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Jajube Mandiela

Jajube Mandiela is a Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Chantay Black on Degrassi: The Next Generation.[1]

Early life

Her mother is Jamaican theatre director Ahdri Zhina Mandiela.[2] Mandiela graduated from the University of Toronto, studying the Innis College's Cinema Studies program.[3]

Career

Mandiela made her television debut in 2004 on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation as Chantay Black. She appeared on season four through season eleven.[3]

In 2007, she appeared in the Disney Channel Original MovieJump In!, alongside Keke Palmer and Corbin Bleu.[4]

Mandiela made her on stage debut in 2008, as Binti, a young girl growing up in modern day Malawi, in Binti's Journey. The production, based on Deborah Ellis' The Heaven Shop, was directed by her mother. It ran until March 2009.[5][6]

In 2014, she starred in the play Wounded Soldiers as Lydia Grant. Her performance was met with praise by critics.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Red LightsGirl with Piercings
2014 Bee & Julie-JulieBee Short film
2017 Reel Women SeenActress Short film
2018 HeartZoe Short film
2019 Celeste and Moulee Till the End of the WorldKenzi Short film
Cheat MealRita Short film
2020 The RobberyAlex Short film

Television

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2009-2010 Degrassi: MinisChantay Black 14 episodes

Filmmaking credits

Year Title Producer Director Writer Notes
2014 Bee & Julie-JulieYes Yes No Short film
2018 HeartYes No Yes Short film
2019 Cheat MealYes No No Short film
TBA First Grade HeadacheYes Yes No Short film

On stage

As performer

As production

References

  1. ^"ACTRA PANEL : Child performers today….there's so much to talk about!". Toronto Black Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  2. ^"Jamaica T.O.: Jajube Mandiela, actor and director, starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation". Toronto Star. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  3. ^ abAschaiek, Sharon (31 March 2015). "Degrassi's Linda Schuyler supports students, promotes diversity". U of T News. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^Jump In!, IMDB, 2007-04-27, retrieved 2024-03-25
  5. ^"Review - Binti's Journey - Theatre Direct, Toronto - Christopher Hoile". www.stage-door.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  6. ^Ouzounian, Richard (2009-02-20). "A hard story told honestly". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  7. ^ abTweedle, Sam (2014-08-11). "War is Hell – A review of Wounded Soldiers". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  8. ^Kaplan, Jon (2009-02-24). "Journey of hope - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  9. ^"The Centre | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  10. ^"Greenland". why not theatre. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  11. ^Kaplan, Jon (2010-07-01). "Preview: SIA - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  12. ^Wood, Crystal (10 July 2011). "Swoon! (The Nation of Brohams) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review | Mooney on Theatre". www.mooneyontheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  13. ^Down, Susan (2011-08-09). "Toronto Summerworks '11: 'One', 'Trolley Car', 'Hannah's Turn' and more". The GATE. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  14. ^Morrow, Martin (2012-03-28). "SIA: A well-meaning but klunky exercise in self-torture". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  15. ^"Nobody's Idol". www.stage-door.com. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  16. ^"All of Him | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  17. ^"'TICK' goes on extended run at Wychwood Theatre". Toronto.com. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  18. ^"Obeah Opera: Witchcraft opera wields frightening power". Repeating Islands. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  19. ^"Sister Mary's a Dyke?! | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  20. ^"The Art of Storytelling | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  21. ^"FACTORY's SALT-WATER MOON Featuring Ania Soul and Jajube Mandiela". Vision Newspaper. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

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