Palesa Madisakwane was born on 6th September 1975 in Rockville, Soweto. She is a South African Actress and businesswoman, she is best known for playing the role of a music executive named Palesa on Sabc1’s popular soapie Generations The Legacy in 2014.

She also starred on a number of local tv shows including etv drama series ekasi: Our stories, playing the role of Nomsa, in the etv Telenovela Ashes to Ashes in 2015 and on Sabc1’s drama series Gaz’ Lam.

Palesa has been off screen for a couple of years now, her last acting role was when she starred on Mzansi Magic’s Telenovela Isibaya on channel 161.

Palesa also explored her other talents in the entertainment industry, she presented, became a news anchor and producer on the news channel ANN7.

In 2019 she was involved in a car accident, that almost claimed her life. As a result, she suffered internal injuries, short memory, blackouts and headache. Its been two years since the accident abd she has fully recovered and completely healed.