Rethabile Ramaphakela

Rethabile Ramaphakela (born 13 April 1987), is a South African filmmaker, film producer and actress.[1] She is best known as the director and producer of popular television serials and films Seriously Single, the Netflix Original “How to Ruin Christmas”, Bedford Wives and The Bang Bang Club.[2]

Rethabile Ramaphakela
Born
Rethabile Ramaphakela

(1987-04-13) April 13, 1987
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)Actress, filmmaker, producer, director, writer
Years active2009–present
RelativesKatleho Ramaphakela (brother)
Tshepo Ramaphakela (brother)

Personal life

She was born on 13 April 1987 in South Africa. She has two brothers: Tshepo and Katleho.

Career

She started her career as a KTV presenter. Along with her two brothers, Rethabile co-founded the film production company 'Burnt Onion' in 2010.[3] In 2014, she made a supportive role in the international film The Bang Bang Club. Then in the company produced the television sitcom My Perfect Family, telecast on SABC1 in 2015. After successful airing of the sitcom, she produced the short films like Goodbye Thokoza based on the wars in Thokoza in the 1980s.[2] After the success of the sitcom, she produced the television serials Thuli no Thulani, Kota Life Crisis and Check Coast through the production house.[4]

In August 2020, she directed the comedy film Seriously Single with her brother Katleho Ramaphakela.[5] It was released on July 31, 2020 on Netflix.[6]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2010The Bang Bang ClubActress: Woman Reporter ThreeFilm
2014Check CoastWriterTV series
2015My Perfect FamilyExecutive producer, script editorTV series
2017Bedford WivesExecutive producerTV series
2020Seriously SingleDirector, executive producerFilm

References

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