'Queen of Katwe' star Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies at age 15
Ugandan teen actress, Nikita Pearl Waligwu has died of complications resulting from a brain tumour.
Teen star Nikita Pearl Waligwa died on Saturday, February 15 , 2020 of complications resulting from a brain tumour [BBC]
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She died on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at TMR International Hospital, in Naalya, Kampala from another tumour that was reportedly found last year.
![15-year-old actress, Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies after a prolonged battle with brain tumour [The Sun]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'790'%20height%3D'593'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "15-year-old actress, Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies after a prolonged battle with brain tumour [The Sun]")
15-year-old actress, Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies after a prolonged battle with brain tumour [The Sun]
'Queen of Katwe' star Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies at age 15
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Waligwu starred as Gloria, a close friend of lead character, Phiona in the 2016 Disney biographical drama based on Ugandan chess player Phiona Mutesi.
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