Donisha Prendergast Explained

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]

Career

Early life

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Black Bodies': Film starts conversations on racial profiling and anti-Blackness - National | Globalnews.ca. Global News.
  2. Web site: Donisha Prendergast Photos et images de collection - Getty Images. www.gettyimages.fr.
  3. Web site: Photos from Bob Marley's Family Tree .