blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona spoke to Award-Winning Director, Actor & Producer Tinashe Kajese-Bolden about her starring role as Lynette on ‘Cherish the Day‘ (OWN). Tinashe talked about her many interests including theater, directing, producing and more!
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Tinashe Kajese-Bolden stars in the second season of Ava Duvernay’s “Cherish the Day” which premiered on OWN October 4th, 2022. An anthology series, “Cherish the Day” returns for season 2 with a new couple, Sunday (played by Joy Bryant) and Ellis (played by Henry Simmons.) Tinashe plays Lynette, Sunday’s cousin and the sister she never had. Funny and blunt, Lynette doesn’t have an unexpressed thought. Lynette loves and admires Sunday but can be judgmental and is not above dropping subtle digs — like how their grandmother would roll over in her grave if she knew Sunday only attends church on Easter and New Year’s Eve.
About Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Raised in Zimbabwe and Kenya, Tinashe has a BFA in Theater at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and, also a painter, participated in a conservatory program for artists during her college career. Tinashe was recently named the Co-Artistic Director at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta and has directed and produced many plays there. Past film and TV credits include “The Suicide Squad,” (2021) “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” “Valor,” “Peacemaker,” and “Dynasty.” When not acting or directing, Tinashe is an avid acrylic painter on big canvases and has a studio space in her home. She is a big believer in mind-body balance and uses art as a way to destress and express herself.
At home in Zimbabwe, her family’s farm has a small school that teachers kids through 4th grade. Located in a rural area, a lot of children there wouldn’t receive a formal education if not for the school. In Atlanta, TInashe also mentors students from Spellman University through fellowship and internship programs at Alliance Theater. This gives students real life experiences and aids them in the transition from college student to professional performer. Tinashe is represented by William Morris Endeavor.
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