| Janeshia Adams-Ginyard | |
| Birth Date: | 1984 2, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
| Occupation: | Actress, stuntwoman, professional wrestler |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard (born February 14, 1984) is an American actress, stunt woman and professional wrestler.[1] She is best known for her role as Nomble, one of the Dora Milaje, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther and the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and her work as a stunt woman on both Black Panther and .[2]
Adams-Ginyard was born in Los Angeles, California. She has two siblings, a brother and a twin sister. She is of Jamaican descent.
She attended Gahr High School in Cerritos, California, where she was a noted athlete. She holds multiple records in athletics, including 300 metres hurdles, heptathlon, and as part of the 4 x 100 metres relay and 4 x 400 metres relay. She also played volleyball. During her senior year, she was the California Interscholastic Federation 300 metres hurdles champion. After graduating, she attended the University of California, Berkeley.[3] At UC Berkeley, she studied linguistics and African-American studies, with an emphasis on Caribbean culture, and graduated with a Bachelor's degree.[4] She is fluent in American sign language. She is the CEO of Hyphy 4 Christ, Inc., a faith-based organization.[5]
Between 2006 and 2007, she was a member of the U.S. National Bobsled team as a brakeman. She and Jamia Jackson were the first all African-American female team. Beginning in 2012, Adams-Ginyard hosted the LA Talk Live Radio Show, Lady J's Wild World of Sports.[6] In 2012, she began her professional wrestling career with WOW! Women of Wrestling, under the ring name FROST The Olympian, based on her real-life experience as a bobsledder.[7]
In preparation for a career as a stunt performer, Adams-Ginyard studied taekwondo and gymnastics.[4] She also gained experience on film sets by working as an extra.[4]
She began working as a stunt performer in 2010,[8] and went on to perform stunts for television programs, including The Mindy Project, K.C. Undercover, True Blood and American Horror Story.[4] [6] Adams-Ginyard appeared in the 2018 film Black Panther as a member of the Dora Milaje.[4] She also worked as a stunt performer for the film, and another Marvel Cinematic Universe film, , as the stunt double for Danai Gurira.[4] [6] She worked as a stunt performer on 9-1-1 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters,[4] and Us.[9]
She has also appeared in commercials for Nike and Toyota, and was featured in a Lexus advertisement at the Super Bowl in 2018.[10] [11] The stunt performers for Black Panther won Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2019.[12]
On July 13, 2021, it was announced that Janeshia was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the new category of Outstanding Stunt Performance for her work on the HBO series, Lovecraft Country. And on November 10, 2021, she became a Member of the SAG-AFTRA National Stunt Committee.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | I'm Alive | Sgt. Monique Munro-Harris | TV series | |
| 2013 | Women of Wrestling | Frost | TV series | |
| 2015 | Coaching Bad | TV series | ||
| 2018 | Black Panther | Nomble | ||
| 2018 | Station 19 | Tactical Commander | TV series | |
| 2020 | Corporate Lives and House Wives | Monica | ||
| 2021 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Nomble | TV series | |
| 2022 | ||||
| 2023 | Panderverse Eric Cartman (voice) | TV film |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Black Gold | ||
| 2011 | Contagion | ||
| 2013 | Justified | ||
| 2014 | True Blood | ||
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | ||
| 2015 | Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything | ||
| 2016 | Shameless | ||
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | ||
| 2016 | Broad City | ||
| 2016 | Teen Wolf | ||
| 2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | ||
| 2017 | The Mindy Project | ||
| 2018 | Black Panther | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2018 | Insecure | ||
| 2018 | American Horror Story | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2018 | The Rookie | ||
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | ||
| 2019 | I Am the Night | ||
| 2019 | Us | ||
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | ||
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name |