Tamara Nokulunga Jozi (12 December 1956 – 6 August 2021), was a South African actress and television personality. She is best known for commercial advertisement "the Wimpy", where she keeps asking "Thabo, when are you getting married?".[1][2]
Tamara Jozi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tamara Nokulunga Jozi 12 December 1956 South Africa |
| Died | 6 August 2021 (aged 64) South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Television personality |
Personal life
editShe died on the 6th of August 2021 at the age of 64 from natural causes.[3]
Career
editShe was a household name in television, newspapers and billboard advertisements.[citation needed] Apart from appearing in many television commercials, she had a notable role in the soapie Soul City. Then she acted in the short film Secrets and Lies. Then she joined the e.tv soap opera Rhythm City and the SABC1 dramatization serial Society.[4] In 2013, she joined the season 2 of SABC1 serial After 9.[citation needed] Apart from that, she also acted in the serials Gauteng Maboneng, Isibaya, Scandal!, and Lithapo.[5]
Apart from television, she also acted in the feature film The Long Run in 2001 and the short film Die Soldaat in 2014.[citation needed] In 2014, she competed in an episode of the e.tv game show I Love South Africa. Her final television appearance came through the M-Net thriller serial Reyka where she played the role of "Bongi's grandmother".[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Long Run | Suiker's Domestic Worker | Film | |
| 2011 | Soul City | Tunisia | TV series | |
| 2011 | Gauteng Maboneng | Koko | TV series | |
| 2013 | After 9 | Film | ||
| 2013 | Isibaya | Mazondi | TV series | |
| 2014 | Die Soldaat | Lettie | Short film | |
| 2021 | Reyka | Bongi's granny | TV series | |
| 2020 | Lithapo | Buhle | TV series | |
| Secrets and Lies | Short film | |||
| Rhythm City | TV series | |||
| Society | MaGumede | TV series | ||
| Scandal! | Mam'Joyce | TV series |
References
edit- ^ "Veteran actress Tamara Jozi has died". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Veteran actress Tamara Jozi has passed away". Sunday World. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Veteran Actress Tamara Jozi Passes On". Daily Scoop Magazine. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Pawar, Himanshu (12 August 2021). "Veteran Actress Tamara Jozi Passes Away Check Her Cause Of Death". socialtelecast.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Tamara Jozi: TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2021.