| Abigail Kubheka | |
| Birth Name: | Abigail Kubheka |
| Birth Date: | 1939 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Orlando East, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Othername: | Cossie |
| Yearsactive: | 1957 - present |
Abigail Kubheka OIS (born 7 December 1939) is a South African singer, songwriter and actress. On the SABC TV series , she plays the role of Zondiwe Mogale, the mother of Tau Mogale (Rapulana Seiphemo) and Tshidi Phakade (Letoya Makhene).[1]
Kubeka was born 7 December 1939 in Orlando East. She attended a missionary boarding school in Kilnerton. From a young age, she showed an interest in singing.[2]
Abigail Kubeka started singing with popular musicians such Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela and has performed with many others including Thandi Klaasen.
In 2014, Kubeka received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS), and in 2016 was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Wawela Music Awards (WMA) in Johannesburg.[3] In the early 2000s Kubeka won the Lifetime Achievement Award for best musician and jazz industrial.
Kubeka has appeared in films including An African American (2016), The Jakes Are Missing (2015), and The Long Run (2001), in which she sang with Busi Mhlongo.
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Knock-Out | Viriato Barreto | |||
| 1971 | Diary of Thandi | Sis'May | Jacob Ngubeni | ||
| 1973 | Joe Bullet | Beauty | Louis de Witt | ||
| 1987 | City of Blood | Maureen | Darrell Roodt | ||
| 1990 | Last Year's Queen | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 1995 | Cry, the Beloved Country | Mrs. Mkize | Darrell Roodt | ||
| 2001 | The Long Run | Bar Lady | Jean Stewart | ||
| 2001 | An Activists 2: Long Walk | Madikizela | |||
| 2010 | Kasi Movies:Elalini | Anele | Anele Jong | ||
| 2015 | The Jakes Are Missing | Grace | Figjam | ||
| 2016 | An African American | Wajé Seleste | Nkosi Size | ||
| 2017 | Morning, Mandela | ||||
| 2018 | What's The Deal | Shantel "Abram's' | Tanit Phoenix |
| Year | Title | Episode | Role | Director | Notes # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Holby City | Tuesday's Child | Paulina Griffin | |||
| 2007-2011 | Wild at Heart | 5 episodes over the stated time period. | Cebile/Mrs. Fatani[4] | ? | ||
| 2014–present | Generations | Zondiwe Mogale | ||||
| 2020 | Queen Sono | Mazet | Main role | Kagiso Lediga and Tebogo Malope | Netflix |
Kubeka won a Wamela award for lifetime achievement, for the services she has provided for the country, and was also nominated at the Durban Film Festival with Thuso Mbedu, Connie Ferguson, Leleti Khumalo and Sihle Ndaba.