Jailoshini Naidoo is a South African television presenter, actress and stand-up comedian. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Kandasamy in the ''
Kandasamys'' film series.
Early life
Jailoshini Naidoo grew up in
Chatsworth. She went to
University of Durban-Westville
The University of Durban-Westville (UDW) was a university situated in Westville, a town situated near Durban, South Africa, which opened in 1972. It is now one of the campuses of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. It was initially established for ...
and got a bachelor’s degree in pediatrics while also studying drama, English and education. She also went to
University of South Africa
The University of South Africa (UNISA) is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 400,000 student ...
where she studied Public Relations. After college, she worked as a drama and English teacher.
Theatre
*''
Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...
'' (2007) as
Raksha
* ''1949'' (2008; sole character in the play)
*''At the Edge'' (2010; 30+ characters)
*''The God of Carnage'' (2011)
*''Twitch'' (2013)
*''At the Edge'' (2014; 20+ characters)
*''Aunty Rama and Friends'' (2014)
*''Curry on Laughing'' (2016)
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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Living people
South African television presenters
South African people of Indian descent
1977 births
Actresses of Indian descent
South African people of Telugu descent