Pearl Thusi Height, Weight, Age, Children, Family

Publish date: 2024-04-26

Pearl Thusi Quick Info
Height	5 ft 6½ in
Weight	65 kg
Date of Birth	May 13, 1988
Zodiac Sign	Taurus
Hair Color	Black

Pearl Thusi is a South African actress, model, radio personality, television host, and businesswoman who is well-known to fans for appearing as Patricia Kopong in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (2009), Dayana Mampasi in Quantico (2016-2017), and her critically-acclaimed performance as Queen Sono in Netflix’s first African original series, Queen Sono (2020).

Born Name

Sithembile Xola Pearl Thusi

Nick Name

The Real Black Pearl, Xola Thusi, Mama Panther

Sun Sign

Taurus

Born Place

Hammarsdale, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Nationality

Education

Pearl studied at the Pinetown Girls’ High School in her hometown. She enrolled at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg to study speech and drama but dropped out before graduation to focus on her career. Nevertheless, she went back to college by taking admission at the University of South Africa in 2020.

Occupation

Actress, Model, Radio Personality, Television Host, Businesswoman

Family

Father – Bhekizizwe Thusi (Taxi Boss, Driver) (Died in 2020)
Mother – She worked as a nurse. (Died in 2004)
Siblings – Prunella Thusi (Younger Sister), Pamela Thusi (Younger Sister)

Build

Voluptuous

Height

5 ft 6½ in or 169 cm

Weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Girlfriend / Spouse

Pearl Thusi has dated –

Walter Mokoena – She began dating Walter Mokoena, who works as a sports anchor while studying in college. Pearl gave birth to their child, a daughter named Thandolwethu Thusi. However, the two had a tumultuous relationship and split up for good soon after.

Robert Marawa – The Catching Feelings (2017) actress was romantically involved with the sports journalist Robert Marawa in 2017.

DJ Zinhle – RUMOR

In 2019, she announced that she had adopted a daughter named Okuhlekonke (nicknamed Okuhle) when she was 4-and-a-half years old.

Race / Ethnicity

Multiracial (Black and White)

She has African ancestry on her father’s side.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

She wears a nose ring.
Curly hair

Brand Endorsements

Pearl Thusi has endorsed or promoted brands like –

Karl Lagerfeld
Ashluxe
DKNY
Fit Gymwear
Luxury By Design Sandton
Europa Art
Trax Apparel
Tshepo Jeans

Pearl Thusi Facts

Her birth name ‘Sithembile’ translates to ‘we hope’ as her father was hoping for a boy at the time of her birth. Moreover, her younger sisters were given the names ‘Silinde’ and ‘Sanilisiwe’ as they mean ‘we still hope (for a boy)’ and ‘we are happy, it’s enough. We are satisfied’ respectively.

Both her parents were HIV positive and Pearl only spoke about it candidly after their passing due to the social stigma associated with the disease.

She is the co-founder of the modeling agency Ayana Africa with her good friend and comedian, David Kau.

Pearl shares her birth date with prominent Hollywood celebrities such as Stevie Wonder, Robert Pattinson, Stephen Colbert, Debby Ryan, Harvey Keitel, Dennis Rodman, Bea Arthur, Lena Dunham, Buck Taylor, Alan Ball, Zoë Wanamaker, Samantha Morton, and many others.

In November 2015, she launched her own hair care range called Black Pearl by Pearl Thusi.

The rapper Emtee dedicated a song to Thusi, who was his teenage crush, on his 2015 debut album titled Avery. Furthermore, Thusi made an appearance in the music video of the song, which is aptly called Pearl Thusi.

Featured Image by Pearl Thusi / Instagram

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