Thandeka Mdeliswa Explained

Thandeka Mdeliswa
Birth Date:22 May 1986
Birth Place:Mpumalanga, South Africa
Death Place:Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Death Cause:Gunshot [1] [2]
Nationality:South African
Education:Brumilda’s Acting Academy
Years Active:2013-2020
Known For:Ikani

Thandeka Mdeliswa (22 May 1986 – 5 September 2020) was a South African actress, best known for her starring role as Khanya in the SABC1 drama series Ikani.

Career

Thandeka's first television role was in 2013, in an episode "Imbiza" of the series Ekasi: Our Stories. She also landed minor roles on local soapie , Isidingo, Rhythm City, and the SABC1 short story series Ngempela.

In 2018 she starred in movie Imoto Kokufa.[3]

Filmography

Television

Year TitleRoleNotes
2014NgempelaPortia
2013eKasi:Our Stories
2016Guest star
2018IkaniKhanya

Death

She was shot on 3 September, in Evander, Mpumalanga. She was rushed to the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria where she was in a critical condition. Mdeliswa died on 5 September morning.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Actress Thandeka Mdeliswa’s death ‘another incident of GBV’, says her family. iol.co.za. Staff Reporter. 6 September 2020. en.
  2. Web site: How Actress Thandeka Mdeliswa Died!. dailysun.co.za. Hopewell Mpapu. 6 September 2020. en.
  3. https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=17892 Thandeka Mdeliswa
  4. https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/south-african-actress-thandeka-mdeliswa-has-died South African actress Thandeka Mdeliswa has died