Rethabile Ramaphakela

Rethabile Ramaphakela (born 13 April 1987) is a South African filmmaker, film producer and actress. She is best known as the director and producer of popular television serials and films Seriously Single, the Netflix Original "How to Ruin Christmas", Bedford Wives and The Bang Bang Club.

Personal life She was born on 13 April 1987 in South Africa. She has two brothers: Tshepo and Katleho.

Career She started her career as a KTV presenter. Along with her two brothers, Rethabile co-founded the film production company 'Burnt Onion' in 2010. In 2014, she made a supportive role in the international film The Bang Bang Club. Then in the company produced the television sitcom My Perfect Family, telecast on SABC1 in 2015. After successful airing of the sitcom, she produced the short films like Goodbye Thokoza based on the wars in Thokoza in the 1980s.

In August 2020, she directed the comedy film Seriously Single with her brother Katleho Ramaphakela. It was released on 31 July 2020 on Netflix.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2010 The Bang Bang Club Actress: Woman Reporter Three Film 2014 Check Coast Writer TV series 2015 My Perfect Family Executive producer, script editor TV series 2017 Bedford Wives Executive producer TV series 2020 Seriously Single Director, executive producer Film