Amamkele Lithemba Qamata (born 2 September 1998) is known as a South African actress. She is best known for her roles as Buhle Ndaba in the Mzansi Magic series Gomora and Puleng Khumalo in the hit Netflix series Blood & Water.
Early life and education Qamata was born in the Eastern Cape village of Cala in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality. She moved to Johannesburg with her family at the age of three.
Qamata discovered acting through a school productions and first appeared on screen in advertisements. She is an alumna of Reddam House Bedfordview; after passing her matriculation in 2016, she took a gap year. She enrolled at the University of Cape Town for a Theatre and Performance degree, but withdrew from the institution during her second year.
Career In 2016, aged 17, Qamata made her television acting debut as Naledi in the situation comedy My Perfect Family on SABC1.
In 2020 she was in the cast of Gomora, as the character of Buhle in the Mzansi Magic series.
Later that year she appeared in Netflix's Blood & Water. Qamata's character, Puleng, has a sister who was abducted at birth, and Puleng is trying to prove that the successful swimmer from a private school and rich family is in fact her sister. Kutlwano Ditsele, the casting director for Blood & Water, was executive producer on Gomora and invited Qamata to audition, which she did successfully.
Qamata has also had roles in Rhythm City and Commandos: The Mission. Qamata is set to star in Matthew Leutwyler's upcoming sports film Fight Like a Girl alongside Hakeem Kae-Kazim.
Filmography +Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Film +YearTitleRoleRef 2023 Fight Like A GirlSafiTBA
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 My Perfect Family Naledi Recurring role 2018 Our Girl Grace Series 3 part 2 episode 2 2018 Rhythm City Thandi Recurring role 2020–2022Gomora Nobuhle Ndaba Main role 2020–2024 Blood & Water Puleng Khumalo Main role2025–PresentMarkedPalesaMain role
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2020 S.A Style Awards The Next Big Thing Herself 2020 Séries Brasil Awards Revelação Do Ano Blood & Water 2023The Future Awards AfricaPrize for ActingHerself
References
External links
Ama Qamata at TVSA