Gladys Oyenbot is celebrated within Uganda's film and theatre circles for different roles in productions like Yat Madit, Silent Voices, GAAD, Much Ado About Nothing and short films like A Haunted Soul. But Oyenbot's role in Hollywood's Disney Feature film in Uganda, Queen of Katwe is one she holds so dearly.
Starring as the shopkeeper from whom Lupita Nyong'o (as Phionah Mutesi's mother) buys paraffin to fuel the lamp so her daughter read her chess book at night, this multitasking actress did more than just one role.
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