Cindy Biography Summary
Cindy Mahlangu is a South African talented, beautiful actress and model born on the 21th of November 1996 and is currently 27 years old. She was born in Standerton, Mpumalanga, South Africa. She is well known for playing a role on Scandal!, the e.tv soap opera from 2020 upto 2021 as Violetta Mamba and also her Siyanda Dhlamini role on The Mzansi Magic soap opera, The Queen which has put her into the spotlight.
Profile Summary
Name: Cindy Thandolwethu Mahlangu
DOB/Age: 27 November 1996 (27 years old)
Place of Birth: Standerton, Mpumalanga, Witbank
Gender:Female
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress and model
Years active: 2017 – present
Marital status: In a relationship
Children: 1
Personal Life
There is no information about her family that is known to the public. Cindy is in a relationship Bongani Zungu who plays football for Bafana Bafana, a South African national team and Mamelodi Sundowns football club as a midfielder. Rumours of their relationship started in July 2021 accompanied by a social media video of them kissing. The couple has a baby girl together which they have welcomed in 2022.
Education
Cindy attended her primary and high school level in Mpumalanga. She then relocated to Gauteng, Johannesburg where she had her college studies. Cindy studied and graduated in Financial Accounting degree hence she is a qualified accountant. She however became more interested in acting shortly after her graduation and chose to take a different career path where she is giving waves currently.
What is her Career like?
Cindy started her acting career in 2017. She has been featuring in several TV serials and films. She was casted on the popular television soap opera, The Herd, a Mzansi Magic supernatural drama series as Dumazile. The actress went on to play a starring role of Kayise on the TV show Makoti. Cindy also played the character of Siyanda Dlamini on The Queen’s several seasons, a Mzansi Magic’s drama series and that increased her popularity .
The actress has played a character on the TV films Blood and Water’s three seasons as Zama Bolton, a Meadowridge student, friends with Puleng who was in a relationship with Chris and also on Kings of Jo’burg and both are Netflix original series. She has then appeared in several additional films listed below on the filmography.
As a multi-talented individual, the actress is also a model with a perfect body structure and height that suits her profession. She started modelling when she was in high school and after graduating from college. So modelling is now her other career which she pursued professionally.
Cindy is also a brand ambassador and has worked with numerous companies which are very prominent. These include, Brutal Fruit a beverage company and Huawei phone brand. She featured as the December cover girl on Essay Magazine in 2018 .
Filmography and Television roles
- Scandal! (2020-2021)
Violeta Mamba
- Blood and Water (2020 – present) Season 1-3
Zama Bolton
- Kings of Jo’burg (2021 – present) Season 1-2
Phumzile Masire
- Kedibone (2022)
Buhle
- The Herd (2016 – 2017) Season 1 and 2
Dumazile Mthetwa
- Makoti (2019) Season 1
Kayise
- The Queen (2019 – 2022) Season 3-6
Siyanda Dhlamini
Is she active on social media?
Mahlangu is active on social media platforms such as Instagram. Her Instagram official handle is @Cindy_thando.