Biography
Lindiwe Matshikiza is a South African actor, director and writer. Born in London in 1982, she moved to South Africa in 1991. She completed a BA and an Honours degree in Drama at Rhodes University, graduating in 2004.
She played Zindzi Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and appeared in Four Corners (2013) and as Rachel Harrington in Silent Witness (2008). Matshikiza directed and wrote the documentary One Take Grace (2021). She has a substantial theatre background, with acclaimed stage roles including in Mike Van Graan’s Bafana Republic, for which she received awards and nominations.
