Thembi Mtshali

(19**-) Actress, storyteller and TV personality. (Also known in later years by her married name: Thembi Mtshali-Jones). Born in rural South Africa, she started out as a domestic worker, before becoming a singer and actress. Began in theatre performing in Ipi Tombi and later became co-creator of Gcina Mhlope’s Have you seen Zandile? (1986). This led to a career with the SABC as a popular and very competent newsreader and TV personality in the 1990s. Also made numerous appearances on national and international stages, on television and film.

Stage roles include A Woman in Waiting (which she co-created with Yael Farber, National Arts Festival, 1999), Truth in Translation (20**?), Mother to Mother (Baxter Theatre, 2009), and before that In 2005 she participated in The Baxter Storytelling Festival at The Baxter Theatre Centre (in association with Sibikwa Community Theatre Project).

On television she had roles in series such as Madam and Eve, Sgudi'Snayis, Backstage, Generations, Stokvel, Interrogation Room and Takalani Sesami amongst others. ** **

Sources

Tucker, 1997

WCtheatre - Thembi Mtshali-Jones takes to Baxter stage - 25/09/2013 - Artslink.co.za News[1]

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