King Cassie

Cassie Kabwita (born 13 October 1988) is a Zambian actress and film producer and rotarian. She is known for her works in the Zambian and Tanzanian film industries. Cassie is the Ambassador for The African Film Festival (TAFF) in Dallas

Early life and education Cassie is a Lunda descent from Chief Kakoma in Mwinilunga District located in North Western Province and was born at the Ndola Central Hospital, in Ndola, Copperbelt Province in Zambia.

Kabwita attended Buteko Basic School and was the head girl at Luanshya Girls High School. She studied hospitality business at Speciss College at the Herbert Chitepo campus in Harare, Zimbabwe, and graduated in 2009.

Career Cassie begun her acting career in 2006 in theatre arts, but made her film debut in 2009, where she played minor roles in Tanzanian horror film, Roho Sita and was the lead actor and producer for Sweet Revenge. In 2010 she was cast in the movie Familia Yangu, where she plays two roles, one as a mother to two children and the second as an old lady looking for a job as a maid. Her breakthrough came in 2012 as an actress Zambian TV series Love Games.

In 2013 she made her debut behind the camera, as she produced and played the lead role in the movie Guilt. The Mwape Peer awards in New York, in the United States of America honored her with the best uprising star award in 2015 for her contributions to Zambian cinema making her the first actress to receive the award.

In 2017, she produced her second film Sound of Silence, with Jessie Chisi to raise awareness on sexual and gender based violence and featured Tanzanian and Zambian actors. She was also appointed as the country manager for Miss Zambia in 2017

On 1 April 2018 Kabwita was honored to grace the first ever Sinema Zetu International Film Festival award night with Tanzania's 4th president Jakaye Mrisho Kikwete, Wema Sepetu and Diamond Platnumz to present the award for best actress.

Filmography

Director / writer / producer

Actress Directed By Ommy-D2010Familia YanguLead Role/ProducerProduced By Poyaga Production Directed By Jordan Muyembi Directed By Jeff Sitali +Music video appearancesYearSongMusicianVideo on YouTube2011"Njiwa"Mangustino 2014"Shalapo"B'Flow 2015"WANGA Wanga"Bryan "Basazibe"Mampi 2018"Everything is better"Macky 2 feat. Exile

Awards and nominations