Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa (born 3 March 1988), is a South African actress, TV presenter, Philanthropist and International award-winning fashion designer. She is known for her breakthrough role on the South African Television Series, Tshisa. She launched the maternity wear range SE Preggoz in South Africa and New York in 2015, with that she has then further launched her own luxury fashion brand in the year 2019 " Essie Apparel", otherwise known as "House of Essie". The brand has been featured on Vogue Italia 2020 and took home the best designer collection accolade at Fashion Community Week in year 2020, which took place in San Francisco. It has further continued to be featured in serveral South African Fashion Weeks. Enhle also appears in Mzansi Magic's tv series, How to Manifest a Man and Netflix's series Blood Legacy amongst many more with the latest being Pound 4 Pound on BET Africa.
Career
Mlotshwa landed her first role on the South African series Mtunzini.com which aired on the South African National Broadcasting Corporation from 2006 - 2009. Her breakthrough role was on the South African television series, Tshisa. Mlotshwa has since been cast on numerous South African television soapies and drama series including the telenovela iNkaba, Moferefere Lenyalong, Soul City, Sokhulu and Partners, Rhythm City, Rockville, and 7de Laan.
In 2009, Mlotshwa hosted the Channel O series, Young, Gifted and Black and then went on to host ANN7’s, Starbiz which focused on local and international entertainment news. She was a speaker at the Dstv In Good Company Experience which hosted American actress and writer Issa Rae in 2018.
In 2018, she was cast as the lead actress for the short film Lace. The film won Best Film, Audience Favorite, Best Actor, Best Writing, Best Directing, and Best Special Effects for the 48 Hour Film Project in Johannesburg. The film went on to compete at Filmapalooza 2019 in Orlando, Florida earning Mlotshwa an international Best Actress Award.
In 2019, Mlotshwa was cast as supporting lead for the series The Herd. She then starred in Showmax series
Filmography
Business and ventures
Fashion Line
Mlotshwa launched the maternity wear range SE Preggoz in South Africa and New York in 2015. Owns Fashion House "Essie Apparel"
Philanthropy
In 2018, Mlotshwa launched the Enhle Cares Foundation at the inaugural Forever Young Gala Dinner alongside The House of Mandela Family Foundation and Africa Rising, supported by Global Citizen.
The Enhle Cares Foundation, branching out to We Care Foundation is a multi-faceted organization targeting girls and young women in disadvantaged communities. The goal is to identity gaps in service provision and through collaborative works, offer solutions to specific issues. To date, there has been a drive to provide respite activities for girls in South Africa who are primary caregivers for their family members affected by HIV/ AIDS, disability or old age. The foundation also has a strong focus on addressing sexism in South Africa
Personal life
Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa married South African DJ Black Coffee (real name Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo) in 2011. In July 2019, they separated and began divorce proceedings.
References
External links
- Official website
- Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa at IMDb
