Biographies: Dolly Rathebe - Actor

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South African musician and actress, born on April 2, 1928, in Randfontein, South Africa. She was discovered around 1948 after singing at a picnic in Johannesburg, where a talent scout from Gallo approached her. She rose to fame in 1949, when she appeared as a nightclub singer in the movie Jim Comes To Jo'burg. She performed with the Elite Swingsters jazz band. She is known for Cry, the Beloved Country (1995), and The Magic Garden (1951). She died on September 16, 2004, due to a stroke.

• 4 August 2022
• farah ashraf