Busi Lurayi Biography, Wiki, Age, Husband, Family, Child, Parents, Net Worth
The South African-born actress Busisiwe Lurayi is best known for portraying Tumi Sello in the Netflix drama series How to Ruin Christmas.
Profile Summary
| Full Name | Busisiwe Lurayi |
| Stage Name | Busi Lurayi |
| Date of birth | 1987 |
| Age | 35 years old |
| Husband | Mziwoxolo Qwelane (Baby Daddy) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Child | Ayana (Daughter) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Net Worth | Under Review |
Biography of Busi Lurayi
Born in Thembisa, Gauteng, in 1987, Busi Lurayi’s real name is Busisiwe Lurayi. She was a South African actress who resided in Gauteng’s Johannesburg.
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In the SABC1 sitcom City Ses’la and its spin-off series Ses’Top La, Busi Lurayi played the lead character Phumzile from 2005 to 2006 and again in 2010.
She won the first-ever Best Supporting Actress in a TV Comedy SAFTA (South African Film and Television Awards) in 2006 for her portrayal of Phumzile.
After the first season, Lurayi departed the program (Thuli Thabethe took her place), joining the cast of the ITV drama series Wild At Heart starring Amanda Holden of Kiss Me Kate fame, about a British family moving to a South African wildlife reserve.
In the second season of the show, Lurayi plays Thandi, a teacher who homeschools the kids. She is listed as a part of the supporting cast.
For the fourth and last season of City Ses’la in 2010, she took on the role of Phumzile once more. Then, in 2012, Ses’Top La, a spin-off series featuring her character, debuted.
She made a cameo appearance in the episode “There Are No Angels Here” of the medical drama ER in May 2006, playing the part of Sittina (Season 12, Episode 20).
Since 2008, she has portrayed the lead role of Winnie Molepo in the SABC1 drama series Sokhulu & Partners as a lawyer who represents the Sokhulu brothers.
She joined the cast of the SABC1 soap opera Generations in November 2011 and played Swazi Lukhele, a socialite wife who was divorcing her husband David Lukhele.
She played the head of the inept government department of Social Impact and Empowerment Strategy in the Mzansi Magic sitcom S.I.E.S. in 2012.
She hosted the M-Net game show Million Rand Money Drop in 2013 and returned to the role of Phumzile in Ses’Top La Season 2 in 2014.
She portrayed Nkuli, a recurrent character, in Season 2 of the Mzansi Magic prison drama Lockdown, and Dr. Lungile Asumadu in the SABC2 medical drama series, which premiered in 2020.
In 2021 she won a Best Actress SAFTA for her role as Tumi in How to Ruin Christmas.
Busi died on Sunday 10 July, 2022.
Busi Lurayi Movies
Busi Lurayi’s movies include:
Netflix’s How to Ruin Christmas (2020)
Vutha Dr Lungile Asumadu (2020)
ER Sittina (2006)
Wild at Heart (2006)Busi Lurayi Child
Daughter of Busi Lurayi: Busi Lurayi reportedly calls her daughter Ayana. On her Instagram page, Busi posted a photo of her and her daughter with the caption, “We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that she is someone today—Stacia Tauscher. You, my darling, are simply magical.
Husband of Busi Lurayi
Mziwoxolo Qwelane, a businessman, is the father of Busi Lurayi. When he alleged Busi had stolen goods from his Randburg home in 2020, there was some potential for conflict between the pair.
Busi Lurayi’s Net Worth
Lurayi Busi estimated The net worth is being examined.
Death by Cause for Busi Lurayi
On July 10, 2022, Busi Lurati passed away in Guatemala. It is not yet known what caused the death. She had a 35-year-old age.
A statement from Busisiwe Lurayi’s management company, Eye Media Artists, confirmed the news of her untimely passing. Until the family receives the results of the autopsy, it is uncertain what caused the death of actress Busi Lurayi.
