{{Short description|Kenyan actress (1983–2009)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Angela Wainaina | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 1983 <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2009|01|28|1983}} | death_place = Nairobi, Kenya | other_names = Angel Wainaina | occupation = Actress | years_active = | spouse = | partner = | website = }}

'''Angela "Angel" Wainaina''' (1983 – 28 January 2009) was a Kenyan actress, radio presenter and rapper.

==Life== Wainaina was born 1983 in Kawangware, a slum of Nairobi, Kenya.<ref>Trouw.nl, 9 February 2009: [http://www.trouw.nl/achtergrond/Naschrift/article2026414.ece/Angel_Wainaina_1983-2009_.html Angel Wainaina 1983–2009] (in Dutch)</ref> She joined a drama club at Kambui High School. She was a runner up at the Miss Kenya competition in 2005. She was a poet and underground rapper. She played Sergeant Maria in the popular television show "Cobra Squad".<ref>Daily Nation, 30 January 2009: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/522128/-/u1tr69/-/index.html Cobra Squad star feared dead in blaze]</ref>

On 15 January 2007, she began working for Ghetto Radio, as Kenya's first female MC.<ref name = AllAfrica>AllAfrica.com, [http://allafrica.com/stories/200902200658.html Nairobi's 'Glass House' Experience and Post-Election IDPs]</ref> Her show "Chanuka Dada" was very popular,{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} and she was well known for her energetic social advocacy. She was awarded the Young Women African Summit's media award.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

==Death== Wainaina died on 28 January 2009 in the Nakumatt supermarket fire. Her funeral was held at the Holy Family Cathedral in Nairobi.<ref>The Standard, 27 February 2009: Angela Wainaina: Gone too soon</ref>

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