Masali Baduza
Born1996 (age 2728)
Alma materNew York Film Academy
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Masali Baduza (born 1996) is a South African actress. She is best known for her role as Sephy Hadley in the BBC drama Noughts + Crosses. She was named a rising star and one to watch by the Royal Television Society.[1]

Baduza began her career mostly in theatre and appeared in the South African crime thriller Trackers, which was M-Net's top performing show for 2019.[2][3] Her films include Slumber Party Massacre (2021) and The Woman King (2022).

Early life

The youngest of six children, Baduza is from East London, Eastern Cape.[4] She is bilingual in Xhosa and English. She trained at the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy, graduating with an Associate degree in 2016.[5][6]

Filmography

Year Title Character Notes
2019 Trackers Thandi Makebe 3 episodes
Bhai's Cafe Thandi
The Fighter Lerato Short film
2020present Noughts + Crosses Sephy Hadley Main role
2021 Slumber Party Massacre Young Trish Deveraux
2022 The Woman King Fumbe

References

  1. "Ones to watch: TV's rising stars". Royal Television Society. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ""The journey of Sephy is just beautiful to me": Masali Baduza on her new role in BBC One's Noughts and Crosses". Royal Television Society. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. Reporter, T. M. O. (20 November 2019). "Trailblazing Trackers is M-Net's top-performing show for 2019". The Media Online. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. Petersen, Caroline (August 2020). "Star crossed". Fairlady. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. "Noughts and Crosses stars on racism, privilege and working with Stormzy". inews.co.uk. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. "New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Acting for Film Alum Masali Baduza Stars in BBC's Noughts + Crosses". New York Film Academy. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2021.


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