Flora Suya

Malawian actress

Flora Suya

Nationality| Malawian
Occupation(s)| Actress and film maker
Known for| Seasons of a Life (2010)
The Last Fishing Boat (2013)

Flora Suya is a Malawian actress. She was nominated as best actress at the 6th and 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies.

## Career

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Alongside Tapiwa Gwaza, Suya played the lead role in Seasons of a Life (2010), which narrates the ordeal of an African maid who was sexually violated by her boss, who then denied her custody of her child.[1] She got Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in the film.[2] In 2013, she starred in Shemu Joyah, Last Fishing Boat, where she was the love interest of a tourist and wife of a polygamous man, the role got her nominated as best actress at AMAA awards.[3][4] In 2014, she filmed her part in the Zambian film, Chenda, which tells a story about the trouble barren women have and the negative reaction of African men towards their condition.[5] The film was launched in December 2014, and released in 2015.[6]

In 2016, her film, My Mothers Story was announced as one of the opening films at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival in United States.[7] the film tells a story of the sufferings women go through to secure their home without help from a husband. In the film, she plays Tadala, a single mother in a gender and culturally sensitive African setting.[8] She was the main actor in the ninety minute film that premiered in Lilongwe in May, but she also included Tapiwa Gwaza and Miriam Mwazimva.[9]

When Flora Suya made her 2018 film, Pen Pal about a woman who is tricked into marrying the wrong person but later meets her pen pal. Suya again cast Tapiwa Gwaza, this time in the main role.[10]

In 2020 she returned to Zambia to appear in three episodes of the daily soap, Zuba.[11]

In 2025 she stood to be the President of the Film Association of Malawi but she was defeated by entrepreneur Dorothy Kingston.[12][13]

## References

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1. ^ "ArtMattan Productions Adds Award-Winning Malawian Film 'Seasons of a Life' To Library". Indiewire. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. ^ "AMAA 2010: Malawi's Flora Suya in top race for Best Actress award". Nigeria Voice. March 26, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
3. ^ "Malawian new film 'The Last Fishing Boat' hits the market this month". nyasatimes.com. December 2, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
4. ^ "AMAA 2013: RITA DOMINIC, YVONNE OKORO, FLORA SUYA… WHO BECOMES AFRICA'S QUEEN OF THE SCREEN?". YNaija. April 20, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
5. ^ Ngiwira, Robert (July 21, 2014). "MALAWIAN ACTRESS, FLORA SUYA TO FEATURE IN ZAMBIAN MOVIE". Face of Malawi. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
6. ^ reporter (December 11, 2014). "Flora Suya's Zambian movie launched". MW Nation. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
7. ^ Maulidi, Frank (October 13, 2016). "Flora Suya off to USA to premiere her film". Malawi 24. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
8. ^ Bisani, Luke (May 31, 2016). "Flora Suya plays single mother in new movie". Malawi 24. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
9. ^ "New Malawi movie premier May 28: Flora Suya's 'My mother's story' - Malawi Nyasa Times". www.nyasatimes.com. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
10. ^ "DEAR PEN PAL | ROOTFLIX®". DEAR PEN PAL | ROOTFLIX. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
11. ^ "Malawian actress Flora Suya premiers in Zuba on Zambezi Magic - Malawi Nyasa Times". www.nyasatimes.com. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
12. ^ Nzangaya, Archangel (2025-04-29). "Over 100 days later: Flora Suya concedes FAMA presidency defeat Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
13. ^ News, Times (2025-01-07). "Kingston Fama position sparks mixed reactions". The Times Group. Retrieved 2025-04-29. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)

## External links

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* Flora Suya at Rotten Tomatoes