Jo-anne Reyneke (born June ) is a South African actress best known
for her television soap opera roles as Pearl on SABC 's Muvhango and
as Prudence Oliphant, an office manager for Redemption Records, on
e.tv's Rhythm City.Jo-anne Reyneke was born in Vereeniging, Gauteng to
a black zulu mother and a white father. She was raised with her
brother in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal by her single mother.She
has spoken about how she was teased growing up in the township because
of her light in complexion skin and features due to her mixed-race
heritage.She attended Russell High School (Pietermaritzburg) where she
became interested in drama and the performing arts.After matriculating
she enrolled at Movietech Film and Television School in Durban where
she studied performing and music.She began her career at The Playhouse
Company, Durban when she was cast in the Duma Ndlovu play The Game,
starring alongside Mary Twala, Lucia Mthiyane and Sindi Dlathu. As
Duma Ndlovu was the creator of the play and the creator and executive
producer of Muvhango, Jo-anne was offered a role on Muvhango, as Pearl
a receptionist. It was her breakthrough role, gaining her recognition.
In , she left Muvhango, featuring in Intersexions, before appearing in
Rhythm City later that year. She has gone on to appear in prominent
roles in tv series' High roller, Isidingo and Scandal!. In she was
appearing in BET's comedy show "Black Tax" with Jason Goliath and
Mamodibe Ramodibe.In , Jo-anne Reyneke married then Generations actor
Thami Mngqolo, who took the role of Senzo Dlomo. The couple had two
children, Uvolwethu born and Lungelo born . In after years of
marriage, Reyneke and Mnqolo divorced.
for her television soap opera roles as Pearl on SABC 's Muvhango and
as Prudence Oliphant, an office manager for Redemption Records, on
e.tv's Rhythm City.Jo-anne Reyneke was born in Vereeniging, Gauteng to
a black zulu mother and a white father. She was raised with her
brother in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal by her single mother.She
has spoken about how she was teased growing up in the township because
of her light in complexion skin and features due to her mixed-race
heritage.She attended Russell High School (Pietermaritzburg) where she
became interested in drama and the performing arts.After matriculating
she enrolled at Movietech Film and Television School in Durban where
she studied performing and music.She began her career at The Playhouse
Company, Durban when she was cast in the Duma Ndlovu play The Game,
starring alongside Mary Twala, Lucia Mthiyane and Sindi Dlathu. As
Duma Ndlovu was the creator of the play and the creator and executive
producer of Muvhango, Jo-anne was offered a role on Muvhango, as Pearl
a receptionist. It was her breakthrough role, gaining her recognition.
In , she left Muvhango, featuring in Intersexions, before appearing in
Rhythm City later that year. She has gone on to appear in prominent
roles in tv series' High roller, Isidingo and Scandal!. In she was
appearing in BET's comedy show "Black Tax" with Jason Goliath and
Mamodibe Ramodibe.In , Jo-anne Reyneke married then Generations actor
Thami Mngqolo, who took the role of Senzo Dlomo. The couple had two
children, Uvolwethu born and Lungelo born . In after years of
marriage, Reyneke and Mnqolo divorced.
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