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Khutjo Green (born 18 February 1988) is a South African actress and director best known for her role as Naledi in the television series House of Zwide. She has also played Detective Ledwaba on Skeem Saam and other roles. She also received a Naledi Award for Best Actress in 2013.

Biography: Khutjo Green

Full Name: Khutjo Mandji Mmola
Stage name: Khutjo Green
Born: 18 February 1988
Place of Origin: Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
Education: Pretoria High School for Girls, Wits University (Horns. Dramatic Arts class of 2007)
Occupation: Actress and director
Known for: Detective Ledwaba on Skeem Saam, Naledi on House of Zwide
Height: 162 cm
Gender: Female
Languages: Sepedi and English

Khutjo Green is a 38 years old South African actress and director best known for her starring role as Emily, a caring and compassionate tavern owner who wants nothing more than to be accepted by the community, in the SABC2 drama series Guilt. It was her first starring role in television.

Early life of Khutjo Green

On February 18, 1988, Khutjo Green was born in Polokwane, Limpopo Province. Khutjo Mandji Mmola Tala is her full name. She got the name ‘Green,’ from her last pedi name Tala which means green. She say its her professional name.

According to Khutjo’s official Facebook page, she attended Pretoria High School for Girls, a girls high school in Pretoria. This implies that she moved from Limpopo to Gauteng at a young age. Growing up, she loved reading books.

After finishing high school she wanted to become a pilot but failed to meet the requirements of height. She was short to be a pilot.

She attended Wits University to study Dramatic Arts after graduating from high school.

Education of Khutjo Green

She received a Degree in Bachelor of Dramatic Arts (Honours) at the Witswatersrand University in 2007, majoring in Physical Theatre, Writing and Performance. However, some sources suggest that she may have attended AFDA aswell for theatre.

Winning the Naledi Award in 2013

In 2013 she won the Naledi Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role for The Line. A play about the xenophobic attacks that plagued South Africa in 2008. Moreover, she has performed in numerous theatre productions. And, directed Democracy for the National Arts Festival in 2014. Including, Have You Seen Zandile? Which was nominated in a number of categories for the Naledi Theatre Awards.

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Things we don’t know about Khutjo Green yet

Khutjo Green’s personal life is hard to decode. So, we have less on her personal life. Probably because she wants it to stay private considering how harmful the media can be. As a result, we don’t know her age except that she was born on the 18th of February.

Furthermore, we don’t know if she was married or if she has children and how many they might be. Most interviews on Green are about her career mostly rather than her personal. However, if you are one interested in her career, we pretty much covered everything. And, our articles are always renewed and updated every now and then. So, do visit often to find more information.

Acting career of Khutjo Green

Khutjo has also appeared in a number of television shows, including Thola and Mfolozi Street. She also played Sergeant Ledwaba in the first three seasons of the SABC1 youth soapie Skeem Saam. Moreover, Green also had a recurring role as Mampho in the e.tv telenovela Broken Vows, first appearing in Season 1, Episode 54 on June 22, 2017.

In 2018, she landed her first television starring role in the SABC2 drama series Guilt. Which follows a group of neighbors who discover a million rand in a near-fatal accident and must decide what to do with it. She is currently playing the role of Kedibone on etv Scandal soapie drama.

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Personal Life

Khutjo was married at the age of 25 years to her lovely husband. However, the two got divorced in 2022 but the reasons were not clear. In an interview with Mapaseka Koetle, an actress from Scandal, Khutjo Green revealed that she has endometriosis which has affected her ability to have children. This means she has no children but she hopes one day she will be a mother. She also revealed that her mother passed away in 2025.

Khutjo still loved books and spend most of her time reading. She is not into social media and is not interested in what is happening outside there. She lives in solitide and consider herself a hermit, she say she love her space.

Television Roles Show-Character

Broken Vows – Season 1-Mampho

Generations – Season 1-Noxolo

Guilt – Season 1-Emily Mokgopa

House of Zwide – Season 1-Naledi

Isithembiso – Season 2-Senatla

Lithapo – Season 1-Maki

Mfolozi Street – Season 2-Joyce

Savage Beauty – Season 1-Chief Nurse

Skeem Saam – Season 1,2,3-Sergeant Ledwaba

The Docket – Season 1-Guest Star

The Estate – Season 1-Dr Mseleku

Thola – Season 1-Nurse Maleke (as Khutjo Mmola)