Jajube Mandiela is a Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Chantay Black on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation.''

Early life

Her mother is Jamaican theatre director

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, studying the

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'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

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'', alongside

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and

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. Mandiela made her on stage debut in 2008, as Binti, a young girl growing up in modern day

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, in ''Binti's Journey.'' The production, based on

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' '' 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

Television

Web series

Filmmaking credits

On stage

As performer

As production

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandiela, Jajube Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Toronto Black Canadian actresses Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Jamaican descent Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian theatre directors Canadian voice actresses Canadian women theatre directors Year of birth missing (living people)