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Fulu Mugovhani (born 7 September 1990 in ) is a South African . In 2015, she starred in as the title character, a role that earned her many accolades and nominations including the Africa Movie Academy Awards, South African Film and Television Awards, and Africa International Film Festival awards.


Personal life
Mugovhani was born in , a town in the province of . She studied at Tshwane University of Technology, where her father taught, finishing her degree in 2011. She married her sweetheart, Tumi Modibedi, who works as a and , in June 2018.


Career
In 2012, Mugovhani joined an international production of the musical The Lion King, produced by Hong Kong Disneyland, in the role of Nala. For the production and performances, she moved to Hong Kong for a year and a half. In 2013, she landed her first role in television, acting in the mini-series Remix, as well as acting in the Scandal!.

In 2015, Mugovhani starred in the lead role of the movie , directed by . This role earned her many accolades, including the Best Actress in a leading role award at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards, the Best Actress in a feature film award at the 10th South African Film and Television Awards, and the Best Actress award at the 2015 Africa International Film Festival. At the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama, but didn't win.

In 2017, Mugovhani had a recurring role in the soap opera on SABC 3. Also, in the same year, she starred in the soap opera Ring of Lies in the role of Rendani, a fighter who pursues her dream of becoming a champion boxer, despite her conservative father's desires. In 2020, after a hiatus of a year, she starred in the series Still Breathing, where she portrayed a mother and wife for the first time, and in the South African film Seriously Single.

Mugovhani has said in an interview that there is a difference performing on stage and on screen, needing to project her voice differently. This challenged her when she transitioned from theatre to television and film, as well as made it hard for her to be able to perform on stage after filming.


Filmography
  • Remix (2013)
  • Scandal! (2013)
  • (2015) as Ayanda Olandele
  • Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word (2016) as Lindiwe
  • The Lucky Specials (2017) as Zwanga
  • (2017)
  • Ring of Lies (2017)
  • Still Breathing (2020) as Noli
  • Seriously Single (2020) as Dineo
  • One Night kwa Mxolisi (2021) as Funi
  • Umakoti Wethu (2021) as Khathu
  • Burns and Song (2024) as Risimu


Awards and nominations
201512th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Actress in a leading role
South African Film and Television AwardsBest Actress in a feature film
Africa International Film FestivalBest Actress
2016Africa Magic Viewers Choice AwardsBest Actress in a Drama

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