Mmabatho Mogomotsi

Mmabatho Mogomotsi is a South African actress, television producer and Drama Therapist. She is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; Ashes to Ashes, Hillside, Ingozi, The Wild and Yizo Yizo.

Personal life She graduated with a degree in Dramatic Arts from the University of Witwatersrand. She also holds an Honors and Masters Degree in Drama Therapy from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

She lives in Johannesburg, where she also practices as a professional Drama Therapist registered with the HPCSA- Health Professional Council of South Africa. She is a married mother of two young women.

In 2008, she acted in the feature film Mafrika by playing the role of "Head Nurse Maria". In 2009, she joined the second season of the SABC2 drama serial 90 Plein Street. In the meantime, she joined with two popular soap operas: as "Moipone" in Muvhango and as "Tshego Tselapedi" in Rhythm City. In 2015, she played the role of "Magistrate" in the season two of e.tv telenovela Ashes to Ashes. In the same year, she performed in the stage play The Pen and in the first ever Setswana play called Lepatata at Market Theatre and took a two-year sabbatical. Then in 2017, she joined with SABC1 drama Ingozi and played the role "Makgotso Sebotsane" in first two seasons. Meanwhile, she played the role "Candy" in Mzansi Magic drama Imposter. In 2020, she joined with another Mzansi Magic telenovela Gomora for the role "Tono".

Apart from acting, she is an Executive Director of Making Amends Foundation, a professional organisation that facilitates personal growth and promote health by facilitating healing for individuals with a range of mental illnesses, cognitive and developmental disorders using Drama Therapy. She is also a Founding Partner and Director at Joburgtv (a digital media broadcasting company) and Joburg Digital Hub (a multidisciplinary digital media, creative arts technology and content creation centre based in Johannesburg).

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1999 Yizo Yizo Snowey TV series 2001 Transit Cafe Regina TV movie 2004 Zero Tolerance Sonia TV series 2004 Homecoming Carol TV mini series 2005 Sorted Guest role TV series 2006 Heartlines Botshelo TV series 2006 Hillside Dr. Harriet Khanyi TV series 2006 Izoso Connexion Alice TV series 2008 Jacob's Cross Lesedi TV series Muvhango Moipone TV series Rhythm City Tshego Tselapedi TV series 2008 Surprise! Maria Head Nurse Video 2009 90 Plein Street The Speaker TV series 2011 The Wild Flora TV series 2015 Ashes to Ashes Magistrate TV series 2017 Ingozi Makgotso Sebotsane TV series 2018 Imposter Candy TV series 2020 Gomora Tono TV series 2023OutlawsMoretlo TšeoleTv series