Nalwanga, Madina

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Nalwanga, Madina
Date of birth
2000-02-02
Field of activity
Acting
Occupation
Actors
Associated Language
lug
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q24577229
Library of congress: no2017016915
Sources of Information
  • IMDB, Feb. 7, 2017(Madina Nalwanga; actress)
  • NPR website, Feb. 7, 2017:Sept. 23, 2016 article (Madina Nalwanga, a teenager from a poor neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda, stars in Queen of Katwe; taught Luganda, the major language of Uganda, to a co-star, though they filmed in English)
  • Queen of Katwe [VR], 2017:container (Madina Nalwanga)

Wikipedia description:

Madina Nalwanga (born 15 March 2002) is a Ugandan actress known for her lead role as Phiona Mutesi in Queen of Katwe (2016). The film depicts the life of Mutesi, a Ugandan girl living in a slum in Katwe who learns to play chess and becomes a Woman Candidate Master. This role earned her the Most Promising Actor award at 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards in Lagos, Nigeria. She also won an NAACP Image Award, a Women Film Critics Circle Award, and was nominated for a Critic's Choice Award.

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