Lesego Motsepe
Born(1974-04-28)28 April 1974
Died20 January 2014(2014-01-20) (aged 39)
Randburg, Gauteng[1]
NationalitySouth African
OccupationActress
Notable workIsidingo

Lesego Motsepe (28 April 1974 – 20 January 2014) was a South African actress, social activist[2] and singer best known for her role as Letti Matabane in Isidingo from 1998 to 2008.[3] An HIV sufferer, she revealed her status in 2011,[4] and she attracted significant controversy[5] in 2012 when she discontinued her antiretroviral therapy,[6] in favour of alternative medicine, as promoted by deceased former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.[6]

Early life

Motsepe grew up in Meadowlands, and attended Technikon Pretoria where she obtained a diploma in speech and drama.[6] At the age of 5, she acted in a mutton advertisement on television, which earned her the childhood nickname Nama Ya Nku (Setswana for "mutton").[6]

Notable roles

Although best known for her role as Lettie Matabane in Isidingo, in which she played the sister of her former real-life boyfriend Tshepo Maseko,[6] she enjoyed stage acting, and she played the lover of Steve Biko in the play "Biko - Where the Soul Resides", and the starring role in a musical at the State Theatre about Brenda Fassie.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Lesego Motsepe found dead". Archived from the original on 9 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Final goodbye to Lesego Motsepe". www.enca.com.
  3. ↑ "Actress Lesego Motsepe dies". Drum.
  4. ↑ "'Enough is enough' as actress reveals she's HIV-positive". Sunday Times.
  5. ↑ Kubheka, Thando. "Former 'Isidingo' star Lesego Motsepe dies". EWN.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tributes pour in for Motsepe - Sunday Independent". Sunday Independent.
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