SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Vatiswa Ndara's no. 1 acting tip

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 08 Sep 2017
Favourite this post



Vatiswa Ndara has brought multiple, diverse roles to life in the course of her career so far.

Her repertoire includes the role of Miriam on Home Affairs, NomaRussia on Igazi, Ma'mfundisi on Generations, Neo on Shooting Stars and Clementine on Harvest.

In 2006 she was the first actress to win the Best Supporting Actress category at the SAFTAs when she won for Miriam and most recently she won the Best Actress award at DStv's Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards.

I caught up with her after her win too and asked her to share her no. 1 acting tip.

This is it:

Vatiswa: I always try to be honest and to bring honesty to every single character that I portray.

That's not always easy because one is always thinking that you have to impress the viewer and there's always something of wanting to overdo something. 
 
This is where the directors come in... what I do must look real and it must be entertaining at the same time.

It's always about looking at how would you respond or react to a situation as yourself and then bring that to the character and then add a little bit of frill to it for entertainment purposes.
 
That's what I've done with all the characters I've played. The beauty is that we have writers who just do all the research for you so it doesn't get that difficult. For you, it's just to bring honest emotion to the character and be true.


Actors in this post: Vatiswa Ndara



1 Comment

makisto
11 Sep 2017 09:39

And she aces every role she plays


Only TVSA members can reply to this thread. Click here to login or register.






LATEST ARTICLES

New on TV today: Sunday 13 July 2025

Hitler and Churchill take centre stage on HISTORY and Jaws @ 50 debuts on National Geographic.


New on TV today: Saturday 12 July 2025

There's a Predator Countdown on BBC Earth and the return of 1000-lb Sisters and F*ck, That's Delicious.


On Carte Blanche: a dark underworld in our national defence force

12 SANDF members are in court on charges of car theft, kidnapping and murder - and they've just been granted bail.


Lost in Love Teasers - August 2025

Laxmi vows to ruin Mukta and her children's lives if they return home - and then they return home...


Jhanak Teasers - August 2025

Vihaan grows suspicious when Jhanak firmly claims not to know Aniruddha.


New on TV today: Friday 11 July 2025

Disney+ documents Jaws @ 50 and Discovery finds out how to go Faster with Finnegan.


Generations: The Legacy Teasers - August 2025

Tau and Nkaba's paths cross - and it's not a happy reunion.


Cacau Teasers - August 2025

Justino decides to authorise the publication of Cacau's abduction in the press.


New on TV today: Thursday 10 July 2025

London crime drama MobLand debuts on M-Net and BBC Earth uncovers the Wonders of Volcanoes.


Rugby player Ruan Smith up for grabs in Op My Eish! 4

Old and busted: actors and singers. New hottness: sportsmen. If you fancy some sporty spice, get in the casting queue.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.