven (short film)
  • 2018: Language Academy (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 2018: Under the Silver Lake
  • 2018: Mysterious Mermaids ( Siren , TV series, 8 episodes)
  • 2018: MacGyver (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • since 2018: Lost in Space - Lost Between Alien Worlds ( Lost in Space , TV series)
  • since 2018: Mysterious Mermaids ( Siren , TV series)
  • 2019: Afrika is a Country (short film)
  • 2019: Shadow Wolves
  • 2019: Dark / Web (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 2020: God Friended Me (TV Series, Episode 2x13)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sydney Scott: 5 Things To Know: Sibongile Mlambo Is Set To Make A Splash In Freeform's 'Siren' . In: Essence . March 27, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ 10 Questions For: Sibongile Mlambo . In: Cape Town Magazine . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Sibongile Mlambo - Actress, United States . In: Zimbassador . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Holly Wood actress relishes Zim honor . In: Daily News . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Mlambo, Sibongile
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mlambo, Sibo (short version)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Zimbabwean actress and model
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Zimbabwe