Mamello Makhetha

Mamello Makhetha is an actress, voice artist, singer, and filmmaker.

As an actress she is fluent in both English and Sesotho. In 2018, she was an actor in a 2-hander melodrama realism play, Raising Sunflowers with Katlego Dikeledi, by Tshegofatso Mabutla. The play was staged at Baxter’s Masambe Theatre.

In 2019, completed a run of Nasty Womxn directed by Dara Beth at the Alexander Bar and Baxter’s Masambe Theatre. She played Marienne and Marienne 2 for the Gin Hedricks Activation. In 2020, she performed in Vagina Monologues, staged by the Sugar Daddy Theatre Company at the Raptor Room. She played Charity in Hannah van Tonder's The Coin, which toured to the Free State and had a run at the State Theatre in Pretoria(2021). She completed a run of Nguvu Ya Mbegu: Entabelanga at Theatre Arts Admin(2021).

She has been a part of various short films. In 2017, she played the role of Ella in Zoe Jancou’s film, Numb. She played the role of Dimpho in Simamkele Mchako’s film, Chemotherapy. Her list also includes: the AFDA pilot telenovela Nothing Personal by Siwongiwe Jozana, where she played Reba. (2015). Growing Pains directed by Katya Abedian. (2018). She was in WOMXN directed by Aimee Jane. (2019). Esiqeni Sakho (The Coven) directed by Ranji Mangcu. (2019). She played Nozipho in Riaz Solker’s Discomfort Zones. (2019). She played Spokazi in Siyasanga Mbikwana’s Life Is Always Better When We Are Together. (2019). She co-wrote and performed the film Stained by Kirsten Gobey. (2020). She starred in Mwanje and Sampha The Great's music video "Wild Ones,directed by Michael Rodrigues and Tarryn Hatchett, which has received international recognition.(2021). She played Gugu on Wounds, 1MAGIC'S medical drama.(2021) Her TVC credits include: RIZK, Santam and Castle Lite(2022). She is set to star in an upcoming Disney Webseries , Pirates(2022).

She has been involved in various voice artist work, which includes work for both Shoprite (2018) and SARS (2018), educational videos for Inclusive Education: South Africa and SmartStart South Africa. (2019). She was also a voice for Sunjin Muftic’s 2019 geo-interactive installation walk entitled Ukubekindlebe for the Makhanda National Arts Festival’s Creative Digital Arts Festival. (2019). She was the script writer and voice over artist for the MySchoolMyPlanet Nelson Mandela Day Campaign. (2020). Her recent voice over work includes Pick n Pay, Spur, and MySchool in collaboration with Builder's (2021). She recently did work for the International Water Management Institute and the Department of Agriculture(2022).

Her producing career includes: production assisting for various AFDA third year graduating productions such as: How to Kill a Girl Named Amanda, Siembamba, both directed by Christian Grobbelaar. As well as, Coup De Grace directed by Bongani Morgan. (2015). She produced Verdict directed by Matthew Coxon, as an AFDA first year film. (2015). She co-produced What Would Sarah Do, directed by Tarania Naidoo for the Bokeh Internatonal Fashion Film Festival. (2018). In 2020, she was a production assistant for the Mafikizolo music video, Thandolwethu and a Liqui-Fruit TVC. She also production assisted for Emilie Badenhorst's music video, Strangers, with Romance Films, which has also received international recognition.(2021) She is currently in development, writing a feature film, which has been awarded funding from NFVF., "Happoly Ever After" with Gabe Gabriel and Loren Loubser.

Her awards include: Mike Van Graans’s 2020 STAND Foundation Satirical Writing Challenge, The Sugar Daddy Theatre Company: 1 minute monologue acting competition (2nd Place) in 2020, the Standard Bank Ovation Award (Makhanda National Arts Festival) (Nguvu Ya Mbegu: Entabelanga) (2019), and the Golden Key International Honour Society (2020).

She is a movement and acting coach at ACT: Cape Town Film Acting School.

She graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Hons Equivalent Ba in Theatre and Performance, specialising in Bilingual Acting. She received a distinction in Acting. (2020). She is represented by Authentik Management.