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Biography Summary
Zenande Mfenyana is a South African actress born on 11 October 1985 and is currently 38 years. She is a model, actress and TV personality from Xhosa tribe. She came into the spotlight after her starring role on television broadcasts as Noluntu Memela, the spoilt daughter of media mogul Mawande Memela on the SABC 1 soapie Generations, joining the cast in November 2011 and also on most recent role as Goodness Mabuza on the drama series, The Queen.
Zenande’s Profile
Name: Zenande Feziwe Mfenyana
DOB/Age: 11 October 1985/ 38 years old
Origin: Kagiso, Krugersdorp, South Africa
Gender: Female
Nationality: South African
Alma Mater: Queenstown Girls’ High School, University of Pretoria(BA in Drama)
Occupation: Actress and Model
Years active: 2006 – present
Notable work: Generations
Children: 1
Personal Life
Zenande is a Xhosa born in Kagiso, Krugersdorp, South Africa but later then moved to the Eastern Cape in Queenstown. She speaks four languages. Her father is a pastor and she has a young sister by the name Akhe Mfenyana who also featured on the popular drama series, The Queen. Zenande is also known for her outspoken personality.
She has one daughter Ballerina with her baby daddy Tino Chinyani, a famous actor and model but she is not married. The actress posted on social media when she had given birth to a baby girl in the late 2020. She has never publicly shared her marital status and plans.
She is a fan of dreadlocks and she changes the hairstyles to suit her TV roles and this has also increased her fan base massively.
Education
Zenande completed her matric at Queenstown Girls’ High School. She proceeded to the Tshwane University of Technology. She was also enrolled at the University of Pretoria where she studied and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Drama.
Career
Mfenyana started off as a model and gained popularity and fan base modelling for top agencies in South Africa until she found love for acting and television-related characters and she progressed into acting.
After obtaining her degree, she started her acting career by taking part in numerous stage and youth productions. She would move around Gauteng Province in several schools and by that time she was able to sustain herself during this period since she was working on quite a number of voice-over work.
She has been active in the TV film industry upon completing her degree since 2006 until present. Mfenyana became popularly known August 2011 when she starred on Mfundi Vundla’s SABC 1’s soap opera Generations. She portrayed the role of Noluntu Memela until she was fired in August 2014 due to a strike that participated 25 of the cast members including Connie Ferguson and Sophie Ndaba among others.
After leaving Generations, Zenande moved on to play different television roles which include Igazi, Ashes to Ashes and also The Queen. The actress starred on Ferguson Films’ Mzansi Magic’s Xhosa drama series Igazi on season one and two as Babalwa playing the main role. In January 2015, Zenande played a role of Reba on e.tv’s soap opera Ashes to Ashes. In 2017 she featured in All About Love where she played a role of Mabel.
In the movie Kampterrein she played the role of Grace. She also played a character as Cynthia Vilakazi on MTV Suga (Down South). As of February 2017 until 2022, she starred the main role of Goodness Mabuza on the Ferguson Films’ Mzansi Magic series The Queen together with the producers Shona and Connie Ferguson
Apart from being a model and actress, Zenande Mfenyana is also a philanthropist. She has also been a brand ambassador for top South Africa brands including an online store called Chelline in 2014. She also worked with Geisha in 2016.
Filmography and Television roles
- Generations(2011) – Season 1
Noluntu Memela - Ashes to Ashes(2015-2016) – Season 1 and 2
Reba Rankhoana - Durban Gen – Season 2
Nontsikelelo - Igazi – Season 1 and 2
Babalwa - MTV Suga(Down South)
Cynthia Vilakazi - SAFTAs(Season 9)
Presenter-herself - Zaziwa – Season 1
Herself - The Queen (2017-2022) – Season 1 and 2
Goondness Mabhuza
How much is Zenande’s net worth?
Her estimated net worth is estimated to be 9 million rands. The actress earns money from her acting career as well as through brand endorsements. Her salary is rumored to be around 5500 rands per month.
Is she active on social media?
Mfenyana is active on social media with large fanbase especially on Instagram where she has over 1 million followers. Her facebook page is @Zenande Mfenyana and she has about 998K followers, her Instagram handle is @zenandemfenyana and on Twitter she is @Zenande_Mcfen.
