Raven Dauda

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.

Raven Dauda
Born	1973 (age 51–52) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Website	www.ravendauda.com

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.^[1]

Career

Dauda gained recognition in the Toronto theatre scene for her performance as Esther in Intimate Apparel in 2008.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] In March 2024, Dauda brought Addicted to Halifax's Neptune Theatre.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Notes	Ref.
2009	Dora Mavor Moore Awards	Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role in a Play or Musical	Miss Julie: Freedom Summer	Won		[5]
			Doubt, a parable	Nominated		[6]
2018		Outstanding Performance Female	Addicted	Won	Produced by Adedo Collective and The Watah Theatre	[7]
2023	ACTRA Awards	Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Female	Five Days at Memorial, “Day Five”	Won	For her portrayal of Angela McManus	[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Left Behind: The Movie	Gloria
2019	Life Support	Jogger[9]	Short
2022	Stay the Night	Claire

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	da Kink in my Hair	Sharmaine	Mirvish Productions[10]
2008	Intimate Apparel	Esther Mills	Obsidian Theatre
2008	Wild Dogs	Rachel	Nightwood Theatre[11]
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[12]
2012	The Penelopiad	Antinous / Maid	Nightwood Theatre[13]
2013	4.48 Psychosis	Doctor	Necessary Angel Theatre Company[14]
2016	Up The Garden Path	Amelia	Obsidian Theatre[15]
2018	Addicted	All characters and playwright	Adedo Collective and The Watah Theatre
2020	The Events	Clair	Necessary Angel Theatre Company[16]
2024	Addicted	All characters and playwright	Neptune Theatre

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	CHILD-ish	Jani Lauzon	4-episode web series [17]