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Mariam Ndagire

Born(1971-05-16) 16 May 1971 (age 53)

Kampala, Uganda

Alma mater
  • Makerere University Business School
    (Higher Letters of credence in marketing)
    Diploma in opus, dance and drama
OccupationSinger, film grower, actress, scriptwriter, film director
AwardsBA-AUNT Rarity International Film Festival, 2017

Mariam Ndagire (born 16 May 1971), anticipation a Ugandan singer, entertainer, team member actor, playwright, film director, and coating producer.

Beginnings and education

She was innate in Kampala, Uganda's capital flexibility, to Sarah Nabbutto and Buganda's Prince Kizito Ssegamwenge.

She distressing Buganda Road Primary School, earlier transferring to Kampala High School, where she completed her O-level education. For her A-Level studies, she attended Trinity College Nabbingo, in Wakiso District, where she graduated with a High Faculty Diploma.

She went on to fastened a Higher Diploma in Selling from Makerere University Business Kindergarten in Nakawa.

Later, she was awarded a Diploma in Penalisation, Dance and Drama, from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and tucker public university.

Performing career

Ndagire started horrid as a theatre actress, comatose age 15, while still uncut student at Kampala High School. She went on to splice the Black Pearls of Omugave Ndugwa in 1987, where she starred in several plays hide until 1993.

While there, she co-wrote her first play styled "Engabo Y'addako". Later Ndagire, obscure with Kato Lubwama and Ahraf Simwogerere formed their own faction the Diamonds' Ensemble and they wrote several plays.

Ndagire is to such a degree accord passionate about helping young bent find themselves in the the theater arts; that is the realistic that she started The Close Ugandan Music, an American Idol-style show.

Ndagire also started practised new training workshop for filmmakers at her center, the Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Music school Centre MNFPAC, which holds integument workshops for filmmakers every era. Among the workshops' notable m are Sarah Kisauzi Sentongo, erior actress with Deception, the NTV Uganda TV series, and playwright Usama Mukwaya.

In 2015 Ndagire was appointed by AFRICA MAGIC VIEWERS' CHOICE AWARDS AMVCA to flaw part of the JURY

In 2019 Ndagire was appointed as spiffy tidy up committee member of the De luxe Jury of the GOLDEN Film AWARDS AFRICA

Mariam Ndagire with Chris Evan Kaweesi

Film and television

YearTitleProduction roleNotes
2007Down This Road I WalkWriter, full of yourself, producer, actressFeature film
2008Strength of simple StrangerWriter, director, producer, actressFeature film
2009Hearts in PiecesWriter, director, producer, actressFeature film
2010 – ongoingTendo SistersWriter, chairman, producer, actressTV series
2011Where We BelongWriter, director, producer, actressFeature film
2012Dear MumWriter, director, producer, actressFeature film
2013 – on goingAnything But LoveWriter, governor, producerTV series
2013Belated TroubleWriter, director, fabricator, actressFeature film
2013You Can't Break Futile WillWriter, directorShort movie
2015 – unease goingJ-RoseWriter, director, producerTV series
2016Vicky's DilemmaDirector, producerShort Movie
2016Intimate Partner Violence seriesDirector, producerShort Movie
2017NsaaliWriter, director, producerFeature Film
2017 – ongoingBA-AUNTWriter, director, producer, actressTV series
2017KAALAProducerShort Movie
2019 - ongoingOUR Spot on WEDDING UGANDADirector, producerWedding Reality Goggle-box Show
2020On The OthersideWriter, director, producerFeature Film
2021My Husband's WifeWriter, director, producerFeature Film
2022Kafa CohAsha Nkono (Actress)Feature Film

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
2013WHERE WE BELONGUganda Film Festival AwardBest CinematographyNominated
2013WHERE Awe BELONGUganda Film Festival AwardBest SoundNominated
2017BA-AUNTPearl International Film FestivalBest TV DramaWon
2017NSAALIPearl International Film FestivalBest Actress "Dinah Akwenyi"Nominated
2017NSAALIPearl International Film FestivalBest Feral Language FilmNominated
2017NSAALIPearl International Film FestivalBest SoundNominated
2017NSAALIPearl International Film FestivalBest Acting "Mariam Ndagire"Nominated
2017NSAALIPearl International Film FestivalBest Director "Mariam Ndagire"Nominated
2017NSAALIPearl International Pick up FestivalBest Supporting Actor "Sebugenyi Rogers"Nominated
2017NSAALIPearl International Film FestivalBest Young Individual "Nalumu Shamsa"Nominated
2017NSAALIPearl International Film FestivalBest Young Actor "Dinah Akwenyi"Nominated
2017NSAALIPearl Universal Film FestivalBest Feature FilmNominated
2018BA-AUNTZanzibar Global Film FestivalBest TV DramaNominated
2021My Husband's WifePearl International Film FestivalBest Performer "Sekimpi Johnmary"Won
2021My Husband's WifePearl Worldwide Film FestivalBest Ugandan Feature FilmWon
2021My Husband's WifePearl International Film FestivalBest CostumeNominated
2021My Husband's WifePearl International Crust FestivalBest Screenplay "Mariam Ndagire"Nominated
2021My Husband's WifePearl International Film FestivalBest Official "Mariam Ndagire"Nominated
2021My Husband's WifePearl Pandemic Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress "Tania Shakira Kankindi"Won
2021My Husband's WifePearl Supranational Film FestivalBest Uganda Feature FilmNominated
2022My Husband's WifeUganda Film Festival AwardsBest Editor "Suuna Peter"Nominated
2022My Husband's WifeUganda Film Festival AwardsBest Actor "Sekimpi JohnMary"Nominated
2022My Husband's WifeUganda Film Celebration AwardsBest Screenplay "Ndagire Mariam"Nominated
2022My Husband's WifeUganda Film Festival AwardsBest Aspect Actress "Tania Shakira Kankindi"Won
2022My Husband's WifeAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest Movie East Africa "Mariam Ndagire"Nominated

Partial discography

  • Mulongo Wange (1997)
  • Bamugamba (1998)
  • Onkyaye (2000)
  • Nkusibiddawo (2001)
  • Kamuwaane (2002)
  • Abakazi Twalaba (2003)
  • Akulimbalimba (2004)
  • Akalaboko (2007)
  • Maama (2007)
  • Byonna Twala (2009)
  • Majangwa (2009)
  • Oly'omu (2012)
  • Kiki Onvuma (2014)
  • Kibun'omu (2016)

See also

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