Sonia Mbele

Sonia Mbele is a South African actress, model, TV producer and entrepreneur. She produced the first ever Real Housewives franchise in Africa, and is the executive producer for The Real Housewives of Johannesburg.

Early life Sonia Mbele was born in December 1976 in Natalspruit, South Africa.

Career Mbele began her career in 1998 as a lead act in an SABC 2 drama production that was called Phamokate and in 1999 she was awarded at the FNB Vita Award for Most Promising New Actress. In 2003, Mbele was cast in SABC 1 soap series Generations through which she rose to prominence in South Africa, she played her role as Ntombi Khumalo up to 2011. In 2009, Mbele won the Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap at the South African Film and Television Awards.

Mbele became the first black celebrity to be named face of Dark & Lovely, Lux, and Sun-Silk in South Africa.

In 2018, Mbele brought the first The Real Housewives franchise to Africa which premiered in South Africa as The Real Housewives of Johannesburg through her company Sonia Mbele Films,

Filmography Year Title RoleNotes 2001 Mr Bones Thandie 2003 God Is African 2017 Meet the Radebes Sam Script writer, producer 2019 Blessers Michelle Zulu

Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Phamokate SABC 2 2001 Soul City Dr. Ayanda Ngubane Season 5 and 6 2003–2011 Generations Ntombi Khumalo Season 1–13, SABC 1 Yizo Yizo Zakes' Girlfriend 2003 Soul Buddyz Ayanda Season 2 2004 Zero Tolerance Rosie Season 1 2015 Gold Diggers Thuli Season 1 2016 The Alliance Lydia Season 1 2016 Keeping Score Mmamosa Letsie Season 1 2016 Greed & Desire Thlabi Season 1 2017 Soap on a Rope Tuki Ramphele Season 1 2017 iNumber Number Philane Season 1 2018 Imposter Big Daddy Season 2 2020 Family Secrets Cleopatra Mokwena Season 1 2021 DiepCity Zola Season 1 2022 Blood & Water Lisbeth Molapo Season 3