Amanda du-Pont is a Swazi/South African actress, model, and TV host. She is best known for her roles in Netflix’s thriller Shadow, CW’s Life is Wild, and SABC 1’s Taryn & Sharon.
Amanda du-Pont Biograghy
Amada Du-Pont was born in Manzini, Swaziland, on June 26, 1988. Her birthplace, “The Hub” of Eswatini, is the country’s main urban center. She was born and raised in Manzini, where she shared a home with her Swati relative, Alulutho Du Pont. They afterward relocated to Mpumalanga to complete their education at Uplands College. After that, Du-Pont earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the South African School of Motion Picture and Lived Performance in 2011.
Amanda was given a full scholarship to study at the New York Film Academy in New York City due to her academic prowess. With all her showbiz education and training, mentioning her name elicits an outpouring of admiration, as she has set numerous on-screen records.
Between Friends, a 2014 feature film, starred Du-Pont, who also had a recurring part in the hit South African television show Skeem Saam. She co-hosted the SABC 1 celebrity lifestyle magazine show Real Goboza with Phat Joe from 2012 to 2016.
She’s appeared in the CW drama Life is Wild, SABC 2’s Muvhango, Intersexions, Generations, Mzanzi TV’s Loxion Bioscopeseries, and the 2015 feature film Hear Me Move.
Du-Pont was cast as the lead in the Netflix thriller series Shadow in February 2019.
Amanda du-Pont Age
As of 2024, Du-Pont is 36 years of age.
Amanda du-Pont Parents
Amanda Du-Pont is a royal descendent, as her father, Henry Du-Pont, is Princess Ncabile, Princess Mshengu’s daughter and the niece of King Sobhuza II. Her ancestors are French, Italian, Portuguese, and Swazi.
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Amanda du-Pont’s Wedding and Husband
In the Maldives, Du-Pont married businessman Shawn Rodriques in July 2018. After that, she married him in 2020. Shawn is a savvy businessman from Johannesburg who dated Amanda for almost a year before secretly marrying her in the Maldives. Amanda has dated Cassper Nyovest and Jub Jub in the past.
Amanda du-Pont’s Net Worth
As of 2024, by From South’s calculations, she is worth R37 million.
