osie Motene biography Rosie was born on 7th September 1974, which was during the apartheid era. Her mother used to work as a domestic worker for a Jewish family who used to live in Emmarentia, Johannesburg. Her father, Pathe Motene, was a petrol attendant. She was adopted and raised by her mother’s employer, who was white. The Jewish family, the Finkelsteins, loved her and treated her as their own, and her mother had to take a backseat in taking care of her. Her biological family, the Motenes, lived in Phokeng, Rustenburg. The activist got the best education a black girl could only dream of during the apartheid rule. She attended Pretoria Girls High School. She later joined the University of Witwatersrand, where she studied Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts and graduated with honors. Rosie Motene family She is single but open to finding love. She has been a victim of relationship abuse when she was in Grade 12 and dating a boy from Rwanda. She even got pregnant but had to go through an abortion because of the psychological torture she was going through. Rosie Motene career She has many names that define her career. She is an actress known for playing the role of journalist Tsego in Generations from 2000 until 2004. She worked alongside Phemelo Motene, whose marital name is Phemelo Ngcobo, in Generations. She has featured in various films and series such as Hotel Rwanda and Zabalaza (2015). She is also a TV host of a lifestyle show, M-Net’s Studio 5