Wanda Banda

1^st Lang: English      2^nd Lang: Afrikaans (fluent)     3^rd Lang: German (Conv)     
Eyes: Brown     Hair: Dark brown     Height: 1.63     

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

NFTA (NATIONAL FILM & TV AWARDS)
Best Supporting Actress (2024) - NOMINATION
AFRICA CHOICE AWARDS
Most Promising Female Movie Star of the Year (2024) - NOMINATION

Film Experience

Film	Role	Director / Production Company
UTOPIA	Feature, Joan	dir. James Bamford, PARAMOUNT PICTURES
STRANGERS	Feature, Samantha	dir. Tony Dean Smith, PARAMOUNT PICTURES
HEART OF THE HUNTER	Feature, Allison Baloyi	dir. Mandla Dube, NETFLIX
THE WOMAN KING	Feature	dir. Gina Prince, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, TriStar PICTURES

Television

Series	Role	Director / Production Company
BLOOD & WATER	Asanda Makeba	dirs. Nozipho Nkelemba, Zenn van Zyl, Keitumetse Qhali, NETFLIX
PLAN B	Kate	dir. Jozua Malherbe, KYKNET

Theatre Experience

Production	Role	Director / Venue
THE TYGERBERG CHILDRENS CHOIR	Choral	dir. Hennie Loock
THE STELLENBERG GIRLS CHOIR	Choral	dir. Andre van der Merwe

Training / Experience

Institution	Qualification
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	B.A. IN THEATRE & PERFORMANCE
SIMOME NORTMAN	Art of Acting South Africa
MICHELE SHAY	Coaching

Special Skills