Shadi Chauke
- Actress
Shadi Chauke's first international credit was in 2010, as Narrator in the award-winning documentary film, 'Have You Heard from Johannesburg', directed and produced by Emmy Award winner and Academy and BAFTA award nominee, Connie Field. In this film, her full name of Mmaboshadi Chauke is credited. Shadi's versatility as an actress was seen in her first appearance in 2016 in the popular telenovela, 'Ring of Lies' in seasons I and II, on the digital satellite television channel in South Africa, Mzansi Magic, in which she authentically played the Supporting Actress role of 'Dumi', a conniving imposter who pretended to be the mother of 'Kabelo', one of the Lead Actors in the series. Also in 2016, Shadi performed a guest role as a CCMA Commissioner in the popular legal drama series, Sokhulu and Partners III, on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) channel, SABC 1. She debuted her first work in a theatre stage play in South Africa, as a Lead Actress, Buhle, in the play, 'Yourself or Someone Like You' directed by Lesego Motlana and Paballo Dinku. Since then she has gone on to star in supporting roles in Netflix's first South African Original series, Shadow, where she played the role of the vulnerable Lola, on SABC 3's long-running soapie, Isidingo, as the confident Leano, on Saints & Sinners III, as the college dean, on eTV's drama series, Ambitions, as a lawyer and on Mzansi Magic's popular telenovela, The Throne, as a Surgeon. Shadi is also a professional voice artist and presenter and has done several projects for corporate clients. Shadi continues to show her versatility as a performer and is expected to be seen in more South African and International motion picture films and television series.