It's been a year and a half since Makgotso M burst onto the TV scene with her multiple, diverse roles.
Between 2016 and 2017 she's played Lerato's rebellious sister Kamogelo on Isidingo and the manic Onica on Muvhango.
She brought the prostitute Zara to life on Sokhulu & Partners, she's had guest roles on Sober Companion and Mutual Friends and she's starred in both seasons of the teen drama Is'thunzi, which ended on Mzansi Magic last night.
How does she capture the diversity of these characters? What's her no.1 acting tip? I asked her and this is it:
Makgotso: Do your homework. If you invest something in your craft, you'll get something out of it, so invest. There was a time where I wasn't getting work because of what I look like or whatever but I invested in my talent.
By that I mean anything from reading a book or going to acting classes or, when you get a role, do your research.
Being an actor, you have to be believable so you have to believe me. I have to make sure you do. I played a bipolar girl and I had no idea what bipolar is so I had to do my research.
I read interviews online and read the craziest of stories and stuff and learnt that there's type 1, type 2 and stuff like that, you educate yourself.
You can't be ignorant about it because people won't believe you otherwise and they'll discredit you as an actor. I've learnt a lot.
I played a prostitute one time so I went online and there was this woman who has a blog and she actually loves it.
I never knew people love prostitution - I always thought it's something you did because you felt like you have to. I didn't know that people enjoy it and that there's something people actually get from it.
Even though the girl I was playing didn't actually want to do it, but it did change my perception of the world. Being an actor does that to you.
I see the world through a different lens. People you never thought you'd understand or "get", you end up getting. It gives you insight.
I feel you can't be a closed minded person and be a good actor. To play different roles you have to be able to get into people's heads.