Pictures: Generations actress Akhona ‘Maggie Benedict’ living the dream in Hollywood
She was the true definition of the Oxford dictionary on-screen. Her good command of English was just out of this world. As Mzansi, we all felt we didn’t have enough of her unmatched flair when she bowed out of Generations kissing her Akhona on-screen character.
Since then, we haven’t heard much about the celebrated actress we all love to hate. Maggie Benedict is a South African actress best known for her on-screen character of Akhona on Generations. The bubbly actress was part of the star-studded cast of Generations and had a privilege to star alongside Mzansi’s finest, Leleti Khumalo and Connie Ferguson.
Since her exit from Generations, we haven’t seen her much on our local screens, making us wonder if she is still alive or dead? Several tabloids once ran death hoax articles that even got Mzansi worried. Her last Twitter thread was back in 2013 from the official account we all knew.
However, she made all sorts of headlines years back in the mix of things, from being nabbed to bleaching her daughter. Against the backdrop of these scandals, the bubbly actress went AWOL.
Generations actress Akhona ‘Maggie Benedict’ living the dream in Hollywood
However, we have managed to connect the dots on her whereabouts in the mix of things. The celebrated actress seems to have left Mzansi years ago and is enjoying the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. In recent years she has been gracing big screens and starrily alongside some of the world finest when it comes to acting.
We didn’t lose the gem as we all thought. In the backdrop of her Queen of Katwe lead role, she starred in the Award-winning drama series The Good Doctor in 2017 as Georgeita Bangura. The gig opened doors for her as she made a name for herself on the international stage.
We Speak NYC as Shola. In the same year, she was cast in Super Wings as Bokamoso before winning big in 2018 as she was part of the cast of Random Acts of Flyness. She starred as a lawyer before switching the floor to play a character of a personal nurse in The Romanoffs 2018. She had hiatus before bouncing back with a lead role. In 2022 she will be part of the New Amsterdam cast and stars alongside big-name.
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