Mmabatho Montsho

Mmabatho Montsho

Born: October 19, 1983
in Soweto, Johannesburg
Montsho was born in Soweto, Johannesburg. She had her senior high school education at Greenside High School and then furthered at the University of South Africa where she studied Audiovisual Multimedia.

While in senior high school, Montsho was interested in Fashion. She launched her very first label Black Olive Designs after completing high school. She collaborated with her close high school friends to grow the business by designing clothes and selling them at B&B Rooftop market. In 2004, their clothing line earned public recognition at the South African fashion week.

In 2006, she began her acting career, appearing as a guest on SABC 1's A Place Called Home

Movies for Mmabatho Montsho...

Happiness Ever After
Title: Happiness Ever After
Character: Nandi
Released: November 10, 2021
Type: Movie
This sequel to "Happiness is a Four-Letter Word" finds Zaza, Princess and Zim living new chapters of their lives amid loss, family grudges and new love.
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A Hotel Called Memory
Title: A Hotel Called Memory
Character: Ayana
Released: September 1, 2017
Type: Movie
The film, set in Lagos, Cape Town and Zanzibar, tells the story of Lola, who recently separated from her husband in Lagos, seeks solace in Zanzibar, hoping to forget and move on with her life.
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Happiness is a Four-Letter Word
Title: Happiness is a Four-Letter Word
Character: Nandi
Released: February 19, 2016
Type: Movie
Perfectionist Nandi seems to have the New South African Dream life within her grasp, black female partner in a major firm, marriage, the perfect house - but it all goes up in flames a few months before the wedding. With her friends Zaza and Princess, Nandi will have to find out what truly makes her happy and then fight to get it.
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uNomalanga and the Witch
Title: uNomalanga and the Witch
Character: Nomalanga
Released: July 15, 2015
Type: Movie
A church-going woman in a small South African town becomes obsessed with her hairdresser neighbor - a rumored murderer.
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Nothing for Mahala
Title: Nothing for Mahala
Character: Reneilwe Motene
Released: October 4, 2013
Type: Movie
Nothing for Mahala is a comedic film that follows Ace (Thapelo Mokoena) into his deep and unpleasant hole of debt and financial woes. Ace who likes to play the part of the high flier is forced to get money from illegal loan sharks, which eventually lands him into some legal trouble. The result is Ace doing community service at an old age home, where much is learnt about finances, life and what really holds value.
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Title: Jacob's Cross
Character: Lerato
Released: January 26, 2007
Type: TV
Jacob Makhubu, son of a liberation hero, is a promising young South African businessman. He is in the throes of bidding for a big contract to build an energy source for government when he is offered a of a lifetime with a Nigerian company, the Empire. They will provide all the financial backing his energy bid requires, on the condition that he takes up a position of CEO. He flies to Lagos to meet Chief Abayomi, head of the Abayomi Empire. Instead of getting down to business, Abayomi reveals himself as Jacob’s real father and bequeaths to him a business empire. But it is not just an empire Jacob inherits; it is also a family and a dream. This complex inheritance sets Jacob on an epic quest and immediately pits him against both his new found family with long held business traditions and powerful enemies...
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Title: Yizo Yizo
Character: Snowey
Released: February 3, 1999
Type: TV