Gloria ‘Marjorie Langa’ from Scandal is a Microbiologist in real life?
She has been in the game for a while now, and her unmatched talent has seen her fast becoming one of Mzansi’s finest. Marjorie Langa is a South African actress best known for her on-screen character Gloria on etv’s drama series Scandal.
She made all sorts of headlines when she starred in the ekasi: Our Stories drama series. However, from then, the rest was history. Since then, she has been wowing Mzansi, and she is that star actress we all can’t get enough of.
Just like those before her, she involved herself in arts at an early stage. However, her family had something for her. Instead of enrolling on Arts, she was registered for Medical Technology. The star actress has a degree in Medical Technology, and she majored in Microbiology.
Before her thrust into stardom, she practised medically related professions for at least six years before she called it quits.
Gloria ‘Marjorie Langa’ from Scandal is a Microbiologist in real life?
After dumping her career, she ventured into acting, and little did she know she was the next big star. The craze for acting gives her a big nudge, and she heeds her call.
“In the old days, acting wasn’t seen as a sustainable career. If you were a nurse or a teacher, then you were on the right track,” she says.
After calling it quits, she later secures gigs from advertising agents.
“I got my first gig and I didn’t even know what an audition was. Thinking it is an interview, I buy myself a formal black suit from Truworths. It is for a Cell C advertisement and all we have to do is laugh. I went from job to job. I’d get a commercial and pay my rent up front, then eat what I could. I ate rice and soup for many days,” she said.
From TV ads to small screens drama series, the actress bagged cameo gigs on Generations and Isidingo. A few months later, she was cast into several eKasi: Our Stories drama series in 2012. A few months later, she joined Scandal as Gloria, and the rest was history.
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