Happy 40th birthday to a Writer, Director and former Generations actress of 2011 Maggie Benedict(Akhona Miya). The US base local actress has been featured in some of the greatest Hollywood productions like The Good Doctor(ABC), Random Act Of Flyness(HOB), The Romanoffs and she has a voice character in US animation series The Wings

South African actress, writer, and director, Maggie Benedict best known for playing the role of Akhona Miya in the soap opera Generations, celebrates her 40th birthday today.

The award-winning actress born on February 10, 1981, in Pretoria, South Africa, received the South African Film and Television Awards for best ensemble cast for the 2011 film The Mating Game.

As Maggie Benedict turns 40, here’s a walk down memory lane.

Maggie Benedict arrested

On Twitter and Instagram, Maggie Benedict created quite the buzz as photos of her being arrested and later produced in court, did the rounds.

Drama was rife as Generations actress, Maggie Benedict, was arrested following a shoplifting incident at Cresta mall. Maggie was placed in a holding cell in Linden before authorities took her to Randburg Magistrate’s court.

Her family’s got her back

Maggie Benedict, was found guilty for stealing at Checkers Cresta after she allegedly took a box of Panado (Paracetamol tablets) from the store.