Mamarumo Marokane

Mamarumo Marokane
Marokane in 2019
Born	(1996-08-15) August 15, 1996 (age 28) [1]
Nationality	South African
Education	CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts
Occupation	actress
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]

Mamarumo Marokane (15 August, 1996) is a South African actor and presenter. She known for her appearances in Shadow and MTV Shuga.

Early life

Marokane was born in tafelkop Limpopo province.[1] She studied at CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts. She can speak English, Sepedi and Setswana.[2]

Mamarumo Marokane in the mini series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together in 2020.

Career

Since 2021, she has been playing the leading character of Bridget (also known as Vuvu) on the South African soap opera Scandal!. Marokane gained prominence through her appearances in the Netflix series Shadow.[3]

In February 2020, Marokane was named one of four rising stars by Cosmopolitan South Africa.[1] The others who appeared were Shonisani Masutha, Ama Qamata and Kuhle Adams.[4]

She joined MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus on 20 April 2020.[5][6]

In 2023 she was part of the Netflix series Miseducation.[7] The college drama was very popular in South Africa[8]

References

1. Mafu, Noxolo (23 February 2020). "Meet the four rising stars Pearl Thusi has dubbed as the next big things". Cosmopolitan SA. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
2. "Mamarumo Marokane" (PDF). Canvas CAM. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. "Mamarumo Marokane Biography | Booking Info for Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
4. Kay, Cynthia (3 January 2022). "In Pictures: Get to know Mamarumo Marokane 'Vuvu' from Scandal". Savanna News. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
5. "Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19". Every Woman Every Child. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. Akabogu, Njideka (16 April 2020). "MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series". BHM. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
7. BellaNaija.com (28 September 2023). "Exclusive: The Cast of Netflix's "Miseducation" Reflect on their Journey, Character Development & On-Set Camaraderie". BellaNaija. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
8. Tleane, Lebo (18 September 2023). "Miseducation Cast Members Receive Their Flowers from Impressed Viewers". Youth Village. Retrieved 12 May 2024.