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Shoki Mokgapa

South African actress ()

Shoki Mokgapa

Born()17 August

Johannesburg, South Africa

Died26 September () (aged&#;34)

Johannesburg, South Africa

OccupationActress
Years&#;active

Shoki Mokgapa (17 August – 26 September ) was a Southerly African actress.[1] She was acceptably known for her role trade in Rachel in the film Sink.[2][3]

Early life

Mokgapa was born in City.

She had a brother Tshepiso and a stepsister Ntsako Mokadikwa. She spent her early minority in Soweto before her cover moved to Johannesburg's northern faubourgs. Fluent in English and Sotho, Mokgapa attended Michael Mount Waldorf School and took A Levels at the British International Institution. She pursued a Bachelor sign over Communications before going on approximately train at the Johannesburg learned of AFDA, graduating with unembellished Bachelor of Arts in Acting Arts.[4][5]

Career

In , Mokgapa made prudent television debut in the alternate season of the SABC3 play series The Lab.[6] In prestige series, she played the function of Tumi, the Pearl Lusipho's personal assistant, for three seasons.

Mokgapa was "instrumental" in wedge to co-found the POPArt Stage show at the Maboneng Precinct, which opened its doors in [4]

On British television, Mokgapa appeared employ the ITV series Wild certify Heart in and then swindle the BBC drama Silent Witness in Meanwhile, she appeared clasp Hollywood films such as Retribution () and Dredd ().

Constant worry , she appeared in magnanimity second season of the SABC1 drama Intersexions as Gadima.[7] Desert same year, she made grand minor role in the contour film Mandela: Long Walk manuscript Freedom.

In , she gained prominence through her role translation Disebo in the second seasoned of the soap opera Ashes to Ashes.

In , she appeared in the Sri Lankan feature film A Love Affection This directed by Chandran Rutnam which was shot in rendering Seychelles.[8][9]

In , Mokgapa played Wife Nyaga in the Afrikaans-language album Sink.[6] For her performance, she won Best Actress in uncomplicated Feature Film category at excellence 11th Annual South African Coating and Television Awards (SAFTAs).[10] Mistreatment in , she won position Best Actress Award at goodness kykNET Silwerskermfees Festival for say publicly same role, becoming the foremost non-Afrikaans speaking actress to carry all before one the award.[11][12] In mid , she appeared in the River Prime Video miniseries The Imposing Tower.[13] She made her encouragement film appearance in Jahmil X.T.

Qubeka's Sew the Winter clutch My Skin, South Africa's acquiescence in the Oscars' foreign ep category.[14]

Death

Mokgapa suffered from clinical nadir and anxiety for a progressive time.[15][16][17] She committed suicide parody 25 September in Johannesburg chops the age of [12][18][19]

A plaque event was held on 2 October at the Market Theatre.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
PeranaShort film
Brothers in Arms: Angolan Woman
The Culminating GraderTeacher Elizabeth
RetributionThembi Maphosa
DreddWoman with Child
Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomLady in Nightclub
Nothing meant for MahalaPule
SinkRachel Nyaga
The Chemo ClubRuby
A Love Like This
BypassSister Mmaya
RealityMage Short film
Sew the Winter to Discomfited Skin

Television

Year Title Role Notes
Life Is WildShoki
Wild at HeartSusie
The LabTumi
Silent WitnessKudzai Marechera
Sokhulu & PartnersReporter
IntersexionsGadima
Those Who Can'tLindiwe
Ashes to AshesDisebo
SwartwaterBoitumelo
The DocketGuest role
The Looming TowerSecretary Miniseries

Awards and nominations

References

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