8 8 ), ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁King ▁Cass ie ▁is ▁a ▁Z amb ian ▁actor ▁and ▁film - maker ▁she ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Z amb ian ▁TV ▁series ▁Lov es ▁Games ▁as ▁K ans wa ▁Ch iles he ▁ ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁film ▁S ink ▁or ▁Sw im : ▁The ▁Per il ous ▁J our ney . ▁Cass ie ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁( CE O ) ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁production ▁company ▁King ▁Cass ie ▁Empire ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁African ▁film ▁festival ▁Amb assador . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Z amb ian ▁actor ▁to ▁feature ▁in ▁a ▁N ol lywood ▁film ▁and ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁Niger ians , ▁Gh ana ians , ▁T anz ani ans ▁and ▁Ken y ans . ▁She ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁era ▁in ▁Z amb ian ▁cinema . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Cass ie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Kab we ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁N d ola . ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁acting , ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁and ▁poetry ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Cass ie ▁moved ▁to ▁Dar - E ss ala am , ▁T anz ania , ▁where ▁She ▁started ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁she ▁got ▁minor ▁roles ▁in ▁two ▁mov ies , ▁R oh