The Romanoffs

New Amsterdam

The Good Doctor

Attack On Darfur

Binnelanders

Maggie Benedict (born in Pretoria on February 10, 1981) is a South African actress, writer and director. She studied acting at Pretoria Tech. Benedict is best known for playing the role of Akhona Miya on the SABC 1 soap opera Generations (2011-2014).
Benedict has appeared in films including Attack On Durfur (2009), Step to a Start Up (2014) and Queen of Katwe (2016). She received the South African Film and Television Awards for best ensemble cast award for her performance in the 2011 film The Mating Game. During her theatre stint, Benedict performed at the Civic Theatre in Showboat and Goldilocks and The Three Bears.
On television, Benedict starred as Akhona Miya in the SABC drama Generations from 2011 to 2014, and as Violet in the e.tv telenovela series Ashes To Ashes (2015–2016), for which she received South African Film and Television Awards for Best-supporting actress. From 2010 to 2011, she co-starred as Zoey Matsekwa in the M-Net/kykNET soapie Binnelanders.

Maggie Benedict

Acted in

The Romanoffs

New Amsterdam

The Good Doctor

Attack On Darfur

Binnelanders