The talented actress commited suicide according to MLA, the agency representing her.
The
talented young actress who graduated at the Johannesburg-based AFDA film school with a bachelor’s degree in live performance made
her South African TV debut in the SABC3 series The Lab, and a decade later
appeared this year in the new local drama series The
Docket that started on SABC3 recently and that was filmed last year.
In-between she's made
several TV appearances in series ranging from the second season of Ashes to
Ashes on e.tv, Intersexions, Swartwater and Those Who
Can't on SABC2, to the British BBC series, Silent Witness.
Her most recent TV appearance was in the American
drama series The Looming Tower on Amazon Prime Video.
Other notable film roles include appearances in the Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom film and Nothing for Mahala.
On Twitter on Wednesday afternoon Clive Morris Productions, producers of The Docket, said "we are extremely sad to hear about the passing of Shoki Mokgapa. Everyone here at CMP loved working with her and she will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time."
MLA, the agency representing her says in a statement that "after a long struggle with clinical depression and anxiety she took her life on Tuesday 25 September at the age of 34. She was a brave woman who had been seeking help but the disease proved to be stronger that her".
"Her family and friends are currently together, going through the process of mourning and burial. They celebrate their daughter and appreciate all the love that her fans and peers have extended to them".
A memorial service for Shoki Mokgapa is planned for Tuesday 2 October.
If you or someone you know needs help with suicide, anxiety or depression, call the Suicide Crisis Helpline at 0800 12 13 14.
