Dujonna Gift
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16 July 1997
Dujonna Gift | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dujonna Rhea Gift-Simms 16 July 1997 |
| Other names | Dujonna Gift |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, photographer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Website | www |
Dujonna Gift (born 16 July 1997) is a British actress, singer and photographer. She has worked in theatre and film. She appears as Maple in Disney's live-action adaptation of Snow White (2025).[1]
Gift was born to a Grenadian mother and a British father of Jamaican heritage and grew up in West London and Streatham. Gift took classes at Hammersmith and Fulham's Michelle Bourne Dance Academy from a young age.[2] She attended the BRIT School for sixth form. She then began a degree at Bird College, but left after a year when she was cast in Motown.[3][4]
Career
Theatre
Gift has performed on London's West End. She was a member of the ensemble cast of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre.[5] She performed in Motown: The Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre, where she portrayed Motown artist Anna Gordy.[3]
In 2023, Gift took on a lead role alongside Sam Tutty in the musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), performed at the Kiln Theatre.[6]
Film
Gift made her film debut in 2025, as Maple in Disney's live-action adaptation of Snow White.[1]
Photography
In addition to performing, Gift works as a headshot photographer and portrait photographer.[7]