Happy birthday πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰ to veteran actor, author, activist and global speaker Rosie Motene.

Rosie Motene Age
Motene was born on the 7th of September 1974 in South Africa. She is 46 years old as of 2020.
Rosie Motene is among the few lucky black girls that managed to live the best life and get the best education during the apartheid era in South Africa. Being raised by a white family meant that she had the best things in life. However, for the Generations actress, this was the beginning of her identity crisis. Growing up away from her roots made her distant from her family and the resentment of the black community


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosie Motene Education
She attended Pretoria Girls High School. She proceeded to drama school at the University of Witwatersrand, where she studied Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts and graduated with honors.

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. Read more: https://briefly.co.za/52987-rosie-motene-bio-family-abuse-generations-book-white-profile.html

Rosie Motene Family
Motene was born during the apartheid era. Her father was a petrol attendant while her mother was a domestic worker for a Jewish family. Her family lived in Phokeng, Rustenburg.

She was, however, adopted by the Finkelsteins, the Jewish family her mother worked for. Her adopted family was white and so raised her as such. Growing up, she hated being African and even did not want to learn her native language or tradition.

Rosie Motene Self Discovery
After her foster family relocated to Israel, and she had to go live with her foster brother. While there, she struggled with her identity and decided to go live in Phokeng with her family. There, she learned to communicate in Tswana.

With the help of her family, her psychologist and counselling, she was able to get back on her feet and discover who she really is.

Rosie Motene Relationship
The actress is currently not in any relationship. 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.