Jajube Mandiela Explained

Jajube Mandiela
Birth Place:Toronto, Canada
Alma Mater:University of Toronto
Occupation:Actress, director
Mother:Ahdri Zhina Mandiela

Jajube Mandiela is a Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Chantay Black on .[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 as Chantay Black. She appeared on season four through season eleven.

In 2007, she appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!, alongside Keke Palmer and Corbin Bleu.

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.[4] [5]

In 2014, she starred in the play Wounded Soliders as Lydia Grant. Her performance was met with praise by critics.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Red LightsGirl with Piercings
2014Bee & Julie-JulieBeeShort film
2017Reel Women SeenActressShort film
2018HeartZoeShort film
2019Celeste and Moulee Till the End of the WorldKenziShort film
Cheat MealRitaShort film
2020The RobberyAlex Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004-2011Chantay BlackMain role (series 4-11)
2007Jump In!Yolanda BrooksTelevision movie
2008The BorderAkila MegembeEpisode: "Floral Tribute"
2010Degrassi Takes ManhattanChantay BlackTelevision movie
Degrassi in IndiaSelfTelevision movie
2011-2013Crash CanyonPristine ManderbeltVoice role; 26 episodes
2018Frankie Drake MysteriesVelma PetersEpisode: "Radio Daze"
2019Murdoch MysteriesRoseEpisode: "The Killing Dose"
2020Holo Officer #2Episode: "Die Trying"

Web series

Filmmaking credits

YearTitleProducerDirectorWriterNotes
2014Bee & Julie-JulieShort film
2018HeartShort film
2019Cheat MealShort film
TBAFirst Grade HeadacheShort film

On stage

As performer

YearTitleRoleDirectorVenueNotesRef.
2008-2009Binti's JourneyBintiAhdri Zhina MandielaTarragon Theatre[7]
2009The CentreQ-SpyJoan KivandaFactory Theatre[8]
GreenlandTanyaRavi JainBob Nasmith Innovation BackspaceSummerworks Festival[9]
2010SiaSia WonlehPhilip McKeeSt. Vladimir's Theatre[10]
2011Swoon!EmmaJason MaghanoyFactory Theatre[11]
Morning GloryStefanieKate LushingtonBob Nasmith Innovation Backspace[12]
2012SiaSia WonlehNina Lee AquinoFactory Theatre[13]
2013Nobody's IdolFrances / AnnieRamona Gillmour-DarlingRandolph Theatre[14]
2014Wounded SoldiersLydia GrantRobert WinslowWinslow Farm

As production

YearTitleVenueDirectorAssistant directorNotesRef.
2010All of HimBob Nasmith Innovation Backspace[15]
2012TickGeorge Ignatieff Theatre[16]
Obeah Opera918 Bathurst Centre for Culture[17]
2013Sister Mary's a Dyke?!Aki Studio[18]
2014The Art of StorytellingHonest Ed's Alleyway[19]
2016Salt-Water MoonFactory Theatre[20]

References

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

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