Dawn Thandeka King On Her 'Lockdown' Role

She will forever remember the iconic Mzansi Magic show

By  | Jul 09, 2020, 01:09 PM  | Dawn Thandeka King  | Top of The

Post main image
Dawn Thandeka King is humbled to have worked on an all-woman cast television production which has set the bar very high.

The beloved actress played the feisty and tough Mazet on the Mzansi Magic hit show Lockdown and she has expressed nothing but love and admiration for it.

Read More: Dawn Thandeka King finds love again. 

Mzansi Magic released a statement of which Dawn spoke highly of the production and the role it played in showcasing the strength women have when it comes to acting, especially perfecting tough roles whilst locked up in prison. It is also the first to ever do it in Mzansi.

The actress received her accolade, a Golden Horn for Best Actress in a lead role in a TV Drama Every scene for playing MaZet, who later was killed as a form of leaving the show.

"Being a part of a production like Lockdown has been nothing but amazing, I've worked with the most talented team in the country and it has truly been a humbling experience.

"Every scene was like a movie and that's what I truly enjoyed about being on the show," she gushed.
Dawn Thandeka King at the SAFTA13

Read the full statement here.


Main image Credit: Mzansi magic
Read more