Thuso Mbedu Net Worth 2024: Know Her Age, Height, and Boyfriend
The role of Winnie in the South African drama series Is’Thunzi brought South African actress Thuso Mbedu widespread renown. Shuga, The Woman King, and The Underground Railroad are just a few of her film and TV credits.
Thuso Mbedu Net Worth
Rumor has it that her wealth is somewhere between $1 million and $5 million, according to Glusea and The Shade Room. People assume that her principal sources of money come from her acting and modeling jobs.
What is Thuso Mbedu’s Age?
Soho Nokwanda Mbedu came into this world on July 8, 1991, in Pelham, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, at the Midlands Medical Center. Her mother was Zulu, and her father is a combination of Xhosa and Sotho, hence her name is multicultural.
Since she was orphaned when she was young, her grandmother, who was also her legal guardian, reared her. Beginning her formal education at Pelham Primary School, she then transferred to Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School.
At the tender age of eighteen, she received admission to Wits University, where she would major in physical theater and performing arts management. She graduated with honors in 2013. However, in 2012, she did sign up for a class at New York City’s Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
Career
Thuso made her acting debut in 2014 with a little part in the second season of the Mzansi Magic Soap Opera Isibaya. She landed a second part in 2015 on Scandal as Kisto, a troubled young woman and journalism student.
That same year, she had the opportunity to guest star as Kheti in the second season of Snake Park, an adolescent drama series on SAC. After that, it was six months before she had another acting gig.
After six months of being unemployed, she landed her first main part in the teen drama series Is’tunzi, which premiered in October 2016. On the show, she played the role of Winnie. The aspirations of goal-setter Winnie, who dreams of being married to a famous and rich rugby player, are thwarted when she is forced to live with her strict aunt.
During the filming of a series rape scene, she suffered a panic attack. In September 2017, she was nominated for an international Emmy Award for Best Performance for her role as Winnie in the TV drama Is’tunzi. Of all the nominees that year, she was the only one from an African country.
Thuso makes her international debut in the 2021 Amazon Video historical series The Underground Railroad. The television series was based on the eponymous book by Colson Whitehead. The television drama, however, was directed and produced by Barry Jenkins, an Oscar winner. For the TV show, Thuso received multiple accolades, including the Gotham Award, the Hollywood Critics Association Award, and the Independent Spirit Award.
The Woman King, a historical epic based on real events that occurred in the Kingdom of Dahomey, would feature Thuso’s acting debut opposite Viola Davis; the news was announced in April 2021. Gina Prince-Bythewood was the film’s director.
Thuso Mbedu’s Personal Life
This South African actress is single and has no spouse. After her age and date of birth were made public in 2022, speculation started circulating online that she was married and had a family.
In response to the baseless accusations, the actress moved to Twitter to clarify that she is single and childless, but that her nieces refer to her as “mom” in Zulu tradition. John Boyega, who co-starred with Thuso Mbedu in The Woman King, has neither acknowledged nor refuted rumors of a romance between the two.
Rumors reportedly circulated in 2018 that she was seeing Musa Mthombeni, a South African medic and television personality. In an interview with SNL 24, though, he corrected the record, making it clear that all they were was friends.
Thuso Mbedu Height and Weight
The professional model from South Africa is around 57 kg (126 lbs) and stands at about 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm) tall. Her height, weight, and circumference are 32-25-36 inches (81-64-91 cm).