Disney actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa, who appeared in 'Queen of Katwe,' dead at 15

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South Africans are incredibly excited about Netflix’s first African production Queen Sono. The series, which stars Pearl Thusi as the titular character, follows the story of a secret South African clandestine agent who tackles criminal operations while dealing with crises in her personal life.

Pearl Thusi has been receiving a lot of praise from the likes of BBC and the O Magazine for her lead role in Netflix’ Queen Sono, a first of its kind from the continent on the streaming service.

Jack Welch — who spent two decades as the chairman and CEO of General Electric, including while it was the parent company of NBC —died Monday of renal failure, his wife, Suzy, announced. Welch was 84.

Jack Welch — who spent two decades as the chairman and CEO of General Electric, including while it was the parent company of NBC — died Monday, his wife announced. Welch was 84."More than anything else — leader, business icon, management genius — more than those things, although they are all true too — Jack was a lifeforce made of love," Suzy Welch said in a statement obtained by CNBC.

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Nikita Pearl Waligwa, the young actress who starred in the 2016 filmQueen of Katwe, has died at the age of 15. She had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, according to Ugandan newspaperThe Daily Monitor.Waligwa was best known for her role in the Disney pic about a chess prodigy from a Ugandan slum.

The star of Disney's "Queen of Katwe" Nikita Pearl Waligwa has died at the age of 15. Multiple reports, including media from her native Uganda, state that Waligwa suffered from a brain tumor.

Nikita Pearl Waligwa, star of the 2016 Disney movie, queen of Katwe has sadly passed away at just 15-years-old, according to multiple reports.

Hollywood has lost a rising star.

A Ugandan teen who graced the silver screen as a chess whiz died this weekend from a brain tumor, according to her school.