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Vongai Shava
Vongai (she/her) is an award-winning actor, singer and writer based in New York. She has worked in theatre, film, television and voiceovers. Before the Big Apple, she was born in Harare (Zimbabwe) and raised in London (UK) and Beijing (China) making her a proud third culture kid. She holds a B.A (Hons) in Film and Television Studies from Brunel University London and had the privilege of classically training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY. In 2018 she won the award for Best Drama Actress at Catalyst Content Festival (formerly ITVFest) for the short film, Patiri In The Promised Land. Vongai hosts ZimExcellence, a podcast that spotlights Zimbabwean change-makers and trailblazers. The show currently has 2.3K+ downloads and has been streamed in 58 countries and 381 cities around the world. Vongai is also a self-proclaimed ‘audition cheerleader’, having garnered over 800 positive reviews for supporting actors with their auditions on the platform, WeAudition. Follow her journey @vongaiofficial | https://bio.link/vongaiofficial