Mimî M. Khayisa

Biography:

Mimî British actress Michelle Ndiweni (born August 31, 1991) has been credited as Mimî M. Khayisa since 2021. She is well-known for her roles as Ester/Jekasai in the stage version of The Convert at The Gate Theatre in London, Tilly Brockless in the television series Mr. Selfridge, and Fringilla Vigo in Netflix’s The Witcher. Additionally, she starred in films such as Cinderella, The Legend of Tarzan, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Catherine Called Birdy.
After graduating from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, she went on to work for the Royal Shakespeare Company and earned the Spotlight Prize in 2013.

After graduating from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, she went on to work for the Royal Shakespeare Company and earned the Spotlight Prize in 2013. After participating in the RSC’s Midsummer Mischief Festival, Khayisa was listed as One to Watch by the Independent in 2013 and on the Evening Standard’s Stars of 2015 list.

Khayisa was born in England; her mother was a Zulu from South Africa and the daughter of Reverend Geoffrey Bizeni Mkhwanazi of Assemblies of God in South Africa; her father is from Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe, and is the oldest son of Chief Kayisa Ndiweni. At the age of 37, her mother passed away.