Angela Matemotja is an actor and an award winning indie filmmaker. You can see her in Tyler Perry's "The Single Mom's Club" and starring in her own feature film "Elevate," which she wrote, directed and produced. (2017) Her given name was Anjela Danielovna, but after moving to the states from Russia as a child, she became the familiar "Angela" and hasn't corrected anyone ever since. Angela's Nationality is South African and Russian, though on the small and big screens, she often portrays characters of Latin descent.