Rosemary Zimu | |
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Born | 15 April 1993 |
Nationality | South African |
Education | St. Andrew's School for Girls |
Alma mater | Technikon Natal |
Occupation | Actress |
Known for | Playing Lucy Juice on Scandal! |
Television | Scandal! |
Rosemary Zimu (born 15 April 1993) is a South African actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles in motion pictures like Isidingo, Savage Beauty, [1] Shadow (2017), Champagne (2015), and Scandal!. [2]
She is set to make an appearance in Netflix's second season of Savage Beauty, [3] alongside Nthati Moshesh and Jesse Suntele. [4]
Since her childhood, she had an interest in theater, singing, [5] and acting. But in 2014 Rosemary started her career with South African ( Nollywood) film Champagne at the age of 21. In 2017 she landed in Mzansi Magic's Wena Wena, Same year she also featured in the first South African Netflix series Shadow. [6]
After that, she was featured in various South African soap operas like Ilangatje (2018), Insidingo (2018–2019), Generations (2019–2020), and Scandal!, [7] In 2022 she got a major role in Netflix's Savage Beauty, [8] [9] where she played the role of Zinhle. [7] In 2023 she appeared in a series named Nine. She is set to make an appearance in the upcoming season of Savage Beauty. [10] In 2023 she was nominated in the International Acting Awards in the Best African Actress category. [11]
Rosemary was born and brought up in Johannesburg, South Africa [12] in a joint family of seven children. [13] She was raised by her mother Blessings Zimu along with her 6 siblings Dj Themba (brother), and Zanele Zimu (sister). [14] After High School, she earned a Certification in labor law and became a lawyer. [13]
List of Accolades | ||||||
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Award / Film Festival | Year | Recipient | Project | Nomination | Result | Ref. |
South African Film and Television Awards | 2023 | Herself
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Savage Beauty ( Quizzical Pictures and Netflix) |
Golden Horn for Best Actress in a TV Drama | Nominated | [15] [16] |
Rosemary Zimu | |
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Born | 15 April 1993 |
Nationality | South African |
Education | St. Andrew's School for Girls |
Alma mater | Technikon Natal |
Occupation | Actress |
Known for | Playing Lucy Juice on Scandal! |
Television | Scandal! |
Rosemary Zimu (born 15 April 1993) is a South African actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles in motion pictures like Isidingo, Savage Beauty, [1] Shadow (2017), Champagne (2015), and Scandal!. [2]
She is set to make an appearance in Netflix's second season of Savage Beauty, [3] alongside Nthati Moshesh and Jesse Suntele. [4]
Since her childhood, she had an interest in theater, singing, [5] and acting. But in 2014 Rosemary started her career with South African ( Nollywood) film Champagne at the age of 21. In 2017 she landed in Mzansi Magic's Wena Wena, Same year she also featured in the first South African Netflix series Shadow. [6]
After that, she was featured in various South African soap operas like Ilangatje (2018), Insidingo (2018–2019), Generations (2019–2020), and Scandal!, [7] In 2022 she got a major role in Netflix's Savage Beauty, [8] [9] where she played the role of Zinhle. [7] In 2023 she appeared in a series named Nine. She is set to make an appearance in the upcoming season of Savage Beauty. [10] In 2023 she was nominated in the International Acting Awards in the Best African Actress category. [11]
Rosemary was born and brought up in Johannesburg, South Africa [12] in a joint family of seven children. [13] She was raised by her mother Blessings Zimu along with her 6 siblings Dj Themba (brother), and Zanele Zimu (sister). [14] After High School, she earned a Certification in labor law and became a lawyer. [13]
List of Accolades | ||||||
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Award / Film Festival | Year | Recipient | Project | Nomination | Result | Ref. |
South African Film and Television Awards | 2023 | Herself
|
Savage Beauty ( Quizzical Pictures and Netflix) |
Golden Horn for Best Actress in a TV Drama | Nominated | [15] [16] |