Faniswa Yisa

Full Name
Faniswa Yisa
First Name
Felicia Faniswa
Surname
Yisa
Stage Name
Faniswa Yisa
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Creative
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Performer
Director
Biography
Faniswa Yisa is a multi-award-winning actress and University of Cape Town graduate with a Performer's Diploma in Speech and Drama. Performances in recent years include, Reza de Wet’s Missing, Ityala Lamawele, Born in the RSA and What Remains for which she won the Best Actress award at the 2018 Fleur du Cap awards. She has most recently played Mother Hen in Knuckle City (the South African submission for the International Feature Film Category at the Oscars for 2020).
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Birth Date
1976-01-19
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Professional
Award(s)
2018 Best Actress Fleur du Cap Theatre Award

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Antigone (not quite/quiet) Performers TheaterEvent
MedEia [2005] Performers TheaterEvent
MedEia [2012] Performers TheaterEvent
Oedipus at Colonus: #aftersophocles Performers TheaterEvent
list of contributors
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Oedipus at Colonus Day 01 of rehearsal on morning of 2022-10-31 List of Contributors Event
Oedipus at Colonus Day 01 of rehearsal on afternoon of 2022-10-31 List of Contributors Event
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Video 01 of Oedipus at Colonus Rehearsal led by Mark Fleishman on afternoon of 2022-10-31 Person(s) Moving Image
Video 02 of Oedipus at Colonus Rehearsal led by Mark Fleishman on afternoon of 2022-10-31 Person(s) Moving Image
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Video 05 of Oedipus at Colonus Rehearsal led by Mark Fleishman on afternoon of 2022-10-31 Person(s) Moving Image
list of authors
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MÉDÁYÉ: A Rehearsal | Play-reading List of Authors PresentationDigitalDocument