Cleopatra Koheirwe

Cleopatra Koheirwe is a Ugandan actress, writer, singer, and media personality. She plays Ebony in the new Nana Kagga directed and produced series Reflections alongside other Uganda celebrities Malaika Nnyanzi, Housen Mushema, Andrew Kyamagero, Prynce Joel Okuyo and Gladys Oyenbot.

Koheirwe joined StarTimes Uganda in June 2019 as the new Public Relations Manager.

Career

Musical artist (since 2001) In 2001, she joined a popular music, dance and drama group known as Obsessions (now Obsessions Africa) until March 2007 when she resigned from the group to pursue other interests.

In 2010, she started working on her solo singing career. Her first single titled Ngamba (Luganda for "Tell me") was a pop song about deceptive relationships. The song was well received and given airplay on a few of radio stations in Uganda.

Radio host (since 2003) In 2013, while still at Radiocity 97Fm, she became a co-host of the U-Request show. She took a maternity break in December 2013 and went to Kenya.

Actress

Film and television In 2006 Cleopatra auditioned for her first screen acting role for The Last King of Scotland in 2006 in which she played a character named Joy. She has since appeared in a number of film and television productions locally and internationally as well as winning nominations for some of the productions. She has worked on Changes, an M-Net TV series, in seasons 1 and 2 in a supporting role as Nanziri Mayanja from 2008 to 2010, Be the Judge, a Kenyan local TV series as Lucy Mango in 2010, Yogera (2011) playing a double lead role and State Research Bureau (S.R.B) (2011) in a supporting role as Faith Katushabe.

She also worked in Kona, an M-Net TV series where she plays Jakki, a wannabe boxer trying to reconnect with her father, a boxing coach. She appeared in Sense8, a Netflix Original Series as Mother. Cleopatra was one of the first cultural icons at Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU) and was actively involved until 2014 when she had to take a break from work to raise her baby.

Personal life Cleopatra was the only child born to Jocelyn Twinesanyu "Sanyu" Rwekikiga and Anthony Abamwikirize Bateyo in 1982. Her father died prior to her birth and her mother died when she was 15. Cleopatra has a daughter who was born in 2014 with boyfriend Lwanda Jawar, a Kenyan actor, model, and stunts director/coordinator. She delivered a baby girl named Aviana Twine Jawar on 22 January 2014. She named her daughter Twine after her mother Twinesanyu.

Filmography Year Film/TV Series Role Notes 2021 Prestige Eunice Samula Kintu TV series showing on Pearl Magic Prime Juniors Drama Club (JDC) Teacher Gabriella TV series directed by Allan Manzi 2019 Kyaddala Rahu Counselor A Reach a Hand Uganda and Emmanuel Ikubese Films production on NBS 2018 #Family Leah Nabwiso Films TV series. Mela Naava Katende Savannah MOON Web Series 27 Guns Alice Kaboyo Natasha Museveni Directed film 2017 Reflections Ebony Upcoming TV series created and directed by Nana Kagga Macpherson 2016 Sense8 Mother TV series created & directed by The Wachowskis 2013 Kona Jakki Kenyan telenovela 2011 State Research Bureau Faith Katushabe supporting role Yogera Hope/ G double lead 2010 Be the Judge Lucy Mango a Kenyan local TV series 2008-10 Changes Nanziri Mayanja a Kenyan DSTV series in seasons 1 & 2 in a supporting role 2006 The Last King of Scotland Joy supporting role

Nominations and awards Awards Year Award Category Work Result 2021 Uganda Film Festival Awards Best Actress in TV Drama Prestige 2013 RTV Awards Best Newcomer female radio presenter Radiocity FM 2013 Nile Diaspora's International Film Festival (NDIFF) Outstanding Actress Honoree Award Honoured with the Industry Maverick Award 2013 Radio & Television Academy Awards (RTVAA) Uganda Best Late Afternoon Show-English The Jam on Radiocity 97Fm 2013 Buzz Teeniez Awards Teeniez Role Model 2012 Super Talent Awards Most Gifted Actress 2012 Pearl International Film Festival Awards (PIFFA) Uganda Best Supporting Actress State Research Bureau 2011 Kalasha Film & Television Awards, Kenya Best Actress in a TV Drama Be the Judge