Raven Dauda

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Raven Dauda is a Canadian writer and actor. She has appeared in numerous roles in film and television, and wrote and starred in a one-woman show, Addicted.

Early life and education

Dauda was born in Ottawa in 1973 to a Jamaican mother and a father from Sierra Leone. She attended Studio 58, but did not complete the program.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Michelle |date=2010-04-20 |title=Rave Reviews for Raven |url=https://theafronews.com/rave-reviews-for-raven/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=The Afro News |language=en-US}}

Career

Dauda gained recognition in the Toronto theatre scene for her performance as Esther in Intimate Apparel in 2008.

In 2018, Dauda's one-woman show, Addicted, premiered with Adedo Collective and Watah Theatre. She began creating the work while studying the Anitafrika method at the Watah theatre under d'bi young anitafrika.{{Cite news |last=Dechausay |first=Lucius |date=2018-04-17 |title=1 woman. 10 characters. How theatre freed Raven Dauda from her own addictions |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/1-woman-10-characters-how-theatre-freed-raven-dauda-from-her-own-addictions-1.4623244 |access-date=2024-10-02 |work=CBC}} The play follows Penelope Day, an alcoholic with a family history of addiction, who checks herself into a rehab centre. The play was written to be the first part of a trilogy.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Amanda |date=2024-03-22 |title=Raven Dauda on Humour, Puppets, Accents & Her Powerhouse Play Addicted |url=https://www.twisitheatreblog.com/?p=4945 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=The Way I See It Theatre & Music Blog |language=en-US}} In March 2024, Dauda brought Addicted to Halifax's Neptune Theatre.{{Cite web |last=Starling |first=Owen |date=2024-05-25 |title=REVIEW: One-woman show compellingly confronts addiction |url=https://signalhfx.ca/review-one-woman-show-compellingly-confronts-addiction/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=The Halifax Signal}}

Awards and nominations

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!Year

!Award

!Category

!Work

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!Notes

!Ref.

rowspan="2" |2009

|rowspan="3" |Dora Mavor Moore Awards

|rowspan="2" |Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role in a Play or Musical

|Miss Julie: Freedom Summer

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web |last=Mooney |first=Megan |date=2009-06-30 |title=2009 Dora Mavor Moore Award Recipients |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2009/06/30/2009-dora-mavor-moore-award-recipients/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mooney on Theatre}}

Doubt, a parable

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web |last=Megan |first=Mooney |date=2009-06-03 |title=Dora Nominations Announced |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2009/06/03/dora-nominations-announced/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mooney on Theatre}}

2018

|Outstanding Performance Female

|Addicted

| {{won}}

|Produced by Adedo Collective and The Watah Theatre

|{{Cite web |last=Leung |first=Wayne |date=2018-06-26 |title=Announcement: 2018 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2018/06/26/announcement-2018-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners-with-links-to-mot-reviews/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mooney on Theatre}}

2023

|ACTRA Awards

|Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Female

|Five Days at Memorial, “Day Five”

|{{won}}

|For her portrayal of Angela McManus

|{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2023-04-27 |title=Sort Of, What We Do In The Shadows take Ensemble categories at ACTRA Toronto Awards |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/sort-of-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-take-ensemble-categories-at-actra-toronto-awards/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2018–2024 \|Star Trek: Discovery \|Dr. Tracy Pollard \|Recurring role (17 episodes)
2023 \|Spellbound \|Ginger Jones \|
2019–2023 \|Hudson & Rex \|Jan Renley \|
2022 \|Five Days at Memorial \|Angela McManus \|Mini-series
2022 \|The Hardy Boys \|Deputy Con Riley \|
2022 \|Transformers: BotBots \|Agent Wagner and Agent Smartlit \|Voice
2021 \|Titans \|GCPD Administrator \|
2021 \|The Hot Zone \|Dr. Halstrom \|
2020–2021 \|Nurses \|Nurse Nadine \|
2019–2021 \|Clifford the Big Red Dog \|Mrs. Clayton \|Voice
2020 \|Utopia Falls \|Reia \|
2020 \|The Umbrella Academy \|Odessa \|
2020 \|Grand Army \|Nicole Jackson \|
2020 \|Spinning Out \|Nancy Stevens \|
2018–2020 \|Murdoch Mysteries \|Sarah Johnston \|
2018 \|Condor \|Hoyle \|
2018 \|The Expanse \|Nono Volovodov \|
2017 \|Salvation \|Harris's Secretary \|
2017 \|Top Wing \|Rhonda \|Voice
2014–2017 \|Annedroids \|Maggie Clegg \|
2013 \|Nikita \|Miriam Hasan \|
2007–2009 \|da Kink in my Hair \|Lara \|
2007 \|Across the River to Motor City \|Jessie Preacher \|
2005 \|Riding the Bus with My Sister \|Shane \|TV movie
2004 \|Paradise Falls \|Kelly Fairview \|
2003 \|Bliss \|Claire \|
2000 \|Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story \|Janice \|TV movie

