Most Promising Actor award at 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards
Madina Nalwanga (born March 15, 2002) is a Ugandan actress known for her lead role as Phiona Mutesi in Queen of Katwe (2016).[1] The film depicts the life of Mutesi, a Ugandan girl living in a slum in Katwe who learns to play chess and becomes a Woman Candidate Master.[2] This role earned her the Most Promising Actor award at 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.[3] She also won an NAACP Image Award, a Women Film Critics Circle Award, and was nominated for a Critic's Choice Award.[4]
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MadinaNalwanga (born March 15, 2002) is a Ugandan actress known for her lead role as Phiona Mutesi in Queen of Katwe (2016). The film depicts the life...
written by William Wheeler. Starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, and MadinaNalwanga, the film depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi, a girl living in Katwe...
Robert Katende in the film, which also features Lupita Nyong'o and MadinaNalwanga. Katende was born in Kiboga district to a teenage mother and lived...
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Katwe, stars Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo. Mutesi is portrayed by MadinaNalwanga. Mutesi attended premieres of the film in Toronto, Canada (10 September)...
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