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Connie Temweka Gabisile Chiume (born 5 June 1952) is a South African actress and filmmaker.[1] She is known for her film roles in Black Panther, Black Is King and Blessers. On television, she appeared in Zone 14, Rhythm City, and Gomora.

Connie Chiume
Chiume at the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere in 2022
Born	Connie Temweka Gabisile Chiume (1952-06-05) June 5, 1952 (age 70) Welkom, South Africa
Occupation	Actress, filmmaker
Years active	1977–present
Children	4

Early life

Chiume was born in Welkom, South Africa.[2] Her father Wright Tadeyo Chiume (d. 1983) was from Usisya, Nkhata Bay, Malawi and her mother MaNdlovu (d. 2020)[3] hailed from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her cousin, Ephraim Mganda Chiume is a Malawian politician.

Chiume spent her early childhood in Welkom. She completed her matric in the Eastern Cape and went on to graduate with a degree in teaching in 1976. After few years of teaching, she quit to travel and moved to Greece.[1]

Career

Chiume began her acting career with roles in Porgy and Bess, Ipi Ntombi, and Little Shop of Horrors.[2] Upon returning to South Africa, she was cast as Thembi in the 1989 series Inkom' Edla Yodwa and then the 1990 film Warriors from Hell. In 2000, she won the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the South African Film and Television Awards.[1]

In 2006, she starred in the stage productions of You Strike The Woman and You Strike The Rock.[2] From 2007 to 2015, Chiume gained prominence through her role as Stella Moloi in the SABC1 drama series Zone 14, which earned her another SAFTA.[2] She also received the Award for the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama during the 3rd SAFTA. In 2015, she appeared in the soap opera Rhythm City as Mamokete Khuse.[1]

In 2018, Chiume played the Mining Tribe Elder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther.[4][5]

In 2020, Chiume landed the role of Mam'Sonto Molefe in the drama series Gomora and appeared in the film Black Is King.[6] In October 2020, she received a Feather Award nomination.[7]

Personal life

Chiume was married from 1985 to 2004. She is a mother of four, with two sons and two daughters.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Warriors from Hell	Marita
1994	The Air Up There	Mrs Urudu
1999	Chikin Biznis ... The Whole Story!	Thoko
2000	I Dreamed of Africa	Wanjiku
2004	In My Country	Virginia Tabata
2013	Fanie Fourie's Lobola	Zinzi
2015	Lerato	Pastor	Short film
2018	Black Panther	Mining Tribe Elder
2019	Losing Lerato	Gogo on Bus
2019	Blessers	Ma-Lerato
2020	What Did You Dream?	Koko	Short film
2020	Black Is King	Herself
2020	Seriously Single	Dineo's Mom	[8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Inkom' Edla Yodwa	Thembi
1994	The Line	Rosie	Television film
1997	A Woman of Color	Government Official	Television film
1998	Tierärztin Christine III: Abenteuer in Südafrika	—	Television film; directed
2004	Mazinyo Dot Q	Ma Mavuso
2007–2015	Zone 14	Stella Moloi
2015	Rhythm City	Mamokete Khuse
2017	Thula's Vine	Nothando
2020	Queen Sono	Nana Rakau
2020	Gomora	Mam'Sonto Molefe
2020	Choices		[9]

References

External links

• Connie Chiume at IMDb
• Filmmakers, actors seek solutions to grow industry
• Ashukile Mwakisulu engages Connie Chiume on film industry

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[de] Connie Chiume

Connie Chiume (* 5. Juni 1952 in Welkom) ist eine südafrikanische Filmschauspielerin.

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