10 Things You Didn’t Know About Asanda Foji
This beautiful actress has made her TV debut on the soapie Generations: The Legacy which also launched her career. She played Simphiwe, a young rural village girl whose life revolves around her husband. Her role however ended in a dramatic exit which got Mzansi talking for hours on social media. Asanda Foji’s journey with the soapie officially came to an end on the 1st of December. Asanda Foji’s journey is definitely proof that anything is possible. There’s no doubt that we will be seeing more of Foji on our screens in the future.
Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the beautiful Asanda Foji…..
1. Asanda has a diploma in Media and Journalism. After completing her matric she went to New Africa School for Theatre in Cape Town.
2. Foji knew from a young age that she was going to be an actor.
3. She had to go through five auditions before she landed the part on Generations : “The Legacy”
4. Asanda originally auditioned for the role of Namhla, but as fate would have it, ended up getting the role of the submissive wife, Simphiwe.
5. Asanda has acted in a few plays but nothing as big as Generations. She landed her first stage acting at the Market Theatre Laboratory in Newtown, Johannesburg.
6. Though her debut on television was a nightmare, Foji says she is now addicted to television acting. In fact, she wants to give stage a break and establish her profile on television.
7. Asanda was introduced to an acting agency by actor Dumisani Mbebe. It was the same agency that sent her to Generations audition.
8. Apart from her acting career, Foji has been keeping busy collecting sanitary towels for young girls in the townships and rural schools in Eastern Cape.
9. Asanda comes from King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape.
10. She struggled to get theatre acting jobs until she decided to try her luck in the call centre and retail industry. Her first stop was at this newspaper, where she worked at the call centre with the tough job of convincing people to subscribe to Sowetan.
