Donisha Prendergast | |
Birth Name: | Donisha Prendergast |
Birth Date: | 1984 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Kingston, Jamaica |
Alma Mater: | Howard University (BA), Toronto Metropolitan University (BFA) |
Occupation: | Filmmaker (Documentary) |
Donisha Prendergast (born December 29, 1984) is a Jamaican filmmaker, activist and actress. Her on-screen acting work includes female lead in Canadian Screen Award-winning films Akilla’s Escape (2020) alongside co-star poet Saul Williams as well as Black Bodies (2020) alongside her husband, visual artist Komi Olafimihan.[1] Her documentary work includes The Story of God - Season 2, Ep2 (2018) with Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, and Rasta, A Soul's Journey (2013).[2]
Prendergast is the eldest granddaughter of reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marley and daughter Sharon Marley and Peter Prendergast.[3] As a child, she toured with her mother Sharon Marley, a member of Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers.