Wema Sepetu

Wema Isaac Sepetu (born 28 September 1988) is a Tanzanian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Tanzania 2006. She represented Tanzania at Miss World 2006, which was held in Poland.

Wema A. Sepetu
Born	(1988-09-28) 28 September 1988 (age 36) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Other names	Sepenga
Alma mater	Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
Occupation(s)	Actress, entrepreneur
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Tanzania 2006
Years active	2007–present
Major competition(s)	Miss Tanzania

Early life and education

She hails from the diplomatic family of the late Abraham Sepetu. She is the last born in a family of four children.

She obtained her primary, secondary, and high school education at Academic International School in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. She later joined Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Malaysia to pursue an international business course, which she did for one year and then dropped out to continue with acting.

Miss Tanzania 2006 and Miss World 2006

After winning the title of Miss Tanzania in 2006, Sepetu traveled to Warsaw, Poland to compete in the Miss World 2006 pageant.

Career

Acting

Sepetu was introduced into the movie industry by the late Steven Kanumba while they were dating. She made her film debut in A Point of No Return. She played Dina, the main character, alongside Steven Kanumba. The character is a young lady who is forced by her family to marry the witch man Lameck (Steven Kanumba), who is not her choice.

Sepetu later appeared in many movies, such as Family Tears, Red Valentine, and White Maria, which made her one of the most popular actresses in Tanzania. She has appeared in more than 20 films.

In 2011 she produced the movie Superstar, about her love life with musician Diamond Platnumz.^[1] The movie was launched in 2012 at the Kilimanjaro Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dar Es Salaam and was graced by many people including Omotola Jalade Ekeinde from Nigeria who was the guest of honour.^[2] However, the movie did not enter into the market until today,^[when?] and Sepetu has said that she is still looking for a distributor.^[3]

Sepetu then appeared in the movies Basilisa, It Was Not Me, House Boy, Madame, and others.

In 2014 she collaborated with Van Vicker from Ghana to produce a movie called Day After Death starring herself and Van Vicker.^[4][5] The film was planned to be released in 2015^[6] but due to delays it has not yet been released.

Sepetu appeared in movies from 2015 to 2016 including Family, Mapenzi Yamerogwa and Chungu Cha Tatu.

In 2017 she made a comeback with the film Heaven Sent, which she produced and played the lead, alongside alim Ahmed (Gabo). The launch took place at Century Cinemax Mlimani City Dar Es Salaam Tanzania.^[7] The movie was sold via her mobile application Wema App. It received seven nominations at the 2018 Sinema Zetu International Film Festival Awards, including Best Actress and Best Feature Film;^[8] Sepetu won Best Actress and the movie won People's Choice.

Endless Fame Production

In 2013 Sepetu launched her company called Endless Fame Production.^[9] The company deals with movies production and artists' management. They have managed Tanzanian musicians such as Mirror and Ally Luna.^[10] The company has produced movies such as Superstar, Unexpected, Day After Death, Family, and Heaven Sent.

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	A Point of No Return[11]	Dina	with Steven Kanumba and Mahsein Awadh
2008	Family Tears[12]	Asteria/Joyce Damian	with Steven Kanumba, Elizabeth Michael, and Richard Benzdnheout
2009	Red Valentine[13]	Vivian	with Steven Kanumba, Jacqueline Wolper
2010	Sakata[14]	Beatrice	with Tuesday Kihangala, Jacq Pentezel,Kabula
	White Maria[15]	Catherine	with Steven Kanumba
	Tafrani[16]	Winnie	with Jumbe Yusuph, Shemson Alexander
2011	14 Days[17]	Irene	with Jacob Steven, Mahsein Awadh
	Lerato[18]	Lerato	with Jacob Steven and Single Mtambalike
	Basilisa[19]	Natalia	with Issa Mussa, Kajala Masanja, Suleiman Barafu, Dokii
	The Diary[20]	Queen	with Rose Ndauka and Jacquline Pentezel
	DJ Ben[21]	Natalie	with Jacob Steven and Irene Uwoya
2012	Crazy Tenant[22]	Miss Cecilia	with Peter Msechu
	House Boy[23]	Mama Lulu	with Elizabeth Michael, Kajala Masanja, Suleiman Barafu and Mr Blue
	It Was Not Me	Sheila	with Yusuph Mlela, Riyama Ally
2014	Madame[24]	Madame	with Rado, Soudy Ally, Deogratious Shija
2015	Mapenzi Yamerogwa	Sarah	with Riyama Ally, Aunty Ezekiel and Hemedi Suleiman
	Saa Mbovu		with Aunty Ezekiel
	Chungu Cha Tatu	Doreen	with Jacob Steven and Patcho Mwamba
2016	Family	Aileena	with Aunty Ezekiel and Hemed Suleiman
2017	Kisogo		short film - with Salim Ahmed (Gabo)
	Heaven Sent	Samira	with Salim Ahmed (Gabo)
2018	Day After Death		with Van Vicker
	Mary Mary	Kalekwa
2019	More Than a Woman		with Hemed Suleiman
2020	Tukae		short film

Television

Year	Name	Role	Note
2020	Karma	Dr. Desire	Aired on Maisha Magic Bongo (Dstv Channel) Also executive producer
2020–2021	We Men	Tatiana	Aired on Startimes Television

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Recipient	Result
2014	Ijumaa Sexiest Girl	Sexiest Girl	Herself	Won[25]
	Swahili Fashion Week Awards	Style Icon of the Year	Herself	Nominated[26]
2015	Tanzania People's Choice Awards	Favorite Actress	Herself	Won[27]
		Favorite TV Show	Wema Sepetu: In My Shoes	Nominated[28]
	Nzumari Awards (Kenya)	Female Personality of the Year (East Africa)	Herself	Won[29]
2016	Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards	Best Dressed Celebrity (East Africa)	Herself	Won[30]
2017	Swahili Fashion Week Awards	Female Stylish Personality of the year	Herself	Won[31]
2018	Sinema Zetu International Film Festival	Best Actress	Heaven Sent	Won
		Best Feature Film (as a producer)		Nominated
		People's Choice (as a producer)		Won
2019	Sinema Zetu International Film Festival	Best Actress	More Than a Woman	Nominated
		Best Feature Film (as a producer)		Nominated