She was the first black actress to play the role of Janet Weiss in the 1975 hit musical The Rocky Horror in 2019.
Fast forward to 2022, the multifaceted Didintle Khunou is set to make her panto debut in Janice Honeymans Adventures in Pantoland.
Khunou, who has become synonymous with fine craftsmanship of quality theatre performance, is about to make history as the first black actress to play Snow White in the Mother of all pantomimes Adventures in Pantoland, staging at the Joburg Theatre, from November 6 to December 24.
Little black girls around the world were brought to tears when they discovered that their favourite Disney princess, Ariel, looked just like them.