Abigail Kubheka OIS (born 19 January 1941) is a South African singer, songwriter and actress. On the SABC TV series Generations: The Legacy, she plays the role of Zondiwe Mogale, the mother of Tau Mogale (Rapulana Seiphemo) and Tshidi Phakade (Letoya Makhene).
Personal life Kubeka was born 19 January 1941 in Orlando East. She attended a missionary boarding school in Kilnerton. From a young age, she showed an interest in singing.
Career Abigail Kubeka started singing with popular musicians such as Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela, and has performed with many others, including Thandi Klaasen.
In the 1950s she sang with the South African all-women close harmony group The Skylarks. She traveled to London as a part of the cast of the jazz musical King Kong.
In 2014, Kubeka received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS), and in 2016 was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Wawela Music Awards (WMA) in Johannesburg. In the early 2000s, Kubeka won the Lifetime Achievement Award for best musician and jazz industrial.
Kubeka has appeared in films including An African American (2016), The Jakes Are Missing (2015), and The Long Run (2001), in which she sang with Busi Mhlongo.
Filmography Filmography
+ Films Year Title Role Director Notes #1969Knock-Out Viriato Barreto 1971Diary of ThandiSis'MayJacob Ngubeni1973 Joe Bullet Beauty Louis de Witt 1987 City of Blood Maureen Darrell Roodt 1990Last Year's QueenUnknownUnknown 1995Cry, the Beloved Country Mrs. Mkize Darrell Roodt 2001 The Long Run Bar Lady Jean Stewart 2001An Activists 2: Long WalkMadikizela2010Kasi Movies:ElaliniAneleAnele Jong 2015 The Jakes Are Missing Grace Figjam 2016An African AmericanWajé SelesteNkosi Size 2017 Morning, Mandela 2018 What's The DealShantel "Abram's'Tanit Phoenix
Television
+ Television+ Actress Year Title Episode Role Director Notes #2005Holby CityTuesday's ChildPaulina Griffin2007–2011Wild at Heart5 episodes over the stated time period.Cebile/Mrs. Fatani?2014–present Generations Zondiwe Mogale 2020 Queen Sono Mazet Main role Kagiso Lediga and Tebogo Malope Netflix
Accolades
Kubeka won a Wamela award for lifetime achievement, for the services she has provided for the country, and was also nominated at the Durban Film Festival with Thuso Mbedu, Connie Ferguson, Leleti Khumalo and Sihle Ndaba.
Wamela Music Awards (Won – Lifetime Achievement Award 2001) Durban Film Festival (Nominated – Actress In Supporting Role 2014) South African Film and Television Award (Won – Best Actress, The Long Run 2015) SAM Awards (Singer of the Year – Nominated 2017)
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