Tapiwa Gwaza
{{short description|Malawian actress}}
{{infobox person
| name = Tapiwa Sylvia Gwaza
| occupation = Actress
| notable_works = Seasons of a Life
| birth_place = Malawia
| awards = 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AAMA) 2010, Nigeria
}}
Tapiwa Sylvia Gwaza is a Malawian actress known for her role as lawyer in the Malawian film, Seasons of a Life and as Maltrida in Dear Pen Pal in 2018.
Career
Gwaza is a former cabin crew member for Air Malawi Ltd. She worked as an air hostess for 13 years prior to starting her acting career.{{cite web|url=http://www.bnltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3052&Itemid=26 |title=Committee hits snag on Chilemba’s cut |publisher=Bnltimes.com |date=2011-12-21 |access-date=2012-10-31}}
After resigning from her job at Air Malawi, she decided to take up acting and landed a role in Seasons of a Life.
Fellow actress Flora Suya made her own film, My Mothers Story which was an opening film at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival.{{Cite web |url=https://malawi24.com/2016/10/13/flora-suya-off-to-usa-to-premiere-her-film/ |title=Flora Suya off to USA to premiere her film |last=Maulidi |first=Frank |date=October 13, 2016 |website=Malawi 24 |access-date=November 1, 2017}} Suya was the main actor in her ninety minute film that premiered in May 2016, but she also included others including Gwaza.{{Cite web |date=2016-05-19 |title=New Malawi movie premier May 28: Flora Suya’s ‘My mother’s story’ - Malawi Nyasa Times |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/new-malawi-movie-premier-may-28-flora-suyas-my-mothers-story/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.nyasatimes.com |language=en-GB}}
When Flora Suya made her 2018 film, Pen Pal about a woman who is tricked into marrying the wrong person- but she later meets the pen pal she thought she had married. Suya cast Gwaza in the main role.{{Cite web |title=DEAR PEN PAL {{!}} ROOTFLIX® |url=https://rootflix.com/Film/Detail/dear-pen-pal |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=DEAR PEN PAL {{!}} ROOTFLIX |language=en}}
Works
Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AAMA) 2010, Nigeria{{cite web|author=NetNewsPublisher |url=http://www.netnewspublisher.com/malawi-actress-sylvia-tapiwa-gwaza-wins-african-film-award-in-nigeria/ |title=Malawi actress Sylvia Tapiwa Gwaza wins African film award in Nigeria |publisher=Netnewspublisher.com |date=2010-04-14 |access-date=2012-10-31}}
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Category:21st-century Malawian women
Category:Malawian film actresses
Category:Best Supporting Actress Africa Movie Academy Award winners