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2018–2024

|Star Trek: Discovery

|Dr. Tracy Pollard

|Recurring role (17 episodes)

2023

|Spellbound

|Ginger Jones

2019–2023

|Hudson & Rex

|Jan Renley

2022

|Five Days at Memorial

|Angela McManus

|Mini-series

2022

|The Hardy Boys

|Deputy Con Riley

2022

|Transformers: BotBots

|Agent Wagner and Agent Smartlit

|Voice

2021

|Titans

|GCPD Administrator

2021

|The Hot Zone

|Dr. Halstrom

2020–2021

|Nurses

|Nurse Nadine

2019–2021

|Clifford the Big Red Dog

|Mrs. Clayton

|Voice

2020

|Utopia Falls

|Reia

2020

|The Umbrella Academy

|Odessa

2020

|Grand Army

|Nicole Jackson

2020

|Spinning Out

|Nancy Stevens

2018–2020

|Murdoch Mysteries

|Sarah Johnston

2018

|Condor

|Hoyle

2018

|The Expanse

|Nono Volovodov

2017

|Salvation

|Harris's Secretary

2017

|Top Wing

|Rhonda

|Voice

2014–2017

|Annedroids

|Maggie Clegg

2013

|Nikita

|Miriam Hasan

2007–2009

|da Kink in my Hair

|Lara

2007

|Across the River to Motor City

|Jessie Preacher

2005

|Riding the Bus with My Sister

|Shane

|TV movie

2004

|Paradise Falls

|Kelly Fairview

2003

|Bliss

|Claire

2000

|Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

|Janice

|TV movie

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2000 \|Left Behind: The Movie \|Gloria \|
2019 \|Life Support \|Jogger{{Cite news \|last=Hassannia \|first=Tina \|date=2019-09-09 \|title=Connection at the heart of Canadian Renuka Jeyapalan's Life Support \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/connection-at-the-heart-of-canadian-renuka-jeyapalan-s-life-support-1.5273011 \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|work=CBC}} \|Short
2022 \|Stay the Night \|Claire \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2000

|Left Behind: The Movie

|Gloria

2019

|Life Support

|Jogger{{Cite news |last=Hassannia |first=Tina |date=2019-09-09 |title=Connection at the heart of Canadian Renuka Jeyapalan's Life Support |url=https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/connection-at-the-heart-of-canadian-renuka-jeyapalan-s-life-support-1.5273011 |access-date=2024-10-02 |work=CBC}}

|Short

2022

|Stay the Night

|Claire

= Theatre =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2005 \|da Kink in my Hair \|Sharmaine \|Mirvish Productions{{Cite web \|date=2005-01-05 \|title=Women confront their spirits in 'Da Kink In My Hair {{!}} Xtra Magazine \|url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/women-confront-their-spirits-in-da-kink-in-my-hair-23347 \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|website=Xtra \|language=en-CA}}
2008 \|Intimate Apparel \|Esther Mills \|Obsidian Theatre
2008 \|Wild Dogs \|Rachel \|Nightwood Theatre{{Cite web \|last=Lacey \|first=Dana \|date=2008-10-21 \|title=Wild Dogs – Nightwood Theatre \|url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2008/10/21/wild-dogs-nightwood-theatre/ \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|website=Mooney on Theatre}}
2009 \|Miss Julie: Freedom Summer \|Christine \|Canadian Stage Company and Vancouver Playhouse
2009 \|Doubt: A Parable \|Mrs. Muller \|Canadian Stage
2010 \|Intimate Apparel \|Esther Mills \|Canadian Stage and Obsidian Theatre{{Cite web \|last=Hole \|first=Christopher \|date=2010-02-17 \|title=Review - Intimate Apparel - Obsidian Theatre, Toronto \|url=http://www.stage-door.com/Theatre/2010/Entries/2010/2/17_Intimate_Apparel.html \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|website=www.stage-door.com}}
2012 \|The Penelopiad \|Antinous / Maid \|Nightwood Theatre{{Cite web \|date=2011-05-21 \|title=Announcement: NIGHTWOOD THEATRE announces its 2011-2012 season with Atwood's The Penelopiad as the centre piece \|url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2011/05/25/announcement-nightwood-theatre-announces-its-2011-2012-season-with-atwood%E2%80%99s-the-penelopiad-as-the-centre-piece/ \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|website=Mooney on Theatre}}
2013 \|4.48 Psychosis \|Doctor \|Necessary Angel Theatre Company{{Cite web \|last=O'Brien \|first=Katharine \|date=2013-02-20 \|title=Review: 4.48 Psychosis (Necessary Angel Theatre Company) \|url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2013/02/20/review-4-48-psychosis-necessary-angel-theatre-company/ \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|website=Mooney on Theatre}}
2016 \|Up The Garden Path \|Amelia \|Obsidian Theatre{{Cite web \|last=Dugalin \|first=Istvan \|date=2016-03-26 \|title=Review: Up The Garden Path (Obsidian Theatre) \|url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2016/03/26/review-up-the-garden-path-obsidian-theatre/ \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|website=Mooney on Theatre}}
2018 \|Addicted \|All characters and playwright \|Adedo Collective and The Watah Theatre
2020 \|The Events \|Clair \|Necessary Angel Theatre Company{{Cite web \|last=Copp \|first=Madeleine \|date=2020-03-07 \|title=Review: The Events (Necessary Angel Theatre Co.) \|url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2020/03/07/review-the-events-necessary-angel-theatre-co/ \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|website=Mooney on Theatre}}
2024 \|Addicted \|All characters and playwright \|Neptune Theatre

