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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-10-13

Place of Birth

Diepkloof, Gauteng, South Africa

Harriet Manamela

Biography

Harriet Manamela (born 13 Oct 1971), sometimes credited as Harriet Lenabe, is a South African actress best known for portraying Meikie Maputla in the SABC 1 soap opera Skeem Saam. She made her television debut in 1998 with appearances in productions such as Soul City, Isidingo, Isibaya, Yizo Yizo II, and Justice for All. She later became known for playing Nomzamo, the mother of Suffocate, in the e.tv soap opera Rhythm City. In 2011, she joined the cast of the SABC 1 soap opera Skeem Saam as Meikie Maputla, a role that brought her national recognition. In 2026, she joined the fourth season of e.tv's telenovela Isitha: The Enemy, portraying Dorcas.

Known for

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

Seriously Single Too

Seriously Single Too

Dineo and Noni — besties meant to take on the party scene together — suddenly face their biggest fear when Noni's boyfriend spontaneously propose.

Swartwater

Swartwater

After experiencing an unspeakable tragedy, a young suburban couples move to the small coastal town of Swartwater. They soon become embroiled with the local population and their intrigues and realize that all is not as it seems.

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

Tjovitjo

Tjovitjo

Amidst poverty and struggle, a hardened pantsula dance leader enters a dark space and searches for redemption and salvation in his community.

The Tokoloshe

The Tokoloshe

Busi, a young destitute woman with dangerously repressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate for the money so she can bring her younger sister to Johannesburg, she must cope despite the predatory and corrupt hospital manager. When Busi discovers an abandoned young girl in the hospital, who believes she is tormented by a supernatural force, Busi must face her own demons from her past in order to save the child from the abusive monster that pursues them both relentlessly.

Vaya

Vaya

Three separate stories create a gripping yet compassionate portrait of small-town characters immersed in the intimidating, alluring, and dangerous world of big-city Johannesburg and Soweto.

In My Country

In My Country

An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.

Yesterday

Yesterday

After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.

Gugu and Andile

Gugu and Andile

The year is 1993, democracy is at hand, and South Africa's townships are burning. Gugu, a sixteen year-old from a Zulu speaking family falls in love with Andile, an eighteen year-old Xhosa youth. Their love is frowned upon by both communities.

Hijack Stories

Hijack Stories

A young Soweto actor joins a gang to study up and be more convincing in a gangster role he wants.

Life, Above All

Life, Above All

A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa.

Skeem Saam

Skeem Saam