Djaka was born and raised in Paris, France to a French Mother and a West African Father. She starts acting at the age of 8, singing and dancing at the age of 10.
At 17, under the direction of Claudia Stavinsky, she gets cast as the witty Anita in West Side Story at the famous Chatelet Theater.
Shortly after, she spends a year immersed at the Performing Arts Academy of Skyline High near San Francisco, where she perfects her English. Back in Paris, she completes her training, studying Stanislavski Method, and joining the Paris Musical Theater Academy. She performs in numerous Festivals, works in TV, Commercials and as a model.
She then starts working on her own project: De quoi parlent les filles?What do girls talk about? that she writes and performs with Celine Beeckmans. The play is a great success and tours in France, Belgium and Hong Kong. In France, she acts in medium budget features like The Rival but returns to Hong Kong where she works and performs for about three years.
Djaka currently lives in NYC and is a graduate of the ISVP Program at Broadway Dance Center for whom she choreographed a piece and danced at the 2015 NYC Dance Parade .
She has performed at La Mama, and at The Invisible Dog where she played Helena in New Saloon Three Translations of uncle Vanya . She was part of Classical theater of Harlem Romeo'N Juliet in 2014 and The Tempest in 2015.
She was an associate producer on Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested latest film: Hell On Earth: the fall of Syria and the rise of Isis and has since featured in two features: What my love is for by Philippe Embury and An afternoon in MonteCarlo by Vaintino.
Djaka just wrote and directed her first short film "Jazz in Wakanda".
At 17, under the direction of Claudia Stavinsky, she gets cast as the witty Anita in West Side Story at the famous Chatelet Theater.
Shortly after, she spends a year immersed at the Performing Arts Academy of Skyline High near San Francisco, where she perfects her English. Back in Paris, she completes her training, studying Stanislavski Method, and joining the Paris Musical Theater Academy. She performs in numerous Festivals, works in TV, Commercials and as a model.
She then starts working on her own project: De quoi parlent les filles?What do girls talk about? that she writes and performs with Celine Beeckmans. The play is a great success and tours in France, Belgium and Hong Kong. In France, she acts in medium budget features like The Rival but returns to Hong Kong where she works and performs for about three years.
Djaka currently lives in NYC and is a graduate of the ISVP Program at Broadway Dance Center for whom she choreographed a piece and danced at the 2015 NYC Dance Parade .
She has performed at La Mama, and at The Invisible Dog where she played Helena in New Saloon Three Translations of uncle Vanya . She was part of Classical theater of Harlem Romeo'N Juliet in 2014 and The Tempest in 2015.
She was an associate producer on Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested latest film: Hell On Earth: the fall of Syria and the rise of Isis and has since featured in two features: What my love is for by Philippe Embury and An afternoon in MonteCarlo by Vaintