Thuso Mbedu

Biography

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. She then made her feature film debut in the American historical epic The Woman King (2022) in the role of Nawi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thuso Mbedu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

The Daily Show

as Self

The View

as Self - Guest

Mufasa: The Lion King

as Junia (voice)

Task

as Aleah Clinton

Castlevania: Nocturne

as Annette (voice)

The Woman King

as Nawi

The Underground Railroad

as Cora Randall

Children of Blood and Bone

as Zelie

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

as Self

Side Dish

as Phiwe

The Gaze

Is'thunzi

as Winnie

Lokoza

as Khanya