Jajube Mandiela - Biography

Jajube Mandiela was born, raised, and is based in Toronto, Canada. Best known for 8 seasons as Chantay on Degrassi, she also voiced Pristine on Crash Canyon, was in Disney's Jump In! and feature film Red Lights.

On stage, her acting highlights include Blue Planet and El Numero Uno (Young People's Theatre), critically acclaimed Sia (Pyretic Productions at Fringe, and Cahoots Theatre Company's 2012 main stage production), award winning Summerworks production of Greenland, two summers performing A Midsummer Night's Dream (Canadian Stage's Shakespeare in High Park), originating the lead role in Dora Award nominated Binti's Journey (Theatre Direct), and Dora Award nominated Wrecked (Roseneath Theatre).

Jajube also directs stage and screen, and is Artistic Director of b current.