TV actress Manaka Ranaka plays the ex-convict Lucy Diale in the TV soapieGenerations: The Legacy.

Although the actress played a villain once, she now has such a lovable character.

Briefly.co.za put together a few facts about the actress.

Manaka Ranaka was born on 6 April 1979 in the Soweto, Johannesburg.

She is 39 years old.

She schooled at Diwindie High School.

In December 2014, she joined the cast of Generations: The Legacy as Lucy Diale.

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Manaka has two daughters who were born of different fathers.

Her eldest is Kagiso and her youngest is Lesedi.

She has no husband.

She is now dating Thokoza Khehla.

In December 2015, she crashed her car and killed an 18-year-old teenager near the N3 highway to Durban.

She is cool, calm and collected and always ready to speak her mind.

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