Zainab Jah
Acting
Zainab Jah was raised in Sierra Leone and returned to London at the age of ten. After graduating from London Contemporary Dance, she toured as a modern dancer, eventually trading dance for acting. She appeared in numerous plays, winning rave reviews for shows both on and off-Broadway including the Tony-nominated Eclipsed, and won Best Actress from the Philadelphia Critic’s Circle for Hamlet at the Wilma Theatre. Her work in film & TV includes anti-corruption minister Aminata Sissoko in the seco…
Known For
TV
⭐ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
TV
⭐ 7.6
The Blacklist
2013
TV
⭐ 7.6
Homeland
2011
TV
⭐ 7.6
Elementary
2012
TV
⭐ 7.4
Blindspot
2015
TV
⭐ 8.4
Only Murders in the Building
2021
MOV
⭐ 7.0
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
TV
⭐ 7.1
East New York
2022
TV
⭐ 7.4
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
2023
MOV
⭐ 7.0
Dinner Rush
2000
MOV
⭐ 5.6
False Positive
2021
MOV
⭐ 5.6
Emily & Tim
2015
MOV
⭐ 10.0
Watching Mr. Pearson
2026
MOV
⭐ 6.8
Farewell Amor
2020
MOV
⭐ 5.8
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
2023
MOV
⭐ 6.3
Drift
2024
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Launch at Paradise
2022
MOV
The Black Disquisition
2021