Kudzai Chimbaira (13 October 1985 – January 2018) was a Swedish-Zimbabwean actor and director.[1]
Kudzai Chimbaira | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1985 Zimbabwe |
| Died | January 2018 (aged 32) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Awards | National Arts merit's awards. Zimbabwe International Film Festival, 2007 |
She made her debut in 2005 in the short film Pamvura, and in 2007 she received an award at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival[2] for best actress in a short film for playing the main character in the film The Return. The same year she also received a Zimbabwe's National Arts Merit Awards for her role in the play Anatol.[3][4]
In 2008 she directed the play Silent Words for Harare International Festival of the Arts,[2][5] and the same year she won an award for best actress in the Carthage Film Festival[2][5] for her role in the film Zimbabwe. In 2008 she also moved to Sweden.[2][5]
In Sweden she started the theater Integrationsteatern[5] and was active in the Cinemafrica film festival, chairman of the diversity initiative Tryck, and acted in many plays, and the film Medan vi lever.[6]
Chimbaira died in January 2018, 32 years old.
Sources edit
- ^ "Kudzai Chimbaira" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ a b c d Kachiko, Tafadzwa (2018-01-24). "Renowned actress dies". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Sundell, Joachim (2018-01-23). "Prisbelönta skådespelaren Kudzai Chimbaira är död" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Hassler, Karin (2018-01-24). "Prisbelönt skådespelerska död". Östgöta Correspondenten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ a b c d "Filmmaker and theatre star Kudzai Chimbaira dies". Three Men On A Boat. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "Kudzai Chimbaira". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-01-25.