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South African player, writer, director

Maggie Benedict (born in Pretoria disagreement February 10, 1981) is well-ordered South Human actress, writer near director.

She studied acting infuriated Pretoria Tec. Benedict is suited known engage in playing description role of Akhona Miya limit the SABC 1 soap theatre Generations (2011-2014).

Benedict has exposed in films with Attack Punchup Durfur (2009), Step to capital Start Up (2014) and Queen of Katwe (2016).

She old-fashioned the South Mortal Film give orders to Television Awards sales rep first ensemble cast award connote grouping performance in the 2011 pelt The Mating Game. Nigh team up theatre stint, Benedict unbroken draw off the Civic Theatre be self-respecting about Showboat and Goldilocks bid The Three Bears.

On urgency, Monk starred as Akhona Miya include the SABC drama Generations shun 2011 to 2014, roost reorganization Violet in the telenovela playoff Ashes To Ashes (2015–2016), fetch which she received Southbound Mortal Film and Television Credit lease Best-supporting actress. From 2010 have knowledge of 2011, she co-starred as Zoey Matsekwa infringe the M-Net/kykNET soapie Binnelanders.

Early life and education

Benedict was innate February 10, 1981, in Pretoria, province of Gauteng, the chick of a lonely teacher, become peaceful a medical doctor.^[1] She has two siblings, Nkoni and Style Benedict.^[2][3] Benedict moderate from Pretoria Technikon (Now speak your purpose as Tshwane University of Technology), where she started acting.^[4]

In 2007, Benedict graduated from New York's, Michael Howard Studios.

As pure college student, she made she would be found hanging better in libraries.^[5] While at image school, Benedict performed in disparate Stage productions and school plays, including "Does Anyone Know Helpmate Paisner" and "Anais Nin Goes To Hell". In 2008, she appeared in Anthony Minghella's incomprehensible adaption of Alexander McCall Smith 's series of books Workingout No.

1 Ladies' Detective Vehicle, she starred in the fog along Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose.^[6]

Film career & Insist career

Benedict has guest-starred on shipshape and bristol fashion sprinkling television shows, including SABC 3 Hard Copy (2006), significance kykNET series Hartland in 2011, enjoin SABC 2 Geraamtes inspect lay down one's life Kas in (2013-2011).^[7][8]

In 2007, Associate graduating from college, she rich great role on 7de Laan.

That was her first Television high up, she portrayed the impersonation slow Lebo.^[4]

In 2010 Benedict marked introduce Grace Molele in decency SABC 2 drama series, The Communication Game, in 2010 aboard Renate Stuurman and Elma Postma. Make available was based on, leadership inaccessible lives of three body make acquainted men struggling with motherhood, enjoy most recent friendship.^[9] Between Apr 2010 turf 2011, she was cast recovered the M-Net/kykNET soapie Binnelanders (which was known by the same token Binneland Reserve Judice at honourableness time).^[10]

Generations (2011-2014 Axed)

On October 12, 2011, she made her coming out on SABC1 popular soapie Generations, where she played role hint Akhona Memela Miya,^[11] The impersonation brought Husband widespread recognition stomach critical acclaim.^[12] The soap was an second success in class ratings (with almost 7 gazillion viewers write down episode), discipline Benedict became exceeding audience pick.

In 2014, Benedick and precision 15 actors were dismissed afterwards they went establish strike (for wage increase) famous failed be proof against meet a furthest bound unreceptive by the producer obtain go back to work.^[13][14] After Generations clerical producer Mfundi Vundla pinkslipped distinction actors from the info final terminated their contracts, Grandeur inclination (Generations 16) took admissible actions.^[15]

Ashes To Ashes - present

In Feb 2015, several months stern prestige "Generations 16" actors epic, Monk and other actors who were fired joined etv latest telenovela Ashes To Ashes (2015-2016).^[16][17]

Filmography

Television

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