Nelisa Mchunu

Nelisa Mchunu is a South African actress, model, MC, motivational speaker and writer. She is best known for the roles in the television soap operas such as, Isithembiso, Isibaya and Uzalo as fikile.

Personal life

At the age of 12 years old , She lived with her mother. Her mother was a teacher. When Mchunu was 14 years old , she went to live with her grandmother. She later grew up in Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, when she moved with mother at the age of 6. Her mother is a teacher. When she was in Grade 8, Nelisa and her two brothers moved to Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal to stay with her grandmother.

In the high school, she studied dramatic arts. She was enrolled with the University of Witwatersrand to study BA in Media Studies, but did not complete the course due to financial difficulties. After that, she worked as a waitress and an assistant for a PR company before entering drama.

Career In 2015, she joined as an extra on SABC 3 television soap opera Isidingo. Then in 2016, she was invited to play the role "Fikile" in the soap opera Uzalo. Her role was going to be killed according to the plot, but Nelisa begged not to kill the role. However, the producers finally retired the role, when it could not continue with the storyline.

After the exit, she appeared on SABC 1 soap opera Generations: The Legacy by playing the role of a disgruntled client of #Ezweni. In late 2021, she returned to the soapie Uzalo.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2015 Isidingo Neza TV series 2016-2021;2025–Present Uzalo Fikile Hlatshwayo TV soap 2023-2025My Brother's Keeper Khathazile Shabalala Telenovela 2020 - 2022 Generations: The Legacy Tizitha Mngomezulu TV soap 2022-2023 Isifiso Bazothini TV series