Mandisa Baleni
2024 MFA Professional Acting
LAMDA Productions
Taylor
Stick Fly
Directed by Denzel Westley-Sanderson
Calpurnia / Volumnius
Julius Caesar
Directed by Lawrence Evans
Masha
The Seagull
Directed by Anna Barkan
Hamlet
Hamlet
Directed by Karen Tomlin
Nanisca
The Woman King
Directed by Michelle Bonnard & Amy Cudden
Mandisa
The Birds & The Trees
Directed by Anna Hampton
Sneddon
Alien: Out of the Shadows – Audio Play
Directed by Tamsin Collison
Valerie
Smart People
Directed by Matt Wilde
Various
Stunt [R&D]
Directed by Lu Kemp
Eligibility
Eligible to work in South Africa & the United Kingdom
Pronouns:
She/Her
Eyes:
Brown
Hair:
Black
Height:
5’2”
Voice:
Mezzo-Soprano
South African English [Native]*, South African Xhosa, Afrikaans, Zambian, Modern RP*, General American*, Texan, AAE, Cork
*Certified to a native standard by Louise Jones
Amapiano styles
Fencing, Unarmed – hand to hand [basic], Katana [basic]
Swimming [advanced], Field Hockey [intermediate], Diving [basic]
Guitar [Classical & Acoustic]
Conversational isiXhosa, conversational Afrikaans
Full Clean SA Driver’s License
LAMDA [MFA Professional Acting, 2022-2024]
University of Cape Town [BScHons, 2021]
Oxbridge Programs, The New York College Experience, Musical Theatre Summer Program [2013]
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