With a decades-long career, the cheerful actress has quickly become one of the most well-known faces on television. Natasha Sutherland is an award-winning actress best known for her role as Layla McKenzie in the television drama Scandal.
In Scandal, she is the mother of Quinton Nyathi, who died in a sad accident after being knocked over by a Kubeka-owned waste truck. She is Dintle Nyathi’s mother-in-law.The two are known for not seeing eye to eye, but these days Dibtle and Layla are BBF.
Just like those before her, she started acting while she was young. Her thrust into the limelight came in the 1990s, when she hosted the Kideo show.She made waves in 1991 when she discovered she had been cast in Egoli: The Place of Gold. She was a teen at the time, and it marked a watershed moment in her acting career on television. She rose to prominence on stage in 1992, when she featured in Gigi and The Revlon Girl.
A few years later, in 1996, she made history when she was cast in television serials: Honeytown and Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. These two home serials offered her an international appreciation. Against the backdrop of her big wins, she played a lead role in Operational Delta in 1997. Years later, she was cast in Scandal.She made waves in 1991 when she discovered she had been cast in Egoli: The Place of Gold. She was a teen at the time, and it marked a watershed moment in her acting career on television. She rose to prominence on stage in 1992, when she featured in Gigi and The Revlon Girl.
A few years later, in 1996, she made history when she was cast in television serials: Honeytown and Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. These two home serials offered her an international appreciation. Against the backdrop of her big wins, she played a lead role in Operational Delta in 1997. Years later, she was cast in Scandal.Without a question, she is a jack of all trades and master of all. She is an accomplished author and motivational speaker. Her cool has earned her ambassadorial accolades from South African beauty brands ‘Placecol’ and ‘DNB’.
Fans pondered how old she may be given her remarkable career that spanned decades. Well, the actress is older than we expected. The 54-year-old actress was born November 20, 1970, in Durban, South Africa. She is the daughter of Geoffrey Sutherland and Kenlynn Ashby, both choreographers.