Asanda Foji is a South African actress who has been in the industry for many years now.
This beautiful actress has made her TV debut on the soapie Generations: The Legacy which also launched her career.
She played Simphiwe, a young rural village girl whose life revolves around her husband. Her role however ended in a dramatic exit which got Mzansi talking for hours on social media.
Asanda Foji’s journey with the soapie officially came to an end on the 1st of December.
Asanda Foji’s journey is definitely proof that anything is possible. There’s no doubt that we will be seeing more of Foji on our screens in the future.
Education
Asanda has a diploma in Media and Journalism. After completing her matric she went to New Africa School for Theatre in Cape Town.
Early life
She had to go through five auditions before she landed the part on Generations : “The Legacy”.
Asanda originally auditioned for the role of Namhla, but as fate would have it, ended up getting the role of the submissive wife, Simphiwe.
Acting career
Asanda originally auditioned for the role of Namhla, but as fate would have it, ended up getting the role of the submissive wife, Simphiwe.
Asanda has acted in a few plays but nothing as big as Generations. She landed her first stage acting at the Market Theatre Laboratory in Newtown, Johannesburg.
Apart from her acting career, Foji has been keeping busy collecting sanitary towels for young girls in the townships and rural schools in Eastern Cape.
She struggled to get theatre acting jobs until she decided to try her luck in the call centre and retail industry. Her first stop was at this newspaper, where she worked at the call centre with the tough job of convincing people to subscribe to Sowetan.
Asanda was introduced to an acting agency by actor Dumisani Mbebe. It was the same agency that sent her to Generations audition.
Husband
With so many celebrities headed for splitsville, it is inspiring to see others tying the knot.
Former Generations The Legacy actress Asanda Foji, is over the moon after her husband decided to finally seal the deal by paying off her lobola.
The actress is officially off the market and she took to her Instagram account to give us a sneak peek into her lobola negotiations which was a three-day ceremony.
To welcome the groom, her family hosted a cultural ceremony called Ukwamkelwa Komkhwenyana.
Net Worth
Few years ago, the South African actress, along with her husband, decided to move to the Dutch side, Amsterdam.
They have been living in Netherlands for a while now and her Net Worth is estimated to be around R5 Million.