Sarah Kisawuzi
Ugandan actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarah Ssentongo Kisauzi is a Ugandan actress most known for her role as Nalweyiso, the mean mother-in-law, in the 2013 NTV television drama series Deception.[1][2][3][4]
Mrs. Kisauzi came into the limelight as Nalweyiso, a role she played in a drama series Deception from 2013 to 2016 and won her the Best Actress award at the 2015 Uganda Entertainment Awards. She later played other roles such as in the Disney chess film Queen of Katwe as Katende's grandmother in 2016, Ugandan telenovela Second Chance. She played Mama Stella in a 2019 gender based violence campaign film Bed of Thorns and as Barbara Batte in a 2019 television drama series Power of Legacy. Mrs. Kisauzi has also starred in Usama Mukwaya’s 2012 short film Smart Attempt, and in Mariam Ndagire’s productions Because of you, Hearts in Pieces (2009) and Where we Belong (2011).[5] It was announced in that Mrs. Kisauzi got a role in a Hollywood production titled "Little America"[6][7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ssekukkulu | Mama | Family / Comedy / Drama |
| 2022 | Bedroom Chains | Natasha's Mother | Drama |
| 2020 | Dance with Valentino | TV Series | |
| 2019 | Bed of Thorns | Mama Stella | Drama |
| Power of Legacy | Barbara Batte | 2019 Ongoing television series | |
| 2016 | Queen of Katwe | Katende’s Grandmother | |
| Second Chance | 2016–2018 television series | ||
| 2013 | Deception | Nalweyiso | Won Best Actress at Uganda Entertainment Awards 2015 |
| 2012 | Smart Attempt | Directed by Usama Mukwaya | |
| 2011 | Where We Belong | Mariam Ndagire production | |
| 2009 | Because of You | ||
| Hearts in Pieces | Drama | ||
| 2020 | Men in suits | Amanda | Directed by Nabukenya Kevin Johns |
| Year | Nominated work | Association | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Deception | Uganda Film Festival Awards | Best Actress in a TV Drama | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Uganda Entertainment Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
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