Thishiwe Ziqubu

Thishiwe Ziqubu (born 5 August 1985) is a South African film director, writer and actor.[1] She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards, for her portrayal of Tashaka in the romantic comedy Tell Me Sweet Something.[2] In 2019, she directed episodes of MTV Shuga Down South.

Thishiwe Ziqubu
Thishiwe Ziqubu talking about directing MTV Shuga in 2019
Born5 August 1985
NationalitySouth Africa
Occupationfilm director and actor

Education

Ziqubu studied scriptwriting and directing after high school. They later attended the African Film and Drama Academy (AFDA), a film school. They also completed an Acting for Film programme at the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy.[1]

Career
Ziqubu directing Lerato Walaza and another in MTV Shuga episode

Ziqubu made their acting debut in the 2011 drama film Man on Ground, which helped to move their career forward. As a scriptwriter and director, they wrote and directed three independent short films: Out Of Luck, Subdued and Between the Lines.[1] They’ve also written for South African television soap operas Isidingo and Rhythm City and for Is'Thunzi, a drama series. They co-created, wrote (as head writer) and directed a supernatural four-part drama series entitled Emoyeni.

In 2019, they directed episodes of the second season of TV series MTV Shuga Down South.[3]


Partial filmography
YearTitleRole
2011 Man on Ground Zodwa
2014 Hard to get Skiets[4]
2015 While You Weren't Looking Shado
2015 Tell Me Sweet Something Tashaka

personal life

She has a daughter named Vangile Ziqubu from her previous relationship in 2014. She met Mandisa Nduna aka King Fiah in a club, she said "yes i directed her in a short film called sina nomakotshana but i liked it at the same time." Between 2017 and 2018 they got married. Later on between 2019 and 2020 they separated. She said "we parted in different ways because we are too different from one another, in good terms. She identifies herself as queer.

References
  1. Bongiwe Sithole (6 February 2016). "The Rise and rise of Thishiwe Ziqubu". The Sowetan. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. Albert Benefo Buabeng (12 June 2016). "Full list of winners at 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. MTV Shuga (14 February 2019), MTV Shuga: Down South (S2) - The Preview Show, retrieved 19 February 2019
  4. Helen Herimbi (10 March 2015). "A new girl Nox on Kilowatt's door". e.tv. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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