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Represented by: |
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Johnson Talent Agency, Llc. (CA) (310) 270-8453 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Print |
FILM | ||
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BLactinX |
Lead |
Majestic Bridges Entertainment |
Face To Face |
Lead |
Melting Pot Pictures |
THEATRE | ||
Ruined |
Salima (Principal) |
AMDA - Dir. Bob Cicchini |
Hurt Village |
Crank (Principal) |
AMDA - Dir. Jessica Payne |
Jitney |
Rena (Supporting) |
AMDA - Dir. Alani iLongwe |
Seven Guitars |
Vera (Principal) |
AMDA - Dir. Jim Bontempo |
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls |
Paulina (Principal) |
AMDA - Dir. Alani iLongwe |
Uncle Vanya |
Sonya (Supporting) |
AMDA - Dir. Eve Gordon |
A Raisin in the Sun |
Beneatha (Supporting) |
AMDA - Dir. Alani iLongwe |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Puck (Supporting) |
AMDA - Dir. Stephen Rockwell |
The Children's Hour |
Martha (Principal) |
AMDA - Dir. Suzanne Schmidt |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Beatrice (Principal) |
AMDA - Dir. Jessica Payne |
The Colored Museum |
Topsy (Principal) |
AMDA - Dir. Alani iLongwe |
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide |
Lady in Red (Principal) |
AMDA - Dir. Alani iLongwe |
EDUCATION | ||
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Performing Arts |
The American Musical & Dramatic Academy |
(AMDA) |
WORKSHOPS | ||
Finding Your Voice: Filmmaking and Editing |
Cain DeVore |
AMDA |
TRAINING | ||
Acting: Acting for The Camera |
Various |
AMDA |
Voiceover |
Karly Rothenberg |
AMDA |
Audition Tech. for Television & Stage |
Various |
AMDA |
Voice, Production & Speech (VPS) |
Anne Burk |
AMDA |
IPA/ Introduction to Dialects |
Anne Burk |
AMDA |
Filmmaking and Editing |
Various |
AMDA |
Stage Combat |
Various |
AMDA |
Improvisation |
Various |
AMDA |
Into to Shakespeare |
Various |
AMDA |
SKILLS | ||
Spanish |
Haitian Creole |
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Ukulele |
Guitar |
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Stage Combat: Unarmed |
Stage Combat: Rapier & Dagger |
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Stage Combat: Broadsword |
Stage Combat: Fight Choreo. |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'5" |
Weight: 135 lbs |
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Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger, Stage Combat: Choreo., Stage Combat: Unarmed, Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Canoeing, Cheerleading, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Figure Skating, Frisbee, Gymnastics, Hula Hoop, Ice Skating, Jet Skier, Jump Rope, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Running - General, Running - Sprint, Soccer, Swimming - ability - general, Tennis, Track & Field, Trampoline, Volleyball, Yoga, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dance Salsa, Dance Tap, Dancer, Guitar, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Piano, Ukulele, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Spanish Accent, Fluent Spanish
Jahaira De Jesús is a Puerto Rican-Haitian actress with a BFA from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). She is a powerhouse, best known for her powerful portrayals of Salima in Ruined and Angel Bolivia in the short film BLactinX. Challenging her range and honing her craft both on stage and screen reflects the unapologetic, fierce, and spunky essence of who she is as an Afro-Latina, bilingual in Spanish and Haitian Creole.