Sindi Dlathu
{{short description|South African actress and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sindi Dlathu
| image =
| birth_name = Sindi Dlathu
| birth_place = Meadowlands, Gauteng, South Africa
| nationality = South African
| citizenship = South African
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress | singer | co-executive producer}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1974|1|9}}
| caption = Dlathu in 2017
| other_names = {{hlist | Kalashshnikov | Madlabantu}}
| years_active = 1988-present
| children = Okuhle
| awards = SAFTA Award for Best Actress in telenovela 2X
DStv MVC Award for Best Actress in telenovela 2019
Royalty Soapie Award for Best Actress in telenovela 2019
Royalty Soapie Award for Best Female Villain 2020
| known_for = Lindiwe Dlamini on , The River
| notable_works = Muvhango,
}}
Sindiswa Dlathu (born January 9, 1974){{cite web|author=|url=https://briefly.co.za/27334-sindi-dlathu-biography-age-hiv-status-family-husband-wedding-daughter-twin.html|title=Sindi Dlathu biography: age, HIV status, family, husband, wedding, daughter and twin
|website=briefly.co.za|last=Evelyne Kioko|date=}} is a South African actress and musician. She is well known for portraying Thandaza{{Cite web|date=2022-01-03|title=10 South African Celebrities With Twins|url=https://newsbreakers.ng/10-south-african-celebrities-with-twins/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=NewsBreakers|language=en-US}} Mokoena on Muvhango, a role she played from the show's inception in 1997 until her departure in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/The-Juice/News/Local/full-details-sindi-dlathu-leaves-muvhango-20171006&grqid=32FsR64N&s=1&hl=en-ZA|title=Full details sindi dlathu leaves muvhango|publisher=channel24.co.za|date=2017-10-06|access-date=2020-02-18}}{{cite web|author=|url=https://thenation.co.za/bio/sindi-dlathu-biography/|title=Sindi Dlathu biography, age, twin sister, husband & pictures|website=thenation.co.za|last=Joseph Nkosi|date=13 May 2020}}
Dlathu left Muvhango to play a leading role in the telenovela The River, where she plays the role of Lindiwe Dlamini-Dikana, a fierce woman who would do anything to protect her wealth and maintain her lavish lifestyle.{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/the-river-is-brimming-with-potential-to-be-a-really-great-telenovela-13017438|title=The river is brimming with potential to be a really great telenovela|publisher=iol.co.za|access-date=2020-02-18}}
Career
Dlathu was cast as the lead role's understudy in the stage version of Sarafina!. In the screen version, she worked alongside Whoopi Goldberg and was commissioned as an assistant choreographer to Michael Peters. In 1988, with the second cast led by Seipati Sothoane whom Sindi understudied. When the play went on tour, she stayed behind and did Township fever in 1989–1990 touring the US with the play for a year.{{Cite web |last=Theater |first=Lincoln Center |title=Township Fever {{!}} Lincoln Center Theater |url=https://www.lct.org/shows/township-fever/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241210133757/https://www.lct.org/shows/township-fever/ |archive-date=2024-12-10 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Lincoln Center Theater |language=en}}
Dlathu then returned to school after four years of being with Mbongeni Ngema's committed artists. She completed her matric in 1996,{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Spotlight on Sindi Dlathu PART2 |url=https://www.news24.com/Drum/spotlight-on-sindi-dlathu-part2-20170728 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Drum |language=en-US}} and then went back to performing arts, stage plays in 1997 she was in the FNB Vita Award-winning Game, where she performed with Mary Twala, Abigail Kubeka, and the late Nomhle Nkonyeni.
She won the award for favourite actress at the 2020 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards.
Dlathu, as Lindiwe Dlamini-Dikana from The River, appeared in a crossover episode of The Queen as the friend of the lead female character, Harriet Khoza - Sebata.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dstv.com/mzansimagic/en-za/show/the-queen/news/connie-on-mzansi-magic-s-first-crossover-the-queen/news|title=Mzansi Magic's first crossover – The Queen {{!}} Mzansi Magic|access-date=2022-02-09|language=en}}
In 2021, she won SAFTA award in Best Actress category for her role of Lindiwe in The River.{{cite web|website=Independent Online|url=https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/all-the-2021-safta-winners-d4f97d09-bd9a-457d-a476-891c6199db0f|title=All the 2021 Safta winners|date=22 May 2021|last=Keshia Africa
}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Film !Role |
| 1992
| |
| 1999
|Escape from Angola | |
| 2004
|Married | |
Awards and nominations
= Royalty Sopie Awards =
{{Awards table}}
! {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2023
|
|Outstanding On—Screen Couple
|{{won}}
|first=Julia|last=Madibogo|publisher=City Press|location=South Africa|language=en-ZA|url-access=subscription}}
|-
|Herself
|Viewer’s Choice: Best Actress
|{{nom}}
|-
|Herself as Lindiwe Dlamini
|Outstanding Lead Actress
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
|rowspan=2| The River As Lindiwe Dikana
|Outstanding Female Villain
|{{won}}
|-
|Outstanding Lead Actress
|{{nom}}
{{end}}
=South Africa Film and Television Awards=
{{Awards table}}
! {{abbrv|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2024
|Best Actress in Telenovela
|{{nom}}
|{{cite news|title=2024's SAFTA nominations announced: See all the dominators and new categories at this year's event|first=Thinus |last=Ferreira|location=South Africa|language=en-ZA|url-access=subscription|access-date=2024-09-06|date=2024-09-05|publisher=News24|url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/2024s-safta-nominations-announced-see-all-the-dominators-and-new-categories-at-this-years-event-20240905}}{{cite news|title=18 SAFTAs full winners list: Shaka iLembe crowned king with 12 wins |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/18-saftas-full-winners-list-shaka-ilembe-crowned-king-with-13-wins-20241026|publisher=News24|location=South Africa|language=en-ZA|url-access=subscription|first=Thinus |last=Ferreira|access-date=2024-10-27|date=2024-10-26}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Wikiquote}}
- {{IMDb name|5261999|Sindi Dlathu}}
- http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/smartcape/Peopleofnote/pages/smartcapestd.aspx?pid=634
- http://imzansi.co.za/muvhangos-thandaza-sick-again/
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Category:South African stage actresses