Leleti Khumalo is currently married to businessman Skhutazo Winston Khanyile and she gave birth to their twins Ulwenzile and Yamukelani Khanyile.
12 Facts About Leleti Khumalo
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Leleti Khumalo performed the role of Sarafina on stages in South Africa and on Broadway, where she received a 1988 Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.
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In 1987 Leleti Khumalo received an NAACP Image Award for Best Stage Actress.
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Leleti Khumalo was nominated for an Image Award, together with Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg and Janet Jackson.
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Leleti Khumalo co-starred in Mbongeni Ngema's international musical Magic at 4 AM which was dedicated to Muhammad Ali.
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Leleti Khumalo subsequently starred in another Ngema musical, Mama, which toured Europe and Australia.
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Leleti Khumalo starred in the 2004 movies Hotel Rwanda and Yesterday; the latter was nominated for a 2005 Academy Award in the category "Best Foreign Language Film".
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Leleti Khumalo joined the cast of one of South Africa's longest running soap operas, Generations in 2005 as Busiswe Dlomo, a refined and altruistic no-nonsense woman who heads up her own publishing empire, based in Cape Town.
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Leleti Khumalo's character is the younger sister to Sibusiso Dlomo and has none of the power-hungry, egotistical and callous characteristics he has.
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Leleti Khumalo has used her intellect and savvy to get where she is today, at the helm of South Africa's fictional top communications company, Ezweni, which she runs with her brother and founder Karabo Moroka.
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In 2015 Leleti Khumalo joined the cast of Uzalo and played as Zandile "MaNzuza" Mdletshe.
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In 2015 Leleti Khumalo was invited to Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, as a chief guest of the famous African film festivals known as the Zanzibar film Festivals, for its 18th anniversary celebrations.