Abigail Kubeka


Abigail Kubheka OIS is a South African singer, songwriter and actress. On the SABC TV series Generations: The Legacy, she plays the role of Zondiwe Mogale, the mother of Tau Mogale and Tshidi Phakade.
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Personal life

Kubeka was born 7 December 1939 in Orlando East. She attended a missionary boarding school in Kilnerton. From a young age, she showed an interest in singing.

Career

Abigail Kubeka started singing with popular musicians such as Miriam Makeba and 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, and in 2016 was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Wawela Music Awards in Johannesburg. In the early 2000s, Kubeka won the Lifetime Achievement Award for best musician and jazz industrial.
Kubeka has appeared in films including An African American, The Jakes Are Missing, and The Long Run, in which she sang with Busi Mhlongo.

Filmography

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes #
1969Knock-OutViriato Barreto
1971Diary of ThandiSis'MayJacob Ngubeni
1973Joe BulletBeautyLouis de Witt
1987City of BloodMaureenDarrell Roodt
1990Last Year's QueenUnknownUnknown
1995Cry, the Beloved CountryMrs. MkizeDarrell Roodt
2001The Long RunBar LadyJean Stewart
2001An Activists 2: Long WalkMadikizela
2010Kasi Movies:ElaliniAneleAnele Jong
2015The Jakes Are MissingGraceFigjam
2016An African AmericanWajé SelesteNkosi Size
2017Morning, Mandela
2018What's The DealShantel "Abram's'Tanit Phoenix

Television

YearTitleEpisodeRoleDirectorNotes #-
2005Holby CityTuesday's ChildPaulina Griffin-
2007–2011Wild at Heart5 episodes over the stated time period.Cebile/Mrs. Fatani?
2014–presentGenerationsZondiwe Mogale-
2020Queen SonoMazetMain roleKagiso Lediga and Tebogo MalopeNetflix-

Accolades

Kubeka won a Wamela award for lifetime achievement, for the services she has provided for the country, and was also nominated at the Durban Film Festival with Thuso Mbedu, Connie Ferguson, Leleti Khumalo and Sihle Ndaba.