Pearl Thusi
| Pearl Thusi | |
|---|---|
 Pearl Thusi at the 2014 Metro FM Music Awards in Durban | |
| Born |
Sithembile Xola Pearl Thusi 13 May 1988 Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Other names | The Real Black Pearl |
| Occupation | Actress, model, MC, radio personality, TV personality, businesswoman |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website |
www |
Pearl Thusi (born 13 May 1988) is a South African actress, model, radio, and television personality. Currently, she is the host of Lip Sync Battle Africa, broadcast on MTV Africa and E.tv (for the South African analogue tv audience) as well as Moments South Africa, broadcast on EbonyLife TV. She has starred on the SABC 3 popular soap opera, Isidingo, as Palesa Motaung, co-hosted Live AMP with DJ Warras and Luthando Shosha, the SABC 1 celebrity gossip magazine show, The Real Goboza, with Phat Joe and was later replaced with Amanda du-Pont and Sinazo Yolwa.[1]
In 2015 she co-starred in Tremors 5: Bloodlines. She also appeared in a music video entitled "Pearl Thusi" by Emtee.
In 2016, Thusi was cast in a series regular role as Dayana Mampasi on the second season of the ABC thriller series Quantico.[2][3]
In 2017, it was alleged that Thusi's internet talk show - The Right To Vote - formed a part of the African National Congress "Black Ops" election campaign. Co-ordinated in a central "War Room", the campaign aimed to promote pro-ANC sentiment in the media during the run-up to the 2016 local government election in South Africa. [4]
References
- ↑ "Pearl Thusi - TVSA".
- ↑ Petski, Denise (12 July 2016). "‘Quantico’ Casts Pearl Thusi As New Series Regular For Season 2". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "South African Actress Pearl Thusi Joins 'Quantico' Cast as Series Regular - Her Stateside Debut". 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Inside the ANC’s “black ops” election campaign".