Siyasanga Papu

Siyasanga Catherine Papu (born 14 July 1986) is a South African actress, entrepreneur, singer and sketch artist. She is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; Hillside, The Herd and Gomora.

Personal life Siyasanga Papu was born on 14 July 1986 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. She completed high school at Hoerskool Elandspoort, located in Danville, west of Pretoria from 2000 to 2004. Then in 2005, she enrolled in filmmaking at Damelin.

Career Before television, she made extensive appearances in the theatre stage where she toured internationally and locally since 2005. In 2007, she performed in the play Speak Out took place at Sheraton hotel. In 2008, she performed in the theatre play Ag Man Nee Man done on World's Aids Day. Then she joined with the theatre musical play, Jock of the Bushveld in 2010 and played the role of a "mothering hippo".

In 2006, she joined with the SABC2 drama Hillside and played the role "Nurse Dineo".

Then in 2019, she appeared in the Mzansi Magic telenovela with a minor role as "social worker". Later in 2020, she joined with lead cast of another Mzansi Magic telenovela Gomora to play the role "Pretty" for two seasons. Apart from them, she made sporadic appearances in the soapi opera Generations: The Legacy and Rhythm City. As a vocalist, she has a 6-piece band and has two Naledi nominations for roles played in musical theatre shows.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2006 Hillside Nurse Dineo TV series 2007 Usindiso Guest role TV series Generations Guest role TV series Rhythm City Portia TV series 2016 Saints and Sinners Lena Zondi TV series 2018 Isibaya Fezeka TV series 2018 The Herd Nomathemba TV series 2019 Isithembiso Social Worker TV series 2020- 2023 Gomora Pretty TV series