# 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.

## 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.

## 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. 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. In March 2024, Dauda brought Addicted to Halifax's Neptune Theatre.

## Awards and nominations

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

## 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 | Short |
| 2022 | Stay the Night | Claire | |

### Theatre

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

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | CHILD-ish | Jani Lauzon | 4-episode web series |