Thuli Phongolo Explained

Thuli Phongolo
Occupation:Actor and disc jockey
Birth Date:22 January 1994
Other Names:Thuli P

Thulisile Phongolo (also Thuli P; born 22 January 1994) is an actor and disc jockey in South African media.

Personal life

Thulisile Phongolo was born on 22 January 1994. Her boyfriend, DJ Maphorisa, was arrested on 7 May 2023 after punching Phongolo in her Sandton, Johannesburg apartment; he was charged with multiple counts of assault.

Career

By September 2017, Phongolo was an amateur disc jockey, a profession she maintained through at least April 2023.

Acting

Phongolo began her acting career playing Zama on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) TV series Tshisa. While a prefect at her high school, Phongolo played Namhla Diale on the soap opera . After leaving that show in 2018, Phongolo acted in SABC's TV series Makoti and Mzansi Magic's The Republic. In November 2021, she was performing in The Wife: Showmax's telenovela adaptation of Dudu Busani-Dube's . That same month, she was announced to be appearing in the film, I Am Sofia., Phongolo was still appearing in Makoti.