Wanda Banda
Birthday: Born in in
Deathday: Alive
Wanda Banda is a South African actress known for her debut role as Young Nanisca in the historical epic, The Woman King (2022). Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Banda portrays the younger version of the character, Nanisca, portrayed by academy award winning actress, Viola Davis. We can expect the rising star to join the cast of the hit Netflix series, Blood and Water, in its fourth season (2024). Banda will also appear as a supporting lead in the upcoming Netflix feature, Heart of the Hunter (2024), directed by Mandlakayise Dube.
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Plan B
Character: Kate
Miniseries based on the novel by Deon Meyer which tells the story of the hunt for a stolen painting by three people with different interests in it. Plan B is the story of a man with a military background, Ivan Malan, and his partner, Paul Schmidt, who rob a gangster and steal The Fire Maiden – a painting by the Dutch master Vermeer worth €30-million....
Blood & Water
Character: Asanda Makeba
After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth....
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Heart of the Hunter
Character: Allison Baloyi
A retired assassin is pulled back into action when his friend uncovers a dangerous conspiracy at the heart of the South African government....
The Woman King
Character: Young Nanisca
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life....
Utopia
Character: Joan
A soldier searching for his missing wife breaks into a high-tech facility, believing she's been caught in a human trafficking ring. But beyond its walls, he finds a surreal, futuristic fantasy park where reality and illusion blur. As he navigates this seductive and dangerous world, a shocking truth pulls him deeper into a deadly game where nothing is as it seems....