Mariam Ndagire
Mariam Ndagire | |
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Born | Kampala, Uganda |
Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Occupation | Singer, film producer, actress, Scriptwriter, Film Director |
Known for | Music and film production |
Mariam Ndagire (born 16 May 1971) is a Ugandan female singer, entertainer,[1] actress,[2] playwright, film director, and film producer.
Beginnings
She was born in Kampala, Uganda to Sarah Nabbutto and Buganda Prince Kizito Ssegamwenge. She went to Buganda Road Primary School, Kampala High School, and Trinity College Nabbingo. She studied a Higher Diploma in Marketing at the Makerere University Business School Nakawa and also attained a Diploma from the Makerere University School of Music Dance and Drama.[3][4]
Performing career
Ndagire started out as a theatre actress in Kampala High School at the age of 15 and went on to join the famous Black Pearls of Omugave Ndugwa in 1987 where she starred in several plays up until 1993. Its during her stay in the group that she co-wrote her first play titled "Engabo Y'addako" Later Ndagire together with Kato Lubwama and Ahraf Simwogerere formed their own group the Diamonds' Ensemble and they wrote several plays. Ndagire is so passionate about helping young talent find themselves in the performing arts that is why she started The Next Ugandan Music, an American Idol-style show.[5] Ndagire also started a new training workshop for filmmakers at her center, the Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Centre, which holds film workshops for filmmakers every year. Among the workshops' notable participants are Sarah Kisauzi Sentongo, an actress with Deception, the NTV Uganda TV series, and screenwriter Usama Mukwaya.[6]
Film and television
Year | Title | Production role | Notes |
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2007 | Down This Road I Walk | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
2008 | Strength of a Stranger | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
2009 | Hearts In Pieces | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
2010 - ongoing | Tendo Sisters | Writer, director, producer, actress | TV series |
2011 | Where We Belong | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
2012 | Dear Mum | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
2013 - on going | Anything But Love | Writer, director, producer | TV series |
2013 | Belated Trouble | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
2013 | You Can't Break My Will | Writer, director | Short movie |
2015 - on going | J-Rose | Writer, director, producer | TV series |
2016 | Vicky's Dilemma | Director, producer | Short Movie |
2016 | Intimate Partner Violence series | Director, producer | Short Movie |
2017 | Nsaali | Writer, Director, producer | Feature Film |
2017 - ongoing | BA-AUNT | Writer, director, producer, actress | TV series |
2017 | KAALA | Producer | Short Movie |
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
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2013 | WHERE WE BELONG | Uganda Film Festival Award | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
2013 | WHERE WE BELONG | Uganda Film Festival Award | Best Sound | Nominated |
2017 | BA-AUNT | Pearl International Film Festival | Best TV Drama | Won |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Actress "Dinah Akwenyi" | Nominated |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Indigenous Language Film | Nominated |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Sound | Nominated |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Screenplay "Mariam Ndagire" | Nominated |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Director "Mariam Ndagire" | Nominated |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor "Sebugenyi Rogers" | Nominated |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Young Actor "Nalumu Shamsa" | Nominated |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Young Actor "Dinah Akwenyi" | Nominated |
2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Nominated |
2018 | BA-AUNT | Zanzibar International Film Festival | Best TV Drama | Nominated |
Discography
- Mulongo Wange (1997)
- Bamugamba (1998)
- Onkyaye (2000)
- Nkusibiddawo (2001)
- Kamuwaane (2002)
- Abakazi Twalaba (2003)
- Akulimbalimba (2004)
- Ansisiitira (2005)
- Maama (2007)
- Majangwa (2009)
- Oly'omu (2012)
- Kibun'omu (2016)
https://www.softpower.ug/strange-but-true-mariam-ndagire-narrates-her-accidental-encounter-with-music/== References ==
- ↑ The Observer - MOSES SERUGO: Mariam Ndagire has more where that came from
- ↑ Mariam Ndagire to release new movie - Entertainment - monitor.co.ug
- ↑ Mariam Ndagire | biography, history, discography | Planet Lyrics - Tons of lyrics, artists, videos, wallpapers
- ↑ Uganda Online - Red Pepper Uganda News
- ↑ Ndagire nurtures new singing talent
- ↑ The Observer - Ndagire opens Tanuulu
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