Zainab Jah

Zainab Jah is a British award-winning theater, television and film actress of Sierra Leonean descent. She is mostly known for her theater performances as Maima (Wife Number Two) in Danai Gurira's Broadway play Eclipsed, Venus, and School Girls, among others.

She has also worked in film and television. She plays anti-corruption minister Aminata Sissoko in the second season of Deep State, and Aby Bah in Homeland. She has also appeared on Blindspot and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Dinner Rush Adrian 2006 Naptime Singer Short film 2007 The Summoning of Everyman Confession 2008 How to Make Afang Soup Mama Short film 2015 Emily & Tim Helayne Specter 2016 New York, I Love You Sophie Short film 2016 Buried Zainab Short film 2019 Jazz in Wakanda Zainab Short film 2020 Farewell Amor Esther 2021 False Positive Grace Singleton 2021 Out/Side Of Time Short film 2021 The Black Disquisition Sedalia/Mom Short film 2022 Sherman Sherman Short film 2022 Launch at Paradise Elsa Short film 2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Mining Tribe Elder 2023 Drift Etweda Kamara 2023 All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Older Mack

Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 100 Centre Street Episode: "Lost Causes" 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Homeless Person Episode: "Goliath" 2016–17 Homeland Aby Bah Recurring role; 4 episodes 2017 Elementary Female Crematory Worker Episode: "High Heat" 2018 Blindspot President Botros Episode: "Defection" 2018 Instinct Rebreau Episode: "Bye Bye Birdie" 2019 Deep State Aminata Sissoko Season 2 regular; 7 episodes 2020 The Good Lord Bird Harriet Tubman Episode: "Smells Like Bear" 2021 Only Murders in the Building Ndidi Idoko Recurring role; 4 episodes 2023 East New York Adama Gueye Episode: "We Didn't Start the Fire" 2023 The Blacklist Aissa Joachim Episode: "Dr. Michael Abani (No. 198)" 2023 The Continental Mazie Mini-series; 2 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2005 MedeaDeath 2006 King LearRegan 2007 (The Blood) ElectraElectra 2008 Trojan WomenHelen 2009EclipsedMaima (Wife #2) 2015 2016 2016 StuffedKatey 2017 Venus Sarah Baartman 2017 School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls PlayEloise Amponsah 2019 Boesman and LenaVenus

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