Nomzamo Mbatha

Nomzamo Mbatha was born on 13 July 1990 in KwaMashu Township, approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi), by road, north-west of the city of Durban, in KwaZulu Natal Province and is of Zulu ethnicity. She attended Rippon Primary School in Durban and Bechet High School, where she obtained her High School Diploma. In 2018, she graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Commerce degree specialising in accounting. Mbatha auditioned for a television show in July 2012. She has also started acting on Isibaya in 2013 and also became the main character, this marked her acting debut and was praised by critics for playing Thandeka Zungu. The search, which was held at Cape Town, attracted over 600 contestants. She placed in the top 70 and later the top 10. She was one of the three top finalists. In 2015, she made a film debut in Tell Me Sweet Something with Maps Maponyane which was released in September 4, of that same year, and a television show Umlilo from 2015 to 2016. That same year, she began hosting a reality travel show called "Holiday Swap", on South African Broadcasting Corporation. In 2015, she was selected to represent Neutrogena, being the first South African in that role. In 2021, she appeared in the film Coming 2 America. The previous year, Mbatha signed with talent management agency Creative Artists Agency. Mbatha starred on Assassin, as Alexa an American sci-fi thriller film in May 2023. In September 2022, Mbatha took the role of Nandi and also as an executive producer of Shaka iLembe aired on Mzansi Magic.