Jajube Mandiela
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Jajube Mandiela | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupations | Actress, director |
| Mother | Ahdri Zhina Mandiela |
Jajube Mandiela is a Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Chantay Black on Degrassi: The Next Generation.[1]
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 Movie Jump 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 Lights | Girl with Piercings | |
| 2014 | Bee & Julie-Julie | Bee | Short film |
| 2017 | Reel Women Seen | Actress | Short film |
| 2018 | Heart | Zoe | Short film |
| 2019 | Celeste and Moulee Till the End of the World | Kenzi | Short film |
| Cheat Meal | Rita | Short film | |
| 2020 | The Robbery | Alex | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2011 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Chantay Black | Main role (series 4-11) |
| 2007 | Jump In! | Yolanda Brooks | Television movie |
| 2008 | The Border | Akila Megembe | Episode: "Floral Tribute" |
| 2010 | Degrassi Takes Manhattan | Chantay Black | Television movie |
| Degrassi in India | Self | Television movie | |
| 2011-2013 | Crash Canyon | Pristine Manderbelt | Voice role; 26 episodes |
| 2018 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Velma Peters | Episode: "Radio Daze" |
| 2019 | Murdoch Mysteries | Rose | Episode: "The Killing Dose" |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Discovery | Holo Officer #2 | Episode: "Die Trying" |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Degrassi: Minis | Chantay Black | 14 episodes |
Filmmaking credits
| Year | Title | Producer | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bee & Julie-Julie | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2018 | Heart | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2019 | Cheat Meal | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| TBA | First Grade Headache | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |