Ama Qamata

Amamkele Lithemba Qamata (born 2 September 1998) is a South African actress. Born in the Eastern Cape of Cala, Sakhisizwe Municipality. She appeared in a leading role in the South African's Netflix teen drama series Blood & Water as Puleng Khumalo.[1]

Amamkele Qamata
Born (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998
Cala, Eastern Cape, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Other namesAma
EducationReddem House School
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
OccupationActress
Years active2016 – present

Early life

Qamata was born in Cala, Eastern Cape, and moved to Johannesburg with her family at the age of three.[2] After participating in dramatic productions at school, she appeared in advertisements for Cheese Curls and McDonalds.[3]

Career

She is an alumna of Reddam House School; after passing her matriculation in 2016, she took a gap year.[3] Aged 17, she made her television acting debut as Nalendi in the situation comedy My Perfect Family on SABC1.[3] She enrolled at the University of Cape Town for a Theatre and Performance degree, but withdrew from the institution during her second year.[3]

In 2020 she was in the cast of Gomora,[4] as the character of Buhle in the Mzansi Magic series.[5][6]

Later that year she appeared in Netflix's Blood & Water. Qamata's character, Puleng, has a sister who was abducted at birth, and Puleng is trying to prove that a successful swimmer from a private school is in fact her sister.[7] Kutlwano Ditsele, the casting director for Blood & Water, was executive producer on Gomora and invited Qamata to audition, which she did successfully.[3]

Qamata has also had roles in Rhythm City and Commandos: The Mission.[4]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 My Pefect Family Naledi recurring role [3]
2018 Rhythm City Thandi recurring role [4]
2020 Gomora Nobuhle Ndaba lead role [4]
2020 Blood & Water Puleng Khumalo lead role [1]

Accolades
YearAwardCategoryNominationResult
2020S.A Style AwardsThe Next Big ThingAma QamataWon

References
  1. La Jeunesse, Marilyn (10 June 2020). "Ama Qamata speaks about her leading role on Blood & Water". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. Puckett, Lauren (22 June 2020). "Ama Qamata Knows Exactly What Blood And Water Should Do Next". Elle. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. Tyekana, Phila. "All the way up". True Love. South Africa: 24.com. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via PressReader.
  4. Malonde, Zamandulo (3 June 2020). "Eastern Cape's Ama Qamata revels in success of hit series". The Herald. Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via NewsBank.
  5. Mazibuko, Nonkulueko (18 June 2020). "Ama Qamata is the talk of the town". Move!. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via PressReader.
  6. "Inside Ama Qamata's journey to fame". Drum. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via PressReader.
  7. "A bond that goes beyond the screen". The Sunday Independent. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via PressReader.
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