Mariam Ndagire born 16th May, 1971 is a Ugandan singer, entertainer, actress, playwright, film director, and film producer.
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. Fotr 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] Ndagire started out as a theatre actress, at age 15, which still a student at Kampala High School. S
he 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 he 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[edit]
| Year | Title | Production role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result 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
Partial discography
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