Melissa Kiplagat
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Melissa Kiplagat is a Kenyan actress popularly known for her role as Amara in the show This is Life.[1] She has also acted in a couple of stage plays in London, where she also earned a Masters Degree in Performance (Acting).
Education[edit]
Kiplagat graduated with degree in Economics from Brown University in 2013. She received a Masters in Performance (Acting) from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London (UK) in 2017.[2]
Career[edit]
Kiplagat started her acting career in the United States in fifth grade where she auditioned for a role in a school play and got the lead part.[1] After graduating from Brown University in 2013 she returned to Kenya to pursue a professional career in the arts and has since performed in 17 plays both in Nairobi and London, including Apples From The Desert, Butterflies Are Free, The Penelopiad and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, 10 TV shows (leading in 5 including Ngazi, This Is Life, News Just In and Country Queen) and a number of short films including It's Been A While and Kaleidoscope: a performance which earned her a Best Actress in Film nomination in the 2017 Kalasha Awards.[2]
Kiplagat also organizes acting and film master classes under her Melissa Kiplagat Masterclasses venture.[2]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Apples From the Dessert | TBA | This was a Play | [2] |
| Butterflies Are Free | TBA | This was a Play | ||
| The Penelopiad | TBA | This was a Play | ||
| The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | TBA | This was a Play | ||
| This Is Life | TBA | This was a Tv Show | ||
| News Just In | TBA | This was a Tv Show | ||
| Country Queen | TBA | This was a Tv Show | ||
| It's Been A While | TBA | This was a Tv Show | ||
| Kaleidoscope | TBA | This was a Tv Show | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Melissa Kiplagat: It all started in fifth grade | Kenya". nation.africa. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Melissa Kiplagat". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
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