Connie Chiume obit

Veteran actress Connie Chiume dies in Joburg hospital

The veteran actress died at Garden City Hospital, her family said on Tuesday

 

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Actress Connie Chiume has died.

A statement shared on her Instagram page on Tuesday revealed the veteran actress died at Garden City Hospital.

"The Chiume family regrets to inform you of the passing of the internationally acclaimed award-winning actress Connie Chiume. The family asks for privacy during this difficult period. The family will communicate futher details."

Tributes to the late star have flooded social media timelines since the report.

"Rest Ma' and thank you for everything. Sending healing energies and prayers to you Thando and the family" Andile Ncube wrote.

She was known for her film roles in Black Panther, Black Is King and Blessers. On television, she appeared in Yizo Yizo 2, Zone 14, Rhythm City, and Gomora.

Chiume was born in Welkom, South Africa. Her father Wright Tadeyo Chiume (d. 1983) was from Usisya, Nkhata Bay, Malawi and her mother MaNdlovu (d. 2020) hailed from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her cousin, Ephraim Mganda Chiume is a Malawian politician.

Chiume spent her early childhood in Welkom. She completed her matric in the Eastern Cape and went on to graduate with a degree in teaching in 1976. After few years of teaching, she quit to travel and moved to Greece.

Chiume began her acting career with roles in Porgy and Bess, Ipi Ntombi, and Little Shop of Horrors. Upon returning to South Africa, she was cast as Thembi in the 1989 series Inkom' Edla Yodwa and then the 1990 film Warriors from Hell. In 2000, she won the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the South African Film and Television Awards.

In 2006, she starred in the stage productions of You Strike The Woman and You Strike The Rock. From 2007 to 2015, Chiume gained prominence through her role as Stella Moloi in the SABC1 drama series Zone 14, which earned her another SAFTA. She also received the Award for the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama during the 3rd SAFTA. In 2015, she appeared in the soap opera Rhythm City as Mamokete Khuse.

Chiume was married from 1985 to 2004. She was a mother of four, with two sons and two daughters.

Connie Chiume died at the Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg on 6 August 2024, at the age of 72.

 

Filmography

Film

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1990            Warriors from Hell            Marita 

1994    The Air Up There            Mrs Urudu  

1999    Chikin Biznis ... The Whole Story!            Thoko 

2000    I Dreamed of Africa            Wanjiku         

2004    In My Country            Virginia Tabata 

2013    Fanie Fourie's Lobola            Zinzi    

2015    Lerato            Pastor            Short film

2018    Black Panther Mining Tribe Elder      

2019    Losing Lerato  Gogo on Bus 

2019            Blessers           Ma-Lerato 

2020    What Did You Dream?            Koko            Short film

2020    Black Is King Herself

2020            Seriously Single            Dineo's Mom    

2022    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever            Zawavari         

 

Television

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1989    Inkom' Edla Yodwa            Thembi

1994    The Line      Rosie            Television film

1997    A Woman of Color            Government Official            Television film

1998            Tierärztin Christine III: Abenteuer in Südafrika            —            Television film; directed

2004            Mazinyo Dot Q            Ma Mavuso           

2007–2015            Zone 14        Stella Moloi  

2015    Rhythm City            Mamokete Khuse        

2017    Thula's Vine            Nothando       

2020    Queen Sono    Nana Rakau 

2020            Gomora            Mam'Sonto Molefe     

2020            Choices