Emmy nod for ‘Isthunzi’ star
TELEVISION starlet Thuso Mbedu has scored an International Emmy Awards nomination.
The 23-year-old actress received the nod for her role as young heroine Winnie in Mzansi Magic drama Isthunzi.
Mbedu will compete against Brazilian actress Adriana Esteves‚ English goddess Anna Friel and German star Sonja Gerhardt
“It’s still surreal. I think it keeps processing as the day goes by,” she said.
“I have moments where I cry‚ just thanking God. I have moments where I remember everything I had to go through to get to where I am. “Isthunzi was a project that I got after not working for six months.
“So I remember going into that audition and saying I’m going to audition like it’s my last audition ever.”
Mbedu found out about the wonderful news yesterday on Twitter.
Her acting work was submitted for Emmy consideration by Rapid Blue – the production company behind Isthunzi. “I found out about it this morning. Mama Thembi Mtshali-Jones congratulated me on Twitter. Then I went online to look and my name was there.
“Acting is a dream come true for me. Being recognised internationally‚ I would never have expected for it to come this soon in my career.
“Just being nominated‚ and not even winning‚ it means that if you put in the work, it’s all possible.”