Gladys Oyenbot

Gladys “G’dah”Oyenbot
Born (1982-07-11) 11 July 1982
Panyigoro
Nebbi
Uganda
Residence Kampala, Uganda
Citizenship Ugandan
Alma mater Makerere University
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active 2003–present

Gladys "G'dah" Oyenbot is a Ugandan actress, singer and producer. She currently plays Dorotia on Mpeke Town which airs on Both Urban and Bukedde TV. Gladys starred in the award winning drama series Yat Madit as Beatrice. And at the moment she is acting as Amanda on Nana Kagga’s upcoming drama series, Reflections and as Kisaka in Kafacoh a critically acclaimed feature film.

She was widely known for playing Lupita Nyong'os stand in and body double on the set of Queen of Katwe.[1]

Career

Since late 2016 Oyenbot stars in a regular role as Beatrice, a mother and wife who suffers domestic violence silently on Yat Madit TV series airing on NTV Uganda.[2]

She also stars as Amanda, a lady with trust issues from her past relationships who falls in love with a married man and father of her unborn child on the upcoming Nana Kagga’s TV series titled Reflections.

Oyenbot played two roles on Mira Nair’s Queen of Katwe as the shopkeeper from whom Lupita Nyong'o (as Phionah Mutesi's mother) buys paraffin to fuel the lamp so her daughter could read her chess book at night and as Lupita’s body and stand in double.[3]

Oyenbot has participated in numerous stage productions. However, she is known for her out standing performances in Matei Visniec play, "The Body of a Woman as a Battlefield in the Bosnian War", an Aida Mbowa directed stage play Desperate to Fight about mental violence[4] and the world’s renown stage dramas Heaven's Gates, Hell's Flames, Restore Tour: Child Soldier No More, KAD’s adaption of William Shakespearean plays, Much Ado About Nothing,[5] the tragedy of Macbeth and Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. She also acted in Silent Voices: a play that mirrors the views and emotions of northern Uganda war.

Oyenbot holds a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from Makerere University; she has also graced the television shows and radio drama series like Rock point 256 and Mako-Mere to mention but a few.[6]

She was involved with the Watoto Children's Choir where she supervises children and performs with them while on tour.

Filmography

As an Actress

Film and television

Year Title Role Director Notes
2018 Reflections Amanda Nana Kagga TV Series- Savana Moon production
Kaffa-coh Kisaka Gilbert Lukalia Feature film- Amani House production
Mpeke Town Dorotia Shani Grewal TV series- Mediae Production
2017 256 Midwife Stella Namatovu Short Film- Boda Boda production
Communion Gashanga Patience Nitumwesiga Short Film- Shagikatales
2016 Yat Madit Beatrice Irene Kulabako Won three Awards
Queen of Katwe Shopkeeper/Stand in double Mira Nair Walt Disney Studios
The Bag Mukyala Mulokole Douglas Kasule Benda Short Film- (Post production)
2015 5 @Home co-star Llyod Lutara On Fox Life Africa
2013 Haunted Souls Aciru Godwin Otwoma Short Film- Artling Production

Theatre

Year Title Role Director
2017 Hustle Box Student Rehema Nanfuka
2016 Ga-ad Toto, old woman, singer Adong L Judith
Heaven's Gates, Hell's Flames Spoilt brat Sheila K Tugume
2015 The Body of a Woman as a Battlefield in the Bosnian War Dora and others Benoit Vitae and Bogdan Palie
2014 Desperate to Fight[7] Marta Aida Mbowa
Much Ado About Nothing Hero Peter Wiedmann and Nathalie
2013 Macbeth A witch Tom Adlam and Angela Emuron
Beautiful Africa As self, singer MercyRose Ssendegeya
2012 Silent Voices Margret Denis Hilton
Oliver Twist Charlotte, Oliver's mother, Soloist Trudy Mcgilvry
Heaven's Gates, Hell's Flames Spoilt brat Sheila K Tugume
2010 Restore Tour Mother, Abducted Child Dawn Stride

Radio Drama

Year Title Role Director Company Notes
2010 Mako-Mere Catherine Achieng Achiro P Olwoch Attiku Films Radio Drama (Voices over)
2006 Rock Point 256 Rebecca Asiimwe Deborah Straight Talk Radio Drama series ( Voice over)

As a Producer

Year Title/Event Director Notes
2018 Kyenvu Kemiyondo Coutinho Short Film
2017 Nyege Nyege International Music Festival Poppy Spowage Music Festival

References

  1. ↑ "Oyenbot played Lupita's double". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Glamour as "Yat Madit" TV Drama Series Premieres". Chimplyf. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Uganda: Oyenbot Played Lupita's Double". All Africa. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Private Desire in the Public Domain at the Kampala International Theatre Festival". Bakwa Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Shakespeare's epic comedy to grace theater". Tsup Ug.
  6. ↑ "Kampala International Theatre Festival Gladys Oyenbot". Kampala International Theatre Festival.
  7. ↑ "Desperate to Fight (Ethiopia / Uganda)". Ubuntu Arts Festival.
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