Wanda Banda is a South African actress known for her debut role as Young Nanisca in the historical epic, The Woman King (2022).
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Banda portrays the younger version of the character, Nanisca, portrayed by academy award winning actress, Viola Davis.
We can expect the rising star to join the cast of the hit Netflix series, Blood and Water, in its fourth season (2024).
Banda will also appear as a supporting lead in the upcoming Netflix feature, Heart of the Hunter (2024), directed by Mandlakayise Dube.
A soldier searching for his missing wife breaks into a high-tech facility, believing she's been caught in a human trafficking ring. But beyond its walls, he finds a surreal, futuristic fantasy park where reality and illusion blur. As he navigates this seductive and dangerous world, a shocking truth pulls him deeper into a deadly game where nothing is as it seems.
Seeking revenge on her abusive husband, a woman's life takes a dark turn when she meets a mysterious hitman. Drawn into a whirlwind romance, she spirals into a dangerous vigilante spree. As the body count rises, she begins to unravel the true nature of her partner and the secrets they both conceal.
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.