Lillian Dube Explained

Lillian Raseobi Dube
Birth Name:	Lillian Dube
Birth Place:	South Africa
Occupation:	Actress, brand ambassador
Birth Date:	30 September 1945

Lillian Dube (born 30 September 1945)^[1] is a South African actress.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} She is perhaps best known for portraying Masebobe in the soap opera Generations.^[6]

Personal life

In 2007, Dube was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been in remission as of 2008.^{[7] [8]} The cancer returned again in 2015.^{[9] [10]}

Awards and nominations

In 2017, Dube was awarded an honorary doctorate in Drama and Film Production at the Tshwane University of Technology.^[11]

Select filmography

• Mapantsula (1988)
• Sweet 'n Short (1991)
• There's a Zulu On My Stoep (1993)
• A Good Man in Africa (1994)
• Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
• In My Country (2004)
• Oh Schuks... I'm Gatvol (2004)
• Cape of Good Hope (2004)
• Fanie Fourie's Lobola (2013)
• The Forgotten Kingdom (2013)
• Nothing for Mahala (2013)
• Mia and the White Lion (2018)
• (2023)
• GoGo Helen'x

Notes and References

1. Web site: SA icon Lillian Dube on surviving cancer, acting, turning 70 and giving back. 16 October 2015. Radio 702. 28 August 2019.
2. News: Makhoba. Ntombizodwa. Make your own happiness (which might include buying a vibrator). 12 August 2018. News24. 28 August 2019.
3. Web site: Thakurdin. Karishma. Lillian Dube on retirement: I will die acting. 28 February 2018. The Times (South Africa). 28 August 2019.
4. Web site: Lillian Dube reminisces on great life of legend Joe Mafela. 20 March 2017. CapeTalk. 28 August 2019.
5. News: Lillian Dube Attacks Roche On The Outrageous Cost Of Breast Cancer Treatment. 8 February 2017. HuffPost. 28 August 2019.
6. News: All eyes on Lillian. 7 February 2005. Independent Online (South Africa). 29 September 2019.
7. News: South Africa: Lillian Dube Beats Cancer. 18 January 2008. AllAfrica.com. 28 August 2019.
8. News: Mathe. Sam. Lillian Dube: Doyenne of SA film and drama a tough act to follow. 27 August 2018. Independent Online (South Africa). 28 August 2019.
9. News: Lillian Dube admitted to hospital with renewed cancer scare. 29 September 2015. Yahoo! News. 28 August 2019.
10. Web site: TMG Entertainment. Lillian Dube finds love. 5 October 2016. The Herald (South Africa). 28 August 2019.
11. Web site: LILLIAN DUBE IS NOW A DOCTOR AFTER CONFIRMING QUALIFICATIONS. 16 October 2017. MTV. 17 August 2021. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021125901/http://www.mtv.co.za:80/news/lillian-dube-is-now-a-doctor-after-confirming-qualifications/ki6q8w. 21 October 2017.