Dolly Rathebe

Known for

Acting

Born

April 2, 1928

Birthplace

Randfontein, South Africa

Died

September 16, 2004 (aged 76)

Biography

Dolly Rathebe (OIS) (2 April 1928 – 16 September 2004) was a South African musician and actress who performed with the Elite Swingsters jazz band, and in Alf Herbert's African Jazz and Variety Show.

Rathebe died on 16 September 2004 from a stroke.

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Best known work

Cry, the Beloved Country

1995

Friends

1994

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002

Mapantsula

1988

In a Time of Violence: The Line

1994

Hijack Stories

2001

Malunde

2001

The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

1993

Sophiatown

2003

The Pennywhistle Blues

1951

Filmography

2003
Sophiatown
as Self
2002
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self
2001
Malunde
2001
Hijack Stories
as Mrs. Dilomo
1995
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Mrs. Kumalo
1994
In a Time of Violence: The Line
as Gogo
1994
Friends
as Innocentia
1993
The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat
as Gladys
1988
Mapantsula
as Ma Mobise
1951
The Pennywhistle Blues
as Lili Shabulala
1949
African Jim
as Judy