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Mary Twala-Mhlongo
Tsalo
Mary Kuksie Twala

(1939-09-14)14 Lwetse 1939
Leso4 Phukwi 2020(2020-07-04) (aged 80)[1]
Parklane Private Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
Maina amangweMampinga
TiroActress
Dingwaga tsa a le mo tirong1960s 2020
Notable work
Hlala Kwabafileyo, Molo Fish, Ubizo: The Calling, Yizo-Yizo
MosadiNdaba Mhlongo (deceased)
Masika
  • Somizi Mhlongo (son)
  • Archie Mhlongo (son, deceased)
  • Bahumi Madisakwane (granddaughter)

Mary Kuksie Twala OIS ( Lwetse a le lesome le bone 1939 – Phukwi a tlhola gane 2020)[2] e ne e le modiragatsi wa Aforika Borwa. Ka 2011, o ne a tlhophiwa go bona Seetsele sa Africa Movie Academy sa Modiragatsi yo o Gaisang mo Seabeng sa Kemonokeng.

Twala o ne a tlhagelela mo ditlhagisong di le mmalwa tsa selegae tsa Aforika Borwa. O ne a na le seabe sa moeng mo pakeng ya ntlha ya Generations. Ka 2007, o ne a tshameka mo drameng ya selegae, Ubizo: The Calling.[3] Ka 2010, o ne a tshameka karolo ya go tshegetsa kwa Hopeville, filimi e ne ya gapa dietsele di le mmalwa mo meletlong e le mmalwa le mo meletlong ya dietsele.[4] Twala o ne a tshameka karolo ya "Ma Dolly" mo filiming eo, e e neng ya dira gore a tlhophiwe go nna Modiragatsi yo o Gaisang wa Motshegetsi mo Dikabong tsa borataro tsa Academy ya Difilimi tsa Aforika.[5] Morago ga go dira tiro ya kalafi e e neng ya dira gore a se ka a kgona go filima dikgwedi di le dintsi, Twala o ne a boela kwa Vaya ka 2015.[6]

Ka 2016, e ne e le mongwe wa batshameki ba setlhopha mo Comatose, e leng filimi e e neng e bontsha badiragatsi ba ba kwa godimo go ralala Aforika go akaretsa Bimbo Akintola le Hakeem Kae-Kazim.[7] Ka 2017, o ne a tshameka karolo ya go tshegetsa mo filiming ya metshameko, Beyond the River.[8][9] Ka Phalane 2017, go ne ga itsisiwe gore Twala o tla nna le seabe mo motseletseleng o mosha wa drama ya thelebišene ya Mzansi Magic, The Imposter.[10]

Difilimi tse di tlhophilweng

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Botshelo jwa gagwe

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Twala o tshotswe ka Lwetse a le lesome le bone 1939 kwa Soweto Johannesburg. O ne a nyetswe ke modiragatsi Ndaba Mhlongo go fitlha a tlhokafala ka 1989. E ne e le batsadi ba ga Somizi Mhlongo le Archie Mhlongo (yo o tlhokafetseng ka 1985).[11][12]

Twala o tlhokafetse ka Phukwi a le malatsi mane, 2020, ka nako ya lesome le motso mo mosong kwa kokelong e e ikemetseng ya Parklane, kwa Johannesburg.[13] O fitlhilwe ka Phukwi a ferabongwe, 2020, kwa Soweto. Ka ntlha ya melawana ya COVID-19, phitlho ya gagwe e ne e ka tsenelelwa fela ke batho ba ba sa feteng masome matlhano.

  1. Nyathi, Ayanda. "Legendary SA actress Mary Twala dies at 80". ewn.co.za.
  2. "Ms Mary Twala Mhlongo". thepresidency. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  3. "Mary Twala profile". tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  4. Stead, Andy. "Global acclaim for Hopeville". gautengfilm.org.za. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  5. "Majid Drops from AMAA Nomination". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  6. Kyle, Zeeman. "Mary Twala to make her big screen return". channel24.co.za. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  7. Izuzu. "Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Bimbo Akintola, Hakeem Kae Kazim star in new movie". Pulse. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  8. Avantika, Seeth. "Suspense, drama and comedy jam-packed into an amazing local production". channel24.co.za. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  9. "Local movie premiere draws hundreds". Channel 24. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  10. "Fergusen Films release new Drama series". chronicle.co.zw. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  11. "5 local celebs and their famous parents". Channel 24. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.
  12. "Archie's death". Timeslive.
  13. "BREAKING: Veteran actress Mary Twala passes away". MzansiNewsLive. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 30 Phalane 2025.