Chiedza Mhende Biography/Wiki
Chiedza Mhende ‘Chi’ (born October 20 1991) is a Zimbabwean/South African actress, director, model and voice actor. She is most known for her convincing male depiction of ‘Wandile Radebe’ on the South African soap opera Generations, which shocked audiences.
Mhende was born on October 20th, 1991, in Harare, Zimbabwe. However, she lives in South Africa.
Name | Chiedza Mhende |
Date of Birth | October 20 1991 |
Age | 30 years (2021) |
Net worth | $300,000 |
Gender | Female |
Nationality | Zimbabwean/South African |
Profession/Occupation | Actress Model Voiceover artist |
Education | Bachelor of Arts degree (AFDA Cape Town) |
Residence | South Africa |
Chiedza Mhende Education
Chiedza Mhende received her pre-tertiary education in Zimbabwe before being accepted into the school of the creative economy in 2006, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Live Performance from the AFDA Cape Town. Chiedza Mhende Age
Chiedza Mhende Age
Chiedza Mhende age is 30 years of age as at 2021. She was born in 1991.
Chiedza Mhende Career
She got her start in theater when she played Lady Capulet in an Artscape performance of Romeo and Juliet. She was cast in a number of theater productions, including K. Sello Duiker’s The Quiet Violence of Dreams, JM Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, and Richard III, due to her outstanding performance. She made a cameo in Generations: The Legacy, in which she played a male character.
She joined the South African soap opera Generations in 2015, playing the male character ‘Wandile Radebe.’ The show was a hit and ran for four seasons, totaling 1000 episodes.
She went on to work with organizations like the ‘Bonfire Improv Theatre Company’ and the ‘Zakheni Arts Therapy Foundation,’ contributing to South African play. She is also known for being the voice of ‘Siyaya’ and ‘Lifelines,’ an Al Jazeera global health series.
Mhende made her first film appearance in 2014 with the film Love the One You Love. The film premiered at the 2014 Durban International Film Festival, where she won Best Actress for her performance as ‘Sandile.’
Chi was elected the SA Ambassador of the nonprofit organization Dramatic Need in February 2017, a center that provides a creative outlet for youngsters in the Freestate village of Rammulotsi. The internationally acclaimed production The Children’s Monologues was created through art-based workshops and storytelling from young people. International talents Nicole Kidman and Benedict Cumberbatch have previously performed at The Royal Court, as well as at the Market Theatre in a magnificent 2016 event opened by the late great Hugh Masekela. The children’s stories were honored again in November 2017 at the Market Theatre, both directed by James Ngcobo, with the 2017 event featuring an all-female ensemble. This star-studded cast included Thembisa Mdoda, Mmabatho Montsho, Cindy Swanepoel, Natasha Sutherland, Fiona Ramsay, and other notable performers. Chi has worked with players from both the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The very same screenplay was produced on the Carnegie Hall stage only hours later, directed by the charity’s long-time friend, trustee, and sole international director of the Monologues, Academy Award Winner Danny Boyle.
In July 2017, Chi made her comeback to the stage in a remount of Sue Pam-comedic Grant’s drama Chasing Chairs, opposite Theo Landey. Later that year, in honor of the Panto season’s 30th anniversary, Chi made her Joburg Theatre debut as the evil Pussy Galore The Cat in Janice Honeyman’s Pinocchio.
Chi left Generations as an actress in March 2019 and began studying with mentor Ronnie Lennox as a trustworthy house cleaning services and multi-cam director. She was cast as SOG Director General, Miriro Dube, in Africa’s first Netflix Original, QUEEN SONO, in May 2019. Chiedza Mhende Age
Chiedza Mhende Awards
She was named Best Actress at the AFDA Awards in 2008.
She was nominated for the Africa Movie Academy Awards’ Promising Young Artist award in 2015.
Chiedza Mhende Husband and Marriage
Chiedza Mhende, on the other hand, is not married and is rumored to be dating Andile Nebulae, a fellow actress. She is currently located in South Africa, however she frequently visits her homeland of Zimbabwe.
Chiedza Mhende Net worth
Chiedza Mhende has an estimated net worth of $300,000.