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2005

|da Kink in my Hair

|Sharmaine

|Mirvish Productions{{Cite web |date=2005-01-05 |title=Women confront their spirits in 'Da Kink In My Hair {{!}} Xtra Magazine |url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/women-confront-their-spirits-in-da-kink-in-my-hair-23347 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Xtra |language=en-CA}}

2008

|Intimate Apparel

|Esther Mills

|Obsidian Theatre

2008

|Wild Dogs

|Rachel

|Nightwood Theatre{{Cite web |last=Lacey |first=Dana |date=2008-10-21 |title=Wild Dogs – Nightwood Theatre |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2008/10/21/wild-dogs-nightwood-theatre/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mooney on Theatre}}

2009

|Miss Julie: Freedom Summer

|Christine

|Canadian Stage Company and Vancouver Playhouse

2009

|Doubt: A Parable

|Mrs. Muller

|Canadian Stage

2010

|Intimate Apparel

|Esther Mills

|Canadian Stage and Obsidian Theatre{{Cite web |last=Hole |first=Christopher |date=2010-02-17 |title=Review - Intimate Apparel - Obsidian Theatre, Toronto |url=http://www.stage-door.com/Theatre/2010/Entries/2010/2/17_Intimate_Apparel.html |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.stage-door.com}}

2012

|The Penelopiad

|Antinous / Maid

|Nightwood Theatre{{Cite web |date=2011-05-21 |title=Announcement: NIGHTWOOD THEATRE announces its 2011-2012 season with Atwood's The Penelopiad as the centre piece |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2011/05/25/announcement-nightwood-theatre-announces-its-2011-2012-season-with-atwood%E2%80%99s-the-penelopiad-as-the-centre-piece/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mooney on Theatre}}

2013

|4.48 Psychosis

|Doctor

|Necessary Angel Theatre Company{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Katharine |date=2013-02-20 |title=Review: 4.48 Psychosis (Necessary Angel Theatre Company) |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2013/02/20/review-4-48-psychosis-necessary-angel-theatre-company/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mooney on Theatre}}

2016

|Up The Garden Path

|Amelia

|Obsidian Theatre{{Cite web |last=Dugalin |first=Istvan |date=2016-03-26 |title=Review: Up The Garden Path (Obsidian Theatre) |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2016/03/26/review-up-the-garden-path-obsidian-theatre/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mooney on Theatre}}

2018

|Addicted

|All characters and playwright

|Adedo Collective and The Watah Theatre

2020

|The Events

|Clair

|Necessary Angel Theatre Company{{Cite web |last=Copp |first=Madeleine |date=2020-03-07 |title=Review: The Events (Necessary Angel Theatre Co.) |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2020/03/07/review-the-events-necessary-angel-theatre-co/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mooney on Theatre}}

2024

|Addicted

|All characters and playwright

|Neptune Theatre

= Web =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2021 \|CHILD-ish \|Jani Lauzon \|4-episode web series {{Cite web \|last=Ghosal \|first=Arpita \|date=2021-06-20 \|title=Sunny Drake's new web series reminds us why it's good to be CHILD-ish \|url=https://www.sesayarts.com/sunny-drake/ \|access-date=2024-10-02 \|website=SesayArts Magazine \|language=en-US}}

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2021

|CHILD-ish

|Jani Lauzon

|4-episode web series

{{Cite web |last=Ghosal |first=Arpita |date=2021-06-20 |title=Sunny Drake's new web series reminds us why it's good to be CHILD-ish |url=https://www.sesayarts.com/sunny-drake/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=SesayArts Magazine |language=en-US}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.ravendauda.com}}
{{IMDb name|nm0202253}}

Category:Living people

Category:1973 births

Category:Actresses from Ottawa

Category:Black Canadian actresses

Category:21st-century Canadian actresses

Category:21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights

Category:Canadian film actresses

Category:Canadian stage actresses

Category:Canadian television actresses

Category:Canadian voice actresses

Category:Canadian web series actresses