Maggie Benedict (born in Pretoria on February 10, 1981) is a South African actress, writer and director.
Benedict has appeared in films including Attack On Durfur (2009), Step to a Start Up (2014) and Queen of Katwe (2016).
Benedict was born February 10, 1981, in Pretoria, province of Gauteng, the daughter of a retired teacher, and a medical doctor.
[4] In 2010 Benedict starred as Grace Molele in the SABC 2 drama series, The Mating Game, in 2010 alongside Renate Stuurman and Elma Postma.
In 2014, Benedict and other 15 actors were dismissed after they went on strike (for wage increase) and failed to meet a deadline set by the producer to return to work.