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Seble Tefera (born 25th August 1976 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and died 15th of September 2015) was a renowned Ethiopian actress and comedian. From 2013 to 2015, she starred in the weekly sitcom Betoch that airs every Saturday evening on EBC. She was one of the characters playing a housemaid at the residence of the family of the main characters. Her character "Tirfe" resonated with the wide audience because of her comedic comebacks and relatable characteristics. Tefera died on 12 September 2015 in a one-vehicle car accident in Addis Ababa that occurred while her husband was driving. The announcement of her death took the Ethiopian community by storm that resulted in a public outcry because of her impact.

Personal Life

Tefera was born 25th of August 1976 in Addis Ababa. She was raised around "Wolosefer", an area in the middle of the capital. She went for primary school to Yetebaberut Mengistst Timihirt Bet and Nifas Silk Atekalay for secondary school. She was raised by a supportive family and started acting at 14 years of age. After concluding secondary school, she attended Wegagen College for Theater and Media Studies and recieved a diploma. She continued onto a degree in Theater studies in Addis Ababa University. She married Moges Tesfaye in 2007.

Professional Career

Seble Tefera started acting at the age of 14. During an appearance on Seifu on EBS in 2014, she stated she played a mother constantly although she was never a mother herself. She also said she played roles of characters way older than her actual age because of her initial roles in theater. She has reportedly played in more than 30 theater plays and starred in more than 20 movies. Her most memorable roles would be in the movies Chebelew(2010) and Chebelew II(2012). She also starred in the first sitcom to ever run in Ethiopia, Betoch, in which she played the role of Tirfe, a housemaid that is obsessed with bread and is the love interest of the guard at the residence of of a middle class family in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The impact she made with this role ranges from the perception of body image to the normalization of the romance that buds between residential staff, all controversial topics in the Ethiopian community.

Death

Seble died in a car accident caused by her husband while driving to a friend's house on a Saturday afternoon on the 12th of September 2015 Tesfaye recalls they were listening to music when he lost control of the car and slammed into a parked car around Gotera. The accident a controversial event as he recalls people filming her instead of helping. He later blamed her death on the onlookers rather than himself and the accident itself. Her death shook the Ethiopian community, mainly because her lines in the Betoch sitcom were always relatable and tailored to current Ethiopian affairs. She was laid to rest in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa.

Filmography

Chebelew- 2005 Chebelew II- 2007 Elzabel- 2009 Manegn- 2011 Album- 2011 Hewan ende Waza- 2012 Lik Negn- 2014 Markush- 2014 Roe- 2014 Fenji Wereda- 2014 Yarefede Arada- 2014 Lageba New- 2015

Television Betoch- 2013 to 2015

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