Abigail Kubeka

Abigail Kubeka
Born Abi Khumalo
(1941-01-19) 19 January 1941
Orlando East, South Africa
Residence Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality South African
Other names Cossie
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active 2009 - present

Abigail Kubeka (born 19 January 1945) is a South African singer, songwriter and actress. On the SABC TV series Generations, she plays the role of Zondiwe Mogale, the stepmother of Tau Mogale and Tshidi Phakade (Letoya Makhene).

Personal life

Kubeka was born in 1941 in Orlando East. She attended a missionary boarding school in Kilnerton. From a young age, she showed an interest in singing.[1]

Career

Abigail Kubeka started singing with popular musicians such Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela and has performed with many others including Thandi Klaasen.

In 2014, Kubeka received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS), and in 2016 was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Wawela Music Awards (WMA) in Johannesburg.[2] In the early 2000s Kubeka won the Lifetime Achievement Award for best musician and jazz industrial.

The Legacy, of Abigail Khumalo has been a lot when she co-starred on an African film called an '"An African American (2016), The Jakes Are Missing (2015), The Long Run (2001) in a while she sang with singer and jazz player Busi Mhlongo who died while they were friends.

Filmography

Filmography

Films
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Knock-Out Viriato Barreto 1969
Diary of Thandi Sis'May Jacob Ngubeni 1971
Joe Bullet Beauty Louis de Witt 1973
City of Blood Maureen Darrell Roodt 1987
Last Year's Queen Unknown Unknown 1990
Cry, the Beloved Country Mrs. Mkize Darrell Roodt 1995
The Long Run Bar Lady Jean Stewart 2001
An Activists 2: Long Walk Madikizela 2001
Kasi Movies:Elalini Anele Anele Jong 2010
The Jakes Are Missing Grace Figjam 2015
An African American Wajé Seleste Nkosi Size 2016
Morning, Mandela 2017
What's The Deal Shantel "Abram's' Tanit Phoenix 2018

Television

Television actor
Title Episode Role Director Year Notes #
Generations MamaKa Tau 'Ms Mogale' 2014
Holby City Tuesday's Child Paulina Griffin

Accolades

Abigail won an award called Wamela, on a lifetime achievement, for the approvement she does for the country, and was also nominated at the Durban Film Festival, with Thuso Mbedu, Connie Ferguson, Leleti Khumalo and Sihle Ndaba.

References

  1. ↑ "Abigail Kubeka | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Abigail Kubeka to receive Lifetime Achievement Award". 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
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