
Actress
Harriet Manamela
13 October 1971 (55) Diepkloof, Gauteng, South Africa
- Movies
- 10
- Shows
- 3
Biography
Harriet Manamela (born 13 Oct 1971), sometimes credited as Harriet Lenabe, is a South African actress best known for portraying Meikie Maputla in the SABC 1 soap opera Skeem Saam. She made her television debut in 1998 with appearances in productions such as Soul City, Isidingo, Isibaya, Yizo Yizo II, and Justice for All. She later became known for playing Nomzamo, the mother of Suffocate, in the e.tv soap opera Rhythm City. In 2011, she joined the cast of the SABC 1 soap opera Skeem Saam as Meikie Maputla, a role that brought her national recognition. In 2026, she joined the fourth season of e.tv's telenovela Isitha: The Enemy, portraying Dorcas.
Known For
- 2026
- Seriously Single Too · Film
- 2020
- Tjovitjo · Series · Auti Tshidi
- 2018
- The Tokoloshe · Film · Ma Zondi
- 2017
- Vaya · Film · Grace
- 2015
- Avengers: Age of Ultron · Film · Johannesburg Onlooker
- 2014
- Swartwater · Series · Elizabeth Malinga
- 2010
- Life, Above All · Film · Mrs. Tafa
- 2009
- Gugu and Andile · Film · Busi Dlamini
- 2004
- Hotel Rwanda · Film · Alice the Waitress
- Yesterday · Film · Tall Teacher
- In My Country · Film · Albertina Sobandla
- 2001
- Hijack Stories · Film · Baragwanath nurse
- 1993
- Skeem Saam · Series











