Becky Ngoma
{{short description|Zambian actress and writer}}
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| education = Zambia Institute of Mass Communication
| notable_works = Mwansa the Great
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| years_active = 1990–present
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| awards = 2014 Zambia Film, Television and Radio Awards
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Becky Ngoma, is a Zambian actress and writer.{{cite web | url=https://mubi.com/cast/becky-ngoma| title=BECKY NGOMA: ACTOR| publisher=MUBI | access-date=25 October 2020}} A filmmaker, Mwape started his career as an actor and is best known for the roles in Mwansa the Great, I Am Not a Witch and Temzu Town.{{cite web | url=https://www.nkwazimagazine.com/becky-ngoma/| title=QUEEN OF ZAMBIAN TV -BECKY NGOMA| publisher=nkwazimagazine | access-date=25 October 2020}} Apart from acting, she is also a director and producer.
Personal life
She was born in Lusaka, Zambia. She is a graduate of TV production at Zambia Institute of Mass Communication (ZAMCOM).{{cite web| url=https://africafilmproducers.org/membership/becky-ngoma-2/| title=Becky Ngoma| publisher=Africa Film Producers| access-date=25 October 2020| archive-date=21 November 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121144433/https://africafilmproducers.org/membership/becky-ngoma-2/| url-status=dead}}
Career
She worked as an actress and writer in several television series' such as, Kabanana, Zambia's first soapie and Love Games and Fever as well as in films, Suwi and Mwansa the Great.{{cite web | url=https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=569807.html| title=Becky Ngoma Actrice| publisher=allocine | access-date=25 October 2020}} Meanwhile, worked on the set of popular South African soap opera, Generations. She is also the writer for popular television series Zuba, the Zambia's first telenovela, which airs on Zambezi Magic. She also acted in the critically acclaim film I Am Not a Witch which became a BAFTA winning movie with the role 'Bwalya'.{{cite web | url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/59c19671afff7| title=Becky Ngoma films| publisher=British Film Institute | access-date=25 October 2020}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
She has won several awards for her creative script-writing such as; 2014 Zambia Film, Television and Radio Awards (Zafta) Award for best screenwriter, 2016 Zafta Award for Best television series, and 2018 Zambian women awards for Woman of The Year.
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Mwansa the Great | Actor: Mother, costumer | Short film | |
| 2017 | I Am Not A Witch | Actor: Bwalya | Film | |
| TBD | Temzu Town | writer | TV Mini-Series |
References
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External links
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- [https://anchor.fm/conversationswithleelabee/episodes/Of-Storytelling-and-Filmmaking-with-Becky-Ngoma-eibrcg Storytelling and Filmmaking with Becky Ngoma]
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Category:Zambian screenwriters
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