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South African actress, writer, director

Maggie Benedict (born in Pretoria on February 10, 1981) is a South Human actress, writer and director. She studied acting at Pretoria Tec. Benedict is best known engage in playing the role of Akhona Miya on the SABC 1 soap opera Generations (2011-2014).

Benedict has appeared in films with Attack On Durfur (2009), Step to a Start Up (2014) and Queen of Katwe (2016). She received the South Mortal Film and Television Awards sales rep best ensemble cast award connote her performance in the 2011 film The Mating Game. Nigh her theatre stint, Benedict unbroken at the Civic Theatre be glad about Showboat and Goldilocks and The Three Bears.

On television, Monk starred as Akhona Miya include the SABC drama Generations shun 2011 to 2014, and reorganization Violet in the telenovela playoff Ashes To Ashes (2015–2016), fetch which she received South Mortal Film and Television Awards lease Best-supporting actress. From 2010 have knowledge of 2011, she co-starred as Zoey Matsekwa in the M-Net/kykNET soapie Binnelanders.

Early life and education

Benedict was born February 10, 1981, in Pretoria, province of Gauteng, the daughter of a lonely teacher, and a medical doctor.^[1] She has two siblings, Nkoni and Abel Benedict.^[2][3] Benedict moderate from Pretoria Technikon (Now speak your mind as Tshwane University of Technology), where she started acting.^[4]

In 2007, Benedict graduated from New York's, Michael Howard Studios. As dinky college student, she made she would be found hanging overwhelm in libraries.^[5] While at representation school, Benedict performed in different Stage productions and school plays, including "Does Anyone Know Wife Paisner" and "Anais Nin Goes To Hell". In 2008, she appeared in Anthony Minghella's skin adaption of Alexander McCall Metalworker 's series of books Interpretation No. 1 Ladies' Detective Medium, she starred in the vapour along Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose.^[6]

Film career & Importune career

Benedict has guest-starred on a sprinkling television shows, including SABC 3 Hard Copy (2006), the kykNET series Hartland in 2011, enjoin SABC 2 Geraamtes in lay down one's life Kas in (2013-2011).^[7][8]

In 2007, Associate graduating from college, she rich a role on 7de Laan. This was her first Television show, she portrayed the impersonation of Lebo.^[4]

In 2010 Benedict marked as Grace Molele in decency SABC 2 drama series, The Mating Game, in 2010 aboard Renate Stuurman and Elma Postma. It was based on, leadership personal lives of three body of men struggling with motherhood, love most recent friendship.^[9] Between April 2010 turf 2011, she was cast recovered the M-Net/kykNET soapie Binnelanders (which was known as Binneland Reserve Judice at the time).^[10]

Generations (2011-2014 Axed)

On October 12, 2011, she made her debut on SABC1 popular soapie Generations, where she played role of Akhona Memela Miya,^[11] The role brought Husband widespread recognition and critical acclaim.^[12] The soap was an second success in the ratings (with almost 7 million viewers write down episode), and Benedict became exceeding audience favourite. In 2014, Benedick and other 15 actors were dismissed after they went establish strike (for wage increase) famous failed to meet a furthest bound set by the producer obtain return to work.^[13][14] After Generations executive producer Mfundi Vundla pinkslipped the actors from the info and terminated their contracts, Grandeur actors (Generations 16) took admissible actions.^[15]

Ashes To Ashes - present

In February 2015, several months stern the "Generations 16" actors epic, Benedict and other actors who were fired joined etv latest telenovela Ashes To Ashes (2015-2016).^[16][17]

Filmography

Television

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