Connie Chiume

Connie Temweka Gabisile Chiume (born 5 June 1952), is a South African actress with Malawi descent.[1] She is best known for the roles in the films Black Panther, Black Is King and Blessers as well as in television for Zone 14 and Rhythm City.

Connie Chiume
Born
Connie Temweka Gabisile Chiume

(1952-06-05) June 5, 1952
Welkom, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Malawian
OccupationActress, producer
Years active1977–present
Spouse(s)4
Parents
  • Wright Tadeyo Chiume (father)
  • MaNdlovu Chiume (mother)

Personal life

She was born on 5 June 1952 in Welkom, South Africa.[2] Her father, Wright Tadeyo Chiume, was from Usisya, Nkhata Bay, Malawi and her mother, MaNdlovu, hailed from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her father died in 1983 in Malawi. She spent her early years in Welkom, where she also attended school. She then moved to the Eastern Cape to complete matric. However, she did not complete her nursing course as she wanted to train as a teacher. With that passion, she graduated in teaching in 1976. After few years of teaching, she resigned and traveled to Israel. Later she moved to Greece to start acting career.[1] Her mother died in March 2020.[3]

Her cousin, Ephraim Mganda Chiume is a Malawian politician.

Connie is married in 1985 and divorced in 2004. She is a mother of four: two sons and two daughters.[2]

Career

After moving to Greece in 1977, she started to act in her earliest works such as Porgy and Bess, Ipi Ntombi, and Little Shop of Horrors.[2] In 1989, she appeared in the television series Inkom' Edla Yodwa after returning to South Africa. She played the role of 'Thembi' in that series. After the success of the series, she was invited to play in the film Warriors from Hell in 1990, which made her maiden cinema appearance. In 2000, she won the Connie the Avanti award for Best Actress in a Drama Series during South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) festival.[1]

In 2005, she played the role 'Stella Moloi', on SABC1 drama series Zone 14, where she won the Golden Horn award. With the serial became very popular, she continued to play the lead role until 2010.[2] She also received the Award for the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama during the 3rd SAFTA. In 2015, she appeared in the soap opera Rhythm City with a motherly role as 'Mamokete Khuse'. The show became highly popular in South Africa.[1]

In 2006, she played the lead role in the stage plays such as You Strike The Woman and You Strike The Rock.[2] In 2020, she starred in the television drama series Gomora with the role 'Mam'Sonto Molefe'. In the same year, she also appeared in another television series Black Is King. In the series, she played as a fussy mother.[4] In October 2020, she was honored with first Feather Award nomination.[5]

In 2018, she appeared in the Hollywood blockbuster film Black Panther renowned South African actor John Kani.[6] She played the role of Mining Tribe Elder in the film.[7]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1989Inkom' Edla YodwaThembiTV Series
1990Warriors from HellMaritaFilm
1994The Air Up ThereMrs. UruduFilm
1994The LineRosieTV Movie
1997A Woman of ColorGovernment officialTV Movie
1998Tierärztin Christine III: Abenteuer in SüdafrikaDirectorTV Movie
1999Chikin Biznis ... The Whole Story!ThokoFilm
2000I Dreamed of AfricaWanjikuFilm
2004In My CountryVirginia TabataFilm
2004Mazinyo Dot QMa MavusoTV Series
2005–2015Zone 14Stella MoloiTV Series
2013Fanie Fourie's LobolaZinziFilm
2015LeratoPastorShort film
2015Rhythm CityMamokete KhuseTV Series
2017Thula's VineNothandoTV Series
2018Black PantherMining Tribe ElderFilm
2019Losing LeratoGogo on BusFilm
2019BlessersMa-LeratoFilm
2020What Did You Dream?KokoShort film
2020Queen SonoNana RakauTV Series
2020GomoraMam'Sonto MolefeTV Series
2020Black Is KingConnie ChiumeFilm
2020ChoicesTV Series[8]
2020Seriously SingleDineo's MomFilm[9]

References
  1. "Connie Chiume biography". briefly. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Connie Chiume career". studentroom. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Former 'Rhythm City' actress Connie Chiume mourns the death of mother". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Connie Chiume on Black is King and her role as a fussy mother in Netflix's Seriously Single". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. "Actress Connie Chiume honoured with first Feather Award nomination". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "South Africa's film industry needs to reach for the stars". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Local actress Connie Chiume 'ready to meet co-stars' at Black Panther premiere". news24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "Mamokete back to South Africa". times. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. "'Seriously Single' Review: Netflix's South African Rom-Com Brings Fresh Energy to Genre". Indie Wire. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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