Thuso was recently named a rising star by the Toronto International Film Festival.
“Thank you TIFF for this beautiful recognition. I look forward to learning and having an incredibly awesome time at the Toronto International Film Festival where everyone will get to see The Woman is King for the first time,” she wrote.
The actress was also honoured in August 2022 at the International Women of Power Awards. The star-studded event, hosted by Heirs of Afrika, celebrated powerful women.
Before the event, its organisers said Mbedu was being honoured for her strides as an actress.
“We are honoured to announce the incredible Thuso Mbedu as an honoree for the 2022 International Women of Power Awards. The South African queen is a force to be reckoned with on screen, celebrated for her incredible work in Amazon’s The Underground Railroad and receiving an International Emmy nomination for her role in the drama series Is’thunzi.
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SNAPS | The looks Thuso Mbedu served at Paris and Milan Fashion weeks
Image: Instagram/Thuso Mbedu
Thuso Mbedu has been painting the city of love, Paris, with her magic.
The actress has been living her best life at the 2023 Milan and Paris Fashion weeks.
She flooded her Instagram timeline with snaps and clips of her prepping for Paris Fashion Week, courtesy of luxury fashion house Dior.
“So I need someone to write a movie set in Paris and cast me in it so I can live there for a few months. And the last frame will now always be my 'it’s-clear-what-life-looks-like-with-and-without Austin Malema behind-the-lens',” she wrote.
She previously shared snaps while attending the Milan Fashion Week for the Prada show.
Thuso was recently named a rising star by the Toronto International Film Festival.
“Thank you TIFF for this beautiful recognition. I look forward to learning and having an incredibly awesome time at the Toronto International Film Festival where everyone will get to see The Woman is King for the first time,” she wrote.
The actress was also honoured in August 2022 at the International Women of Power Awards. The star-studded event, hosted by Heirs of Afrika, celebrated powerful women.
Before the event, its organisers said Mbedu was being honoured for her strides as an actress.
“We are honoured to announce the incredible Thuso Mbedu as an honoree for the 2022 International Women of Power Awards. The South African queen is a force to be reckoned with on screen, celebrated for her incredible work in Amazon’s The Underground Railroad and receiving an International Emmy nomination for her role in the drama series Is’thunzi.
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