Serah Mwihaki is a Kenyan actress and scriptwriter.[1][2] She kicked off her acting career with a lead role in Kenyan Film Dangerous Affairs in 2002.[3] She created TV Series Changes[4] that was adopted by M-NET in 2009 and co-wrote Nairobi Half Life[5] in 2012 and Kidnapped.[6][7]
Serah Mwihaki | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
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| Years active | 2002 - present |
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Her previous experiences include working for literal journal Kwani? as a salesperson, as a director's runner in the movie The Constant Gardener in 2005, as a production coordinator at Baraka Films then Urbane Diaspora Productions before joining her current workstation. Serah is a member of the Oscars Selection Committee Kenya (OCSK)[8] and the Kenya Writers Guild.
Career edit
After kicking off acting in Dangerous Affairs, Serah went on to feature in Kenyan drama and soap opera Wingu la Moto[9] between 2003 and 2006, then as an extra in the Garden of Eden in 2008,[10] then in Changes as a School Principal.
After creating and scripting Changes that morphed to Changes II (2010) then Changes III (2011), Nairobi Half Life and Kidnapped (2017 Film), Serah co-writer in TV Series Kona (TV series) (2012), Selina - Telenovela (2018), Crime & Justice (2021).[11]
References edit
- ^ Filmlink Africa, 13 Apr 2018 African Screenwriters: Kenyan Screenwriters Silas Miami and Serah Mwihaki
- ^ The Standard, 23 May 2009 Serah Mwihaki: Screen actress
- ^ Filamu, Dangerous Affair (2002)
- ^ The Standard, 26 Jun 2009 Changes: The new drama
- ^ Ghafla!, 10 Dec 2012 Nairobi Half Life Biggest Winner at the Kalasha Awards
- ^ KBC, Kalasha 2017 winners: The full list
- ^ Film Link Africa, International Awards 2017: The Full List of Winners
- ^ Kenya Film Commission Oscars Selection Committee Kenya
- ^ Filamu, Wingu La Moto
- ^ Trakt TV, Garden of Eden
- ^ The-Star, 22 Feb 2021 Kenya's 'Crime and Justice' series now streaming on Showmax
External links edit
- Serah Mwihaki at IMDB
- Serah Mwihaki at Africa Film Producers
- Serah Mwihaki at CiniDB Africa
- Serah Mwihaki at Rotten Tomatoes
- Serah Mwihaki at Flyx