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born 1991 South Africa
Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu, born 8 July 1991, is a South African actress. She was nominated for an International Emmy for her role in the drama series Is'Thunzi.
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Your twenties are when you make mistakes, you are getting to know yourself.
Allowing yourself to completely rest emotionally, mentally physically helps calm the chaos.
I like to interact with people, but it’s also nice to disappear – and that no one notices
I am always trying to challenge myself to try something new.
We hold specific groups of people in high esteem, and society then deems others as less than, simply because their stories haven't been told.
I decided that I wanted to be part of the solution
We’re so quick to point out good versus evil without sitting and understanding where people are coming from
Pursue excellence regardless of what is happening around you. If you are always being the best version of yourself, everything will make sense
Nothing challenges us to do or be better as a society anymore
No matter how big or small the role is that we secure, we are not an afterthought. We are undeniable.
Stand your ground and don’t shrink back
I just want to be in a place where I can learn and grow. I’m not one to take work for the sake of working
I think people watching, who are not of color, will finally understand what it is that has been hurting and re-traumatizing Black people all this time
Right now, if we're being honest, we're in a space where Hollywood is recycling stories, there's reboots of this, that and the other … as if there aren't stories to tell
For me, it’s never about being on-screen just for the sake of being on-screen. Anybody else can do that. I want to add something positive to the world
acting for me is me living out my purpose
When you sit at home watching a show as a child, unless it's a story that is specifically about race, you're not supporting something because it's only black people