Manaka Ranaka
Manaka Ranaka is a South African actress known for playing her starring role for long standing soap opera Generations: The Legacy. In 2000, she played the role of Nandipha Sithole on Isidingo soap opera aired on SABC 3.
In 2007, she won the South African Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a Television Comedy.
Early life
Manaka was born on 6 April 1979, in Soweto. She attended Dinwiddie high school.Personal life
She is the mother of 3 children, Katlego, Naledi and a new baby.Filmography
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Isidingo | Nandipha Sithole | Starring |
| 2002 | Gaz’lam | Portia | |
| 2003 | Stokvel | Lerata Khumalo | |
| 2006 | One Way | Nozuko | |
| 2007 | Home affairs | Neli | Starring |
| 2007 | dubbed Society | Ayanda | Starring |
| 2012 | Rhythm City | Zanele Kgaditse | |
| 2013 | Zabalaza | Starring | |
| 2014–Present | Generations:The Legacy | Lucy Diale | starring |