Birth Name: Zainab Jah
Birth Date: N/A
Birth Place: London, England, United Kingdom
Details
Alternate Names: 자이냅 자
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Dinner Rush (2000) as Adrian
Most Important Roles: - The Black Disquisition (2021) as Sedalia / Mom
- Dinner Rush (2000) as Adrian
- Launch at Paradise (2022) as Elsa
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) as Mining Tribe Elder
- All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023) as Older Mack
- Drift (2024) as Etweda Kamara
- Buried Deep (2016) as Zainab
- False Positive (2021) as Grace Singleton
- Farewell Amor (2020) as Esther
- Emily & Tim (2015) as Helayne Specter (segment 'Healing')
Career Highlights: - The Black Disquisition (2021)
- Dinner Rush (2000)
- Launch at Paradise (2022)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)
- Drift (2024)
- Buried Deep (2016)
- False Positive (2021)
- Farewell Amor (2020)
- Emily & Tim (2015)
Awards
Awards: - Won Grand Jury Award - Honorable Mention - Short (2023)
- Won Grand Jury Award - Honorable Mention - Short (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Short Film Award - Best Narrative Short (2024)
- Won Special Award - Best Director (2023)
- Nominated for 1 FANtastic Award - Best Ensemble Cast (2023)
- Won Jury Award - Best Narrative Short (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Jury Prize - Best Ensemble Cast (2024)
- Nominated for 1 Outstanding Actress - Dramatic - Short Form (2024)
- Nominated for 1 Outstanding Writing - Dramatic (2024)
- Nominated for 1 Outstanding International Short (2024)
- Nominated for 1 Outstanding Music - Outstanding Music/Sound Design (2024)
- Won Remi Award - Best Original Short - Dramatic (2023)
Full Biography
Zainab Jah stars in 'Farewell Amor' (2020). The film reunites an Angolan immigrant with his wife and daughter after 17 years apart, now sharing a one-bedroom apartment in the U.S., rediscovering their shared love of dance to bridge the emotional distance between them.
