Baby Cele
Baby Cele (19**- ). South African stage, film and television actress.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
On stage she has appeared in Not With My Gun, 1998. She has also taken part in productions such as Sarafina, Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera, Sophiatown, Love, Crime and Johannesburg, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Game (1995 and 1997) and Black Age. The Amen Corner.
Known for roles in the feature films The Lion King (1994), Jump the Gun (1997) and The Long Run (2001).
Television roles in Backstage, Home Affairs, My Perfect Family and Shreds and Dreams and other dramas.
Awards, etc
Won a 1997 Vita Award as Best Actress for her role in The Game.
Vita Award (Gauteng region) Best female performance in musical theatre for her role in Love, Crime and Johannesburg. Award year 2000.
Sources
National Arts Festival programme, 1998. 51.
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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