Munashe Tapfuya is a theatre and screen actress with a Bachelor of Creative Arts, Major in Acting, from Manukau Institute of Technology. Theatre highlights: Celie, the lead role in The Colour Purple for Bravi Theatre Company; Respectable Wedding; The Great American Scream by Albert Belz; and, more recently, Anesu in The Heartbreak Choir for Auckland Theatre Company. Screen highlights include a featured role in Netflix series The New Legends of Monkey and documentary Bittersweet. Munashe also uses her creativity working in youth development – focusing on refugee and migrant-background youth across Aotearoa. She enjoys dancing, singing and keeping her competitive spirit alive in social tennis and basketball games when she can.
