Refilwe Madumo on Generations The Legacy
Actress Refilwe Madumo currently plays the role of Rich Aunt Fikile Maponya on Generations The Legacy. The youthful divorcee and mother of two sets Generations The Legacy on fire with her fashion and bling antics. A goal-getter who do not hesitate to fall in love, Fikile shocked the world when she dated her ex-boyfriend Kumkani Phakade‘s son Mpho.
The vivacious actress is always serving us energy vibes every time she appears on the small screen. She has a string of television roles tied to her name and is one actress that soapville can’t do without.
Growing up, Refilwe encountered a lot; she survived a rape attempt when gun seeking robbers stormed into their household and roughed up her parents. She revealed police rescued her when she was about to be raped in front of her children. Refilwe said that the perpetrators are currently serving a jail sentence of fifty years.
The actress has been in the game for a while now and everyone wonders how old she is. Well women do not expose their age. Besides, age is just a number and we only care about the youthful looks she keeps on serving us.
Fikile on Generations The Legacy Real Age
Onscreen, Refilwe Madumo plays Fikile, a mother in her late forties compared to her thirty-two-year-old real-life age. Fikile was born on 11 February 1989 and celebrates her birthdays privately. On Generations The Legacy, Fikile is mother to Bonga Mpofu – the role played by Tabile Tau, a school going teenager and rugby player who is nineteen years old, making it biologically reasonable that Fikile is in her late 40s.
How does Refilwe Madumo’s career start?
She snatches the public attention with her role as Palesa, an HIV-positive character on Scandal! in the 90s. She wows masses and has been making strides since.
Refilwe Madumo is a mother of two( sons) and it is not known who her baby daddy is. The actress had an unfortunate experience when she was with her children. ”My children who are now four and six were two weeks old and two years old respectively at the time a thug threatened to rape me in front of them. They had broken into my parents’ home. I was in the room and I managed to call the police before one of the men entered the room”.
In 2006 she guest starred on the SABC1 sitcom Izoso Connexion. In 2007 she guest starred on the SABC3 comedy-drama series One Way and she played the role of Zanele in the SABC1 drama series Society, returning for its second season in 2009.
In 2008 played Ruth in the SABC2 miniseries Huis van Liefde.
In 2015 she had a starring role as Dorah in the SABC2 family drama series Mamello.
In addition to her on-screen role, which portrays abuse survival and women emancipation, Refilwe carries the same teaching off-screen. She is involved in community development projects, including rehabilitation facilities and providing a haven for Gender-Based Violence victims.