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 .
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
^ "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 .