Mapula Mafole Explained

Mapula Mafole
Other Names:Mpule
Birth Name:Mapula Mafole
Birth Date:1990 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
Nationality:n
Alma Mater:AFDA
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2012present
Known For:Playing Mapula on Rhythm City
Television:Rhythm City (20152022)

Mapula Mafole (born 18 July 1990)[1] is a South African actress best known for playing the role of Mapula on the e.tv soapie Rhythm City (20152022).[2] [3]

Early life

Mafole was born in Diepkloof, Soweto, Gauteng and raised in Klerksdorp, North West to Moses and Monica Mafole who later moved her and her siblings to Tshwane, Pretoria when she was 10 before they relocated to the United Kingdom. In 2013, she graduated and now holds AFDA degree.[4]

Career

In 2012 Mafole made her television debut with a cameo role on SABC1 drama series Intersexions playing the role of Beauty. She took part and starred in small screen motion pictures such as the 1Magic miniseries Pila Pila (2023),[5] My Girlfriend’s Father (2023),[6] Ke Bona Spoko (2022), and Expiry Date. In 2022, she starred as one of three leads in the third season of Unmarried.

Awards and nominations

List of Accolades
Award / Film FestivalYearNominationProjectRecipientResultRef.
South African Film and Television Awards2018Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting ActressRhythm City[7]
2020Golden Horn Award for Best Actress [8]
2021Golden Hord Award for Best Supporting Actress

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012IntersexionsBeautyCameo role
20152022Rhythm CityMapulaMain role

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zwane . Nokuthula . 2020-07-15 . Rhythm City's tiny Mapula Mafole turns turns 30 on Mandela Day . 2023-09-09 . Sunday World . en-ZA.
  2. Web site: Mapula Mafole talks about life after 'Rhythm City', battling depression and her new role . 2023-09-10 . TimesLIVE . en-ZA . 7 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907194546/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-06-16-mapula-mafole-talks-about-life-after-rhythm-city-battling-depression-and-her-new-role/ . live .
  3. Web site: Mukotekwa . Leeroy . 2023-07-08 . Former 'Rhythm City' actress Mapula Mafole: Where is she now? . 2023-09-12 . The South African . en-ZA . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728194225/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/celeb-news/former-rhythm-city-actress-mapula-mafole-where-is-she-now-breaking-8-july-2023/ . live .
  4. Web site: Rhythm City's petite Mapula Mafole is dynamite in a tiny package . 2023-09-10 . SowetanLIVE . en-ZA . 17 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517121522/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2018-02-23-petite---mapula-is-dynamite-in-a-tiny-package/ . live .
  5. Web site: Pila Pila . https://web.archive.org/web/20230912085213/https://www.dstv.com/onemagic/en-za/show/pila-pila . 2023-09-12 . 2023-09-12 . Pila Pila . en.
  6. Web site: My Girlfriend's Father e.tv . https://web.archive.org/web/20230912085108/https://www.etv.co.za/shows/my-girlfriends-father . 2023-09-12 . 2023-09-12 . www.etv.co.za . en.
  7. Web site: 2018 SAFTA Nominees . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910101613/https://www.dstv.com/m-net/en-za/news/2018-safta-nominees . 2023-09-10 . 2023-09-10 . 2018 SAFTA Nominees . en.
  8. Web site: yomzansi . 2020-02-17 . Here are the 2020 SAFTAs nominees . 2023-09-10 . YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE . en-US . 19 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019203121/https://www.yomzansi.com/2020/02/17/here-are-the-2020-saftas-nominees/ . live .

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