Jajube Mandiela (born July 25, 1988) is a Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Chantay Black on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Early life Mandiela was born on July 25, 1988, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her mother is Jamaican theatre director Ahdri Zhina Mandiela. Mandiela graduated from the University of Toronto, studying the Innis College's Cinema Studies program.
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.
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.
In 2014, she starred in the play Wounded Soldiers as Lydia Grant. Her performance was met with praise by critics.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2012Red LightsGirl with Piercings2014Bee & Julie-JulieBeeShort film2017Reel Women SeenActressShort film2018HeartZoeShort film2019Celeste and Moulee Till the End of the WorldKenziShort filmCheat MealRitaShort film2020The RobberyAlex Short film
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2004-2011Degrassi: The Next GenerationChantay BlackMain role (series 4-11)2007Jump In!Yolanda BrooksTelevision movie2008The BorderAkila MegembeEpisode: "Floral Tribute"2010Degrassi Takes ManhattanChantay BlackTelevision movieDegrassi in IndiaSelfTelevision movie2011-2013Crash CanyonPristine ManderbeltVoice role; 26 episodes2018Frankie Drake MysteriesVelma PetersEpisode: "Radio Daze"2019Murdoch MysteriesRoseEpisode: "The Killing Dose"2020Star Trek: DiscoveryHolo Officer #2Episode: "Die Trying"
Web series YearTitleRoleNotes2009-2010Degrassi: MinisChantay Black14 episodes
Filmmaking credits YearTitleProducerDirectorWriterNotes2014Bee & Julie-JulieShort film2018HeartShort film2019Cheat MealShort filmTBAFirst Grade HeadacheShort film
On stage
As performer YearTitleRoleDirectorVenueNotesRef.2008-2009Binti's JourneyBintiAhdri Zhina MandielaTarragon Theatre2009The CentreQ-SpyJoan KivandaFactory TheatreGreenlandTanyaRavi JainBob Nasmith Innovation BackspaceSummerworks Festival2010SiaSia WonlehPhilip McKeeSt. Vladimir's Theatre2011Swoon!EmmaJason MaghanoyFactory TheatreMorning GloryStefanieKate LushingtonBob Nasmith Innovation Backspace2012SiaSia WonlehNina Lee AquinoFactory Theatre2013Nobody's IdolFrances / AnnieRamona Gillmour-DarlingRandolph Theatre2014Wounded SoldiersLydia GrantRobert WinslowWinslow Farm
As production YearTitleVenueDirectorAssistant directorNotesRef.2010All of HimBob Nasmith Innovation Backspace2012TickGeorge Ignatieff TheatreObeah Opera918 Bathurst Centre for Culture2013Sister Mary's a Dyke?!Aki Studio2014The Art of StorytellingHonest Ed's Alleyway2016Salt-Water MoonFactory Theatre
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