Brenda Ngxoli

Bongiwe Brenda Ngxoli (born 3 July 1981) is a South African actress, model, dancer and director. She is best known for her roles in the television serials; Home Affairs, Ses' Top La and Hustle.

Personal life Ngxoli was born on 3 July 1981 in Eastern Cape, South Africa. She grew up in Kalk Bay, a suburb of Cape Town. In 1997, she matriculated in Muizenberg.

From 2013 onwards, she took seven-year sabbatical and left Johannesburg to start a farm in the Eastern Cape.

Career She started acting in theatre, where she performed in several stage plays such as, Pick Ups, I-Klips, Yes Medem, Docs Wife, and Sacred Thorns. After that, she appeared in the commercials, "Polka" and "MTN". In 2004, she directed the stage play Through Thick and Thin at the Market Theatre.

In 2010, she made her film debut with the first film of the Spud franchise with the role of "Innocence". She continued to play the role for all three films: Spud (2010), Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013) and Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014). In 2013, she appeared in the television serial Rockville. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award in TV Drama category at the SAFTA in 2015 where she made nominations for the same award at the SAFTA in 2016 as well. In the serial, she plays the role of "NomaPrincess “Noma” Matshikiza".

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2005 Home Affairs Vuyo Radebe TV series 2006 Tsha tsha Mimi TV series 2008 Dirt Nonks TV movie 2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Florence Peko TV series 2010 Spud Innocence Film 2011 Lucky Lindiwe Film 2013 Spud 2: The Madness Continues Innocence Film 2014 Spud 3: Learning to Fly Innocence Film 2014 Rockville Florence Peko TV series 2015 Ses' Top La Pinky Film 2016 Hustle Kitt Khambule TV series 2018 Sew the Winter to My Skin Mole Film 2018 The River Dambisa Dikana TV Series 2019 iThemba Nomonde Film 2020 The Queen NomaPrincess "Noma" Matshikiza TV series