South Africa, July 4 -- Directed by Fort's Amr Singh and conceptualised by Ogilvy South Africa, so far the spot has racked up over a million views in its first 36 hours online.

While the Showmax ad narrator Thuso Mbedu asks the question herself, she is a case in point.

Since earning two International Emmy nominations as Winnie in Is'thunzi, a South African drama series now on Showmax, her career went international.

She cracked a Critics Choice Best Actress nomination as Cora in the Emmy-nominated The Underground Railroad, won the Black Reel Breakthrough Actress Award as Nawi in the #1 box office hit The Woman King, and has had voice roles in Mufasa: The Lion King and Castlevania: Nocturne.

Next up, she'll appear opposite Mark Ruffalo ...