British-African actress
Zainab Jah
Born Occupation Actress Years active 2000–present
Zainab Jah is a British award-winning theater, television and film actress of Sierra Leonean descent.[1] 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.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Theatre [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "ZAINAB JAH" . Huntington theatre . Retrieved 25 December 2019 . ^ Mcphee, Ryan. "Zainab Jah and More Set for School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play Off-Broadway" . Playbill. Playbill. Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ^ Quinn, Gwendolyn (2017-05-28). "INSIDE BROADWAY: BRITISH-BORN AFRICAN ACTRESS ZAINAB JAH STARS IN HISTORIC 'VENUS' AND SHARES HER JOURNEY FROM SIERRA LEONE TO AMERICA" . EurWeb . Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ^ "Eclipsed's Zainab Jah on Being an African Woman in American Theater" . Elle . 26 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ^ "Sahr Ngaujah and Zainab Jah in New Photos From Boesman and Lena" . Theatre Mania. Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ^ Soloski, Alexis. "Zainab Jah, 'Eclipsed' Star, Is Ready for Battle" . The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ^ "Zainab Jah, Sahr Ngaujah & Thomas Silcott to star in Signature Theatre's Boesman and Lena" . New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ^ Windman, Matt. " 'Venus' review: Zainab Jah shines in superb off-Broadway drama" . Amny. Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ^ "See Suzan-Lori Parks, Zainab Jah & More Step Out for Venus' Off-Broadway Opening" . Broadway. Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ^ "Zainab Jah" . iobdb . Retrieved 25 December 2019 . ^ Mcphee, Ryan. "Nominations for the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Announced; Oklahoma!, Tootsie, Rags Parkland Lead the Pack" . Play Bill. Retrieved 25 December 2019 .