Mariam Ndagire
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| Born | (1971-05-16) 16 May 1971 Kampala, Uganda |
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| Occupations | Singer, film producer, actress, scriptwriter, film director |
| Awards | BA-AUNT Pearl International Film Festival, 2017 |
Mariam Ndagire (born 16 May 1971) is a Ugandan singer, entertainer, actress, playwright, film director, and film producer.[1][2]
Beginnings and education
She was born in Kampala, Uganda's capital city, to Sarah Nabbutto and Buganda's Prince Kizito Ssegamwenge. She attended Buganda Road Primary School, before 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 School Diploma.[3]
She went on to obtain a Higher Diploma in Marketing from Makerere University Business School in Nakawa. Later, she was awarded a Diploma in Music, Dance and Drama, from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university.[3]
Performing career
Ndagire started out as a theatre actress, at age 15, while still a student at Kampala High School. She went on to join the Black Pearls of Omugave Ndugwa in 1987, where she starred in several plays up until 1993. While there, she co-wrote her first play titled "Engabo Y'addako". Later Ndagire, together with Kato Lubwama and Ahraf Simwogerere formed their own group the Diamonds' Ensemble and they wrote several plays.[3][4]
Ndagire is so passionate about helping young talent find themselves in the performing arts; that is the reason that she started The Next Ugandan Music, an American Idol-style show.[3][4] Ndagire also started a new training workshop for filmmakers at her center, the Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Centre MNFPAC, which holds film workshops for filmmakers every year. Among the workshops' notable participants are Sarah Kisauzi Sentongo, an actress with Deception, the NTV Uganda TV series, and screenwriter Usama Mukwaya.[3][4][5]
In 2015 Ndagire was appointed by AFRICA MAGIC VIEWERS' CHOICE AWARDS AMVCA to be part of the JURY.
In 2019 Ndagire was appointed as a committee member of the Grand Jury of the GOLDEN MOVIE AWARDS AFRICA.
Film and television
| Year | Title | Production role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Down This Road I Walk | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
| 2008 | Strength of a Stranger | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
| 2009 | Hearts in Pieces | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
| 2010 – ongoing | Tendo Sisters | Writer, director, producer, actress | TV series |
| 2011 | Where We Belong | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
| 2012 | Dear Mum | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
| 2013 – on going | Anything But Love | Writer, director, producer | TV series |
| 2013 | Belated Trouble | Writer, director, producer, actress | Feature film |
| 2013 | You Can't Break My Will | Writer, director | Short movie |
| 2015 – on going | J-Rose | Writer, director, producer | TV series |
| 2016 | Vicky's Dilemma | Director, producer | Short Movie |
| 2016 | Intimate Partner Violence series | Director, producer | Short Movie |
| 2017 | Nsaali | Writer, director, producer | Feature Film |
| 2017 – ongoing | BA-AUNT | Writer, director, producer, actress | TV series |
| 2017 | KAALA | Producer | Short Movie |
| 2019 - ongoing | OUR PERFECT WEDDING UGANDA | Director, producer | Wedding Reality TV Show |
| 2020 | On The Otherside | Writer, director, producer | Feature Film |
| 2021 | My Husband's Wife | Writer, director, producer | Feature Film |
| 2022 | Kafa Coh | Asha Nkono (Actress) | Feature Film |
| 2025 | Call 112 | Teopista Ndyanabo | Short film |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2013 | WHERE WE BELONG | Uganda Film Festival Award | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2013 | WHERE WE BELONG | Uganda Film Festival Award | Best Sound | Nominated |
| 2017 | BA-AUNT | Pearl International Film Festival | Best TV Drama | Won |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Actress "Dinah Akwenyi" | Nominated |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Indigenous Language Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Sound | Nominated |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Screenplay "Mariam Ndagire" | Nominated |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Director "Mariam Ndagire" | Nominated |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor "Sebugenyi Rogers" | Nominated |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Young Actor "Nalumu Shamsa" | Nominated |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Young Actor "Dinah Akwenyi" | Nominated |
| 2017 | NSAALI | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Nominated |
| 2018 | BA-AUNT | Zanzibar International Film Festival | Best TV Drama | Nominated |
| 2021 | My Husband's Wife | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Actor "Sekimpi Johnmary" | Won |
| 2021 | My Husband's Wife | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Ugandan Feature Film | Won |
| 2021 | My Husband's Wife | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Costume | Nominated |
| 2021 | My Husband's Wife | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Screenplay "Mariam Ndagire" | Nominated |
| 2021 | My Husband's Wife | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Director "Mariam Ndagire" | Nominated |
| 2021 | My Husband's Wife | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress "Tania Shakira Kankindi" | Won |
| 2021 | My Husband's Wife | Pearl International Film Festival | Best Uganda Feature Film | Nominated |
| 2022 | My Husband's Wife | Uganda Film Festival Awards | Best Editor "Suuna Peter" | Nominated |
| 2022 | My Husband's Wife | Uganda Film Festival Awards | Best Actor "Sekimpi JohnMary" | Nominated |
| 2022 | My Husband's Wife | Uganda Film Festival Awards | Best Screenplay "Ndagire Mariam" | Nominated |
| 2022 | My Husband's Wife | Uganda Film Festival Awards | Best Supporting Actress "Tania Shakira Kankindi" | Won |
| 2022 | My Husband's Wife | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best 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)[6]
- Maama (2007)
- Byonna Twala (2009)[7]
- Majangwa (2009)[8]
- Oly'omu (2012)
- Kiki Onvuma (2014)[9]
- Kibun'omu (2016)
References
- ^Serugo, Moses (28 February 2010). "Mariam Ndagire has more where that came from". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya (15 October 2010). "Mariam Ndagire to release new movie". Daily Monitor. Kampla. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ abcdeStanley Gazemba (14 August 2014). "Mariam Ndagire Biography". Johannesburg: Musicinafrica.net. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ abcPat Robert Larubi (27 April 2018). "Strange But True, Mariam Ndagire Narrates Her Accidental Encounter With Music". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^Abu-Baker Mulumba (26 July 2012). "Ndagire opens Tanuulu". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^Zacht BGentle (6 February 2007). "Akalaboko (Your Present)"(Music Video) (in Ganda). Retrieved 4 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^Paul Bill Migadde (8 October 2009). "Byonna Twala (Take Everything)"(Music Video) (in Ganda). Retrieved 4 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^Paul Bill Migadde (5 October 2009). "Majangwa"(Music Video) (in Ganda). Retrieved 4 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^Mariam Ndagire (10 March 2014). "Kiki Onvuma (Why Insult Me?)"(Music Video) (in Ganda). Retrieved 4 February 2019 – via YouTube.
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