Sithembile Xola Pearl Thusi (born 13 May 1988) is a South African actress, model, and presenter. She is known for her roles as Patricia Kopong in the BBC/HBO comedy-drama series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Dayana Mampasi in the ABC thriller Quantico, and Samkelo in the romance film Catching Feelings. In 2020, she starred in the titular role of Netflix's first African original series, Queen Sono.

KNOWN FOR

Quantico
2016
Scorpion King: Book of Souls
2018
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2009
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
2015
Tropika Island of Treasure
2014
Fistful of Vengeance
2022
Bulletproof 2
2020
Queen Sono
2020
Destroying Desmond
2026
Einfach Rosa – Wolken über Kapstadt
2015
Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu
2017
Catching Feelings
2017

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
12
2026
Destroying Desmond
as Buhle
2022
Fistful of Vengeance
as Zama
2020
Bulletproof 2
as Jo
2020
Queen Sono
as Queen Sono
2018
Scorpion King: Book of Souls
as Tala
2017
Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu
as Brenda Riviera
2017
Catching Feelings
as Sam
2016
Quantico
as Dayana Mampasi
2015
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
as Dr. Nandi Montabu
2015
Einfach Rosa – Wolken über Kapstadt
as Nandi
2014
Tropika Island of Treasure
as Self - Presenter
2009
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
as Patricia Kopong