Chiedza Mhende

Chiedza Mhende is a Zimbabwean actor based in South Africa. She was born Charlene Chiedza Kudzai Mhende. Chii as she is popularly known rose to stardom in  SABC1, Generations: The Legacy as Wandile Radebe.

Chiedza went to Cape Town, South Africa in 2006 where she studied at the African Film and Drama and Arts (AFDA) School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, and she started rising to fame after she was introduced to Cape Town’s theatre scene as Lady Capulet in a 2010 Artscape production of Romeo and Juliet.

Awards

Wallbridge Award Best Shakespearean Item – National Allied Arts, Harare 2003 & 2004.

Best Actress – AFDA 2008.

Best Actress – Durban International Film Festival 2014.

Promising Young Artist nominee – African Movie Academy Awards 2015.