UThulie Daisy Dumakude wazalelwa e-Lamontville, eThekwini ngo-1949. Uke wadlala futhi wadlala nakwamanye amazwe emidlalweni yeshashalazi efana no-Rafiki, u-Poppie Nongena, uBongi ukubala embalwa. Wazakhela idumela ngo-1983 edlala indawo ka-Poppie Nongena, lapho athola khona i-Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in New Play ngo-1984 futhi wahambela e-London, e-Toronto, e-Australia nase-Chicago.
Udlale indawo yoKaMadonsela (Lady Macbeth) emdlalweni k-aWelcome Msomi othi Umabatha eNingizimu Afrika nakwamanye amazwe. UDumakude ubedlala yedwa kumabhayisikobho, i- “Cry Freedom”, “Power of One” ne- “Serengeti” ye-Imax Theatre. Wayengumqeqeshi wamazwi emdlalweni we- “Sarafina” ku-Broadway kanye ne- “Sheila’s Day“.
Wayengumbhali womdanso we “Umabatha”, eMuntu Dance Theatre e-Chicago kanye neDinizulu Dance Company.
- Ngo-1988, uDumakude wayeyingxenye yabalingisi baka-Julie Taymor kaJuan Darién: I-Carnival Mass.
- Ngo-1992, wabamba iqhaza ekusungulweni kombukiso wabesifazane eyedwa iBuya Africa, owawuthola umklomelo wemiklomelo emithathu ye-AUDELCO eNew York owokubhala, ukuqondisa nokudlala.
- Ngo-1993, uDumakude wabamba iqhaza embukisweni wokuqala womhlaba i-Rary Gary no-Bécaud Roza. Wadlala njengoMuntu wesifazane futhi wabamela uMadame Bouaffa.
- Ngo-1998, wangena esikhundleni sika-Tsidii Le Loka’s ku-The Lion King, waphinde waqondiswa ngu-Julie Taymor. Uhlale kulo mdlalo iminyaka emithathu, washiya ngo-2001 wathathelwa indawo ngu-Sheila Gibbs.
- Ngo-2009 wabamba iqhaza ekwakhiweni kwemvuselelo yDuma Ndlovu 1989 eyashisa izikhotha i-Sheila’s Day, lapho ayedlala khona njengoQeduszi. Kulomdlalo ubelingisa namanye amalungu e-The Lion King, afana noSelloane Nkhela noFuthi Mhlongo.
- Ngo-2014 wabamba iqhaza ku-Debbie Tucker Green’s Generations.
Dumakude ukhiphe ama-albhamu amabili e-studio : Ngo-1992 Senzeni na? nango-2005 kwaba iThina Sobabili, esebenza noMthakathi Ema.
Ngo-1987, wasiza ukuqamba umsindo we-drama movie Cry Freedom. Wayephinde waba yingxenye yengoma yomsindo we-movie ngo-1992 i-The Power of One.
Njengamanje usebenza nabesifazane basemakhaya abangama-20 esigodini saseGalibasi e-Muden KwaZuluNatali benza ubuhlalu futhi ubathengisa phesheya kwabaya eshashalazini e-New York. Ingxenye yemali iya ezinhlanganweni ze-AIDS eNingizimu Afrika.