Sagine Sémajuste is a Haitian Canadian actress and dancer. She is best known for her recurring roles as Farah in the television series 19-2,[1] and Sabine in the television series Grand Army.[2]

Sagine Sémajuste
Born
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma materAmerican Musical and Dramatic Academy
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.saginesemajuste.com

She has also appeared in the films Mahalia Melts in the Rain, Akilla's Escape and Faith Heist, and the television series St. Nickel, Pretty Hard Cases and The Lake.

Early life

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Sémajuste was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario.[3] She was introduced to hip-hop dancing through Culture Shock Ottawa. She moved to New York to pursue musical theatre, graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) before moving back to Canada, where she is now based in Toronto.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Good News Kora Short film
2015 The Gift Anne Short film
2018 Mahalia Melts in the Rain Anika Short film
2020 Akilla's Escape Selah
Welcome to Sudden Death Alisha

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lost Girl Dedona 2 episodes
Backpackers Mandy Episode: "Andrew's Version"
Heroes Reborn Sylvia Episode: "Odessa"
Hemlock Grove Woman Episode: "Todos Santos"
2016 Shadowhunters Waitress Episode: "Major Arcana"
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Singer Television film
St Lucie Lucie
2017 19-2 Farah Miller 7 episodes
2018 Unforgiving Andrea
2019 The Bold Type Rachel Episode: "Breaking Through the Noise"
2020 Grand Army Sabine Pierre 4 episodes
Marry Me This Christmas Shana Television film
2021 Faith Heist Vanessa Wright Television film
Private Eyes Laila Maxton Episode: "Smart Home Alone"
2022 Pretty Hard Cases Crystal Smith 3 episodes
The Lake Teesa 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Mike Cohen, "Final season of locally shot cop drama 19-2 premieres July 31". The Suburban, July 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Kristen Baldwin, "Netflix's teen drama Grand Army is grim to a fault: Review". Entertainment Weekly, October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Katia Café-Fébrissy, "Sagine Sémajuste, une actrice qui assume ses choix". TFO, January 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sajine Semajuste". The Dancers of Toronto. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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