Masali Baduza is a South African actress. She made notable appearances in Bridgerton (2024), Noughts + Crosses (2020-2022), The Woman King (2023), Slumber Party Massacre (2021), etc.
Born in East London, South Africa, her birthday is on the 12th of March. Her current age is 28. The actress has 10 acting credits as per IMDb including her upcoming appearance in The Morning After.
Quick Info
Real Name | Masali Baduza |
Age | 28 [as of 2024] |
Birth Place | East London, England |
Education | NYFA, Los Angeles |
Height | 5 feet 4 inches [162 cm] |
Weight | 56 kg [approx.] |
Ethnicity
Masali Baduza is a South African national.
She belongs to a family of eight members including her five siblings. She is the youngest child of her parents.
Personal Life
She went to the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles and graduated with an AFA in Acting degree in 2016. While studying at the academy, she acted in various plays such as Trifles, Rocket to the Moon, Honour, In The Red and Brown Water, The Crucible, etc.
Apart from this, she made other appearances namely Nasty Womxn and Taming of the Shrew at Alexander Theatre and Maynardville Open-air Theatre respectively.
Career
While IMDb reported Bhai’s Cafe as Masali Baduza’s debut film, she first acted in a movie named Proof according to her resume. Following that, she made multiple acting performances in The Door, The White Rose, Baduscuit, etc.
She acted in the Bollywood-style comedy-drama film Bhai’s Cafe in 2019 where she played Thandi. That year, she also made her TV debut with the HBO series Trackers. Her role as Thandi Makebe was seen in two episodes.
In 2020, she earned the limelight through her breakthrough role as Persephone Hedley in the TV series Noughts + Crosses. She appeared in ten episodes across two seasons. Apart from this, she made a few cameo roles in Around the World in 80 Days and Slumber Party Massacre.
In 2024, she made a cameo appearance in the popular TV series Bridgerton. She appeared as Michaela Stirling in the last episode of 3rd season. She is believed to appear in more episodes in the coming seasons.
Masali is represented by The Artists Partnerships UK.
Unknown Facts
- She can speak English and Xhosa.
- She has 32k followers on Instagram.
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Photo credit: @masalibaduza – Instagram