Connie Chiume

Connie Temweka Gabisile Chiume (born 5 June 1952) is a South African actress and filmmaker.[1] She is known for her film roles in Black Panther, Black Is King and Blessers. On television, she appeared in Zone 14, Rhythm City, and Gomora.

Connie Chiume
Chiume at the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere in 2022
Born
Connie Temweka Gabisile Chiume

(1952-06-05) June 5, 1952
Welkom, Free State, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)Actress, filmmaker
Years active1977–present
Children4
Parents
  • Wright Tadeyo Chiume (father)
  • MaNdlovu (mother)
AwardsBest Actress in a Drama Series at the South African Film and Television Awards.

Early life

Chiume was born in Welkom, South Africa.[2] Her father Wright Tadeyo Chiume (d. 1983) was from Usisya, Nkhata Bay, Malawi and her mother MaNdlovu (d. 2020)[3] hailed from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her cousin, Ephraim Mganda Chiume is a Malawian politician.

Chiume spent her early childhood in Welkom. She completed her matric in the Eastern Cape and went on to graduate with a degree in teaching in 1976. After few years of teaching, she quit to travel and moved to Greece.[1]

Career

Chiume began her acting career with roles in Porgy and Bess, Ipi Ntombi, and Little Shop of Horrors.[2] Upon returning to South Africa, she was cast as Thembi in the 1989 series Inkom' Edla Yodwa and then the 1990 film Warriors from Hell. In 2000, she won the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the South African Film and Television Awards.[1]

In 2006, she starred in the stage productions of You Strike The Woman and You Strike The Rock.[2] From 2007 to 2015, Chiume gained prominence through her role as Stella Moloi in the SABC1 drama series Zone 14, which earned her another SAFTA.[2] She also received the Award for the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama during the 3rd SAFTA. In 2015, she appeared in the soap opera Rhythm City as Mamokete Khuse.[1]

In 2018, Chiume played the Mining Tribe Elder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther.[4][5]

In 2020, Chiume landed the role of Mam'Sonto Molefe in the drama series Gomora and appeared in the film Black Is King.[6] In October 2020, she received a Feather Award nomination.[7]

Personal life

Chiume was married from 1985 to 2004. She is a mother of four, with two sons and two daughters.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1990 Warriors from Hell Marita
1994 The Air Up There Mrs Urudu
1999 Chikin Biznis ... The Whole Story! Thoko
2000 I Dreamed of Africa Wanjiku
2004 In My Country Virginia Tabata
2013 Fanie Fourie's Lobola Zinzi
2015 Lerato Pastor Short film
2018 Black Panther Mining Tribe Elder
2019 Losing Lerato Gogo on Bus
2019 Blessers Ma-Lerato
2020 What Did You Dream? Koko Short film
2020 Black Is King Herself
2020 Seriously Single Dineo's Mom [8]
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Zawavari

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Inkom' Edla Yodwa Thembi
1994 The Line Rosie Television film
1997 A Woman of Color Government Official Television film
1998 Tierärztin Christine III: Abenteuer in Südafrika — Television film; directed
2004 Mazinyo Dot Q Ma Mavuso
2007–2015 Zone 14 Stella Moloi
2015 Rhythm City Mamokete Khuse
2017 Thula's Vine Nothando
2020 Queen Sono Nana Rakau
2020 Gomora Mam'Sonto Molefe
2020 Choices [9]

References
  1. "Connie Chiume biography". briefly. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Connie Chiume career". studentroom. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Former 'Rhythm City' actress Connie Chiume mourns the death of mother". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "South Africa's film industry needs to reach for the stars". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. "Local actress Connie Chiume 'ready to meet co-stars' at Black Panther premiere". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "Connie Chiume on Black is King and her role as a fussy mother in Netflix's Seriously Single". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Actress Connie Chiume honoured with first Feather Award nomination". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "'Seriously Single' Review: Netflix's South African Rom-Com Brings Fresh Energy to Genre". Indie Wire. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "Mamokete back to South Africa". times. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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