
Nandi Nyembe
Known For & Full Filmography16 Titles

Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Ma Mwale
A house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a dreaded criminal syndicate dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to violence.

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Gogo Pampatha
In 1994 South Africa, the daughter of a multiracial couple is kidnapped. She escapes and as an adult becomes a detective. Continuing to deal with her past trauma, Reyka Gama uses her skills to raise her child and solve mysteries that have challenged others.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Christine
A young man on the run from the law goes in search of his estranged sister, a hopeless stripper discovers the son she never knew, and a priest suffering a crisis of faith reconnects with his spirituality.

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Senior Mma Makgothi
The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.

Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Thembi Makhubu
The series revolves around South African born businessman Jacob Makhubu Abayomi, a son of an ANC stalwart who finds that his biological father is actually a Nigerian tribal chief. Jacob's subsequent desire to build an African oil and gas business empire in the shadow of both of his fathers is set against the backdrop of family feuds and betrayals.

Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Innocent
A deeply moving drama series about a group of old friends who have drifted apart as they have grown older. They are brought together when tragedy strikes.

Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as MaGetty
Four varsity friends, whose strong bond has held them together even as their journeys in life have taken them in very different directions. As they try to find love and success in Johannesburg after university.

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Magcwensa
This sequel to "Happiness is a Four-Letter Word" finds Zaza, Princess and Zim living new chapters of their lives amid loss, family grudges and new love.

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as MaNdaba
Gog' Helen, an elderly woman living in a shantytown, has spent her life hiding her savings inside her worn-out mattress. When her well-meaning granddaughter Agnes surprises her with a new bed and unwittingly discards the old one, the duo embarks on a frantic race against time to recover the cash. Complicating matters? Heaps!

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Sangoma in Village
After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Nkosinathi's Mom
A young woman’s quest for love, who gets caught up in the modern and traditional ideas for romance. The movie further explores different types of relationships and how we ultimately navigate love, sex, and relationships.

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Sangoma Rachel Ndlovu
With issues of his own, an ex-army officer-turned-lawyer defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Based on the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac, from Genesis: “God promised Sarah and Abraham they would have a son, even though she was past childbearing age.” After Isaac is born, to test Abraham’s obedience, God instructs him to sacrifice his only son. As the pious Abraham begins to prepare for the ritual sacrifice, he is stopped by the angel of the Lord and Isaac’s life is spared at the last moment.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A newlywed couple takes a luxurious vacation with their unmarried friends -- but a wild night on the town leads to revelations, doubts and dilemmas.

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Young Girl's Mother
When a farm worker is killed a journalist working in a nearby area investigates the murder
