Name | Nabiyah Be |
Profession | Acting |
Famous As | Jimmy Cliff Daughter |
Popular TV Show | Daisy Jones and the Six |
Still Acting | Yes |
Birthday | 15 August |
Age | 32 Years Old |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Ethnicity | Mixed |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Married | No |
Children | No |
Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
Even for MCU nerds, it is hard to grasp every Black Panther (2018) character. One such actress who may have slipped under your radar while watching Black Panther featuring the late Chadwick Boseman is Nabiyah Be.
Luckily for her fans, you can catch her on Daisy Jones and the Six (an Amazon miniseries that premiered on March 3, 2023). She plays Simone Jackson in the miniseries.
Singer cum actress, Nabiyah has a few acting credits to her. Besides her profession, this Black Panther actress is widely famous as the daughter of Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae legend.
Her father, Jimmy Cliff is a music icon as well as an actor. It’s clear where she gets her singing and acting genes from. Here’s every detail you have been missing about this gorgeous Brazilian artist.
How old is Nabiyah Be? Her Birthday Details
Nabiyah Be’s birthday falls on the 15th of August. She was born in the year 1992. So, she is 32 years old now.
Nabiyah Be is Brazilian? Her father is Jamaican!
Nbiyah Be’s father Jimmy Cliff is a Jamaican national. He was born in St. James, Jamaica. Meanwhile, this Daisy Jones and the Six actress was born in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. Nabiyah holds Brazilian nationality.
Born in the land of her mother’s ancestors, the actress chose to be a Brazilian national over her father’s nationality.
During her childhood, Nabiyah has toured across continents with her father Jimmy Cliff. This introduced her to the world of music early in her life, somewhat leading her to embrace pop culture as her career.
While her father sowed seeds of music and acting in this Brazilian actress cum singer/songwriter, Nabiyah learned the way of living from her mother Sonia Gomes.
Who is Nabiyah Be’s mother? Parents and Siblings
Nabiyah Be is very close with her father Jimmy Cliff and mother Sonia Gomes. Her father is Jamaican, while her mother is Brazilian. Born to parents from different countries, Nabiyah has lived in different parts of the world, especially while touring internationally with her father.
The official website of the Black Panther actress reveals that she developed a deep passion for learning and empathy from her mother. So, it is safe to say that Nabiyah’s parents had a prominent influence on her.
Nabiyah’s mother Sonia Gomes is a psychiatrist born and raised in Brazil. She has an older sister named Odessa Chambers. Sonia Gomes’ sister Odessa Chambers is based in Kingston, Jamaica, and works as a TV producer and a publicist.
Is Nabiyah Married? Her Love Life and Relationships
Who is Nabiyah Be’s husband? The queries surrounding Be’s relationship status and marriage have been omnipresent since the time she played Linda in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Black Planter (2018).
You have come across many celebrities who have been blessed with loving husbands, lovely relationships, and blissful marriages by the age of 31 in Tinsel Town. It is only natural if her fans assume that Nabiyah has a similar life; enjoying her time with a lovely husband or a boyfriend.
However, this Brazilian actress has yet to settle in life as far as her marriage goes. Yes, the Daisy Jones actress is not married yet, so Nabiyah’s husband thing is out of the equation for now. Also, it is not revealed whether she is dating or not.
Most of her personal life details are still in the shade. Nabiyah is quite good at keeping her life beyond cameras away from scrutiny. Furthermore, her social media like Instagram has zero hints about her love life and relationship.
How Much is Nabiyah Be Worth in 2024?
Aged 32, and working as an actress and singer/ songwriter, one has reasons to believe Be has a decent net worth. Nabiya Be’s net worth is around $1.5 million.
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Most of the cast of Black Panther and its sequel are in the million-dollar club and have earned thousands of dollars for their respective roles in movies and TV shows. As a supporting cast, Be may have made thousands of dollars from the first Black Panther movie.
Lupita Nyong’o with a net worth of $10 million and Michael B. Jordan with a net worth of $25 million are among the richest Blank Panther cast.
Body Measurements – How tall is Nabiyah?
If not always, body height and measurements can sometimes become a barometer of how successful an actress can be in the showbiz industry.
Nabiyah Be, aged 32-year-old, can score a perfect 10/10 when we consider her tall height. Did you know, the Daisy Jones actress stands 5 feet and 6 inches tall?
She has a slim body structure. Her hair color is black. Details of her other body measurements and shoe size are not made public as of yet.
College Life and Early Career
Nabiyah Be mostly lived in Brazil in her early days, the birthplace of her mother Sonia Gomes. There she received an informal education in acting and singing, courtesy of her singer/ actor father. Nabiyah attended Pace University, New York for theatre studies.
Post her Pace University life, Be started appearing on Broadway. Her first Broadway role came in Hadestown in which she essayed the role of Eurydice. Broadway Hadestown is the recipient of Tony and Grammy Awards.
In 2018, she landed the role of Linda in the critically and commercially acclaimed MCU project Black Panther. Before sharing the screen with artists like Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyongo’o, Be had some uncredited Broadway roles in her portfolio.
Nabiyah Be has worked on her acting career as well as her singing career simultaneously. The 32-year-old singer had lent her voice to Hadestown’s original music. She has collaborated with Brazilian singer Margareth Menezes for a single from the latter’s 2019 album Autentica.
Role in the Dasiy Jones and the Six
If you are excited to catch Linda from Black Panther in the drama miniseries Daisy Jones and the Six, you can watch it on Amazon Prime. The show aired on March 3, 2023.
Nabiyah Be plays Simone Jackson in the Amazon miniseries featuring Suki Waterhouse (Karen Sirko), Timothy Olyphant (Rod), and Stephen Chacon (Warren Rhodes).
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