Abigail Kubeka
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Abigail Kubheka | |
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| Born | Abigail Kubheka 7 December 1939 Orlando East, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Other names | Cossie |
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| Years active | 1957 - present |
Abigail Kubheka OIS (born 7 December 1939) is a South African singer, songwriter and actress. On the SABC TV series Generations: The Legacy, she plays the role of Zondiwe Mogale, the mother of Tau Mogale (Rapulana Seiphemo) and Tshidi Phakade (Letoya Makhene).[1]
Personal life
[edit]Kubeka was born 7 December 1939 in Orlando East. She attended a missionary boarding school in Kilnerton. From a young age, she showed an interest in singing.[2]
Career
[edit]Abigail Kubeka started singing with popular musicians such Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela and has performed with many others including Thandi Klaasen.
In 2014, Kubeka received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS), and in 2016 was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Wawela Music Awards (WMA) in Johannesburg.[3] In the early 2000s Kubeka won the Lifetime Achievement Award for best musician and jazz industrial.
Kubeka has appeared in films including An African American (2016), The Jakes Are Missing (2015), and The Long Run (2001), in which she sang with Busi Mhlongo.
Filmography
[edit]Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes # |
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| 1969 | Knock-Out | Viriato Barreto | ||
| 1971 | Diary of Thandi | Sis'May | Jacob Ngubeni | |
| 1973 | Joe Bullet | Beauty | Louis de Witt | |
| 1987 | City of Blood | Maureen | Darrell Roodt | |
| 1990 | Last Year's Queen | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 1995 | Cry, the Beloved Country | Mrs. Mkize | Darrell Roodt | |
| 2001 | The Long Run | Bar Lady | Jean Stewart | |
| 2001 | An Activists 2: Long Walk | Madikizela | ||
| 2010 | Kasi Movies:Elalini | Anele | Anele Jong | |
| 2015 | The Jakes Are Missing | Grace | Figjam | |
| 2016 | An African American | Wajé Seleste | Nkosi Size | |
| 2017 | Morning, Mandela | |||
| 2018 | What's The Deal | Shantel "Abram's' | Tanit Phoenix |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Episode | Role | Director | Notes # | |
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| 2005 | Holby City | Tuesday's Child | Paulina Griffin | |||
| 2007-2011 | Wild at Heart | 5 episodes over the stated time period. | Cebile/Mrs. Fatani[4] | ? | ||
| 2014–present | Generations | Zondiwe Mogale | ||||
| 2020 | Queen Sono | Mazet | Main role | Kagiso Lediga and Tebogo Malope | Netflix |
Accolades
[edit]Kubeka won a Wamela award for lifetime achievement, for the services she has provided for the country, and was also nominated at the Durban Film Festival with Thuso Mbedu, Connie Ferguson, Leleti Khumalo and Sihle Ndaba.
- Wamela Music Awards (Won - Lifetime Achievement Award 2001)
- Durban Film Festival (Nominated - Actress In Supporting Role 2014)
- South African Film and Television Award (Won - Best Actress, The Long Run 2015)
- SAM Awards (Singer of the Year - Nominated 2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "Generations actress Abigail Kubeka assaulted by taxi driver". briefly.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Abigail Kubeka | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Abigail Kubeka to receive Lifetime Achievement Award". 2 August 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "IMDb: Wild at Heart - Cebile/Mrs. Fatani". Retrieved 11 May 2023.