Jajube Mandiela

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.

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

Television

Web series

Filmmaking credits

On stage

As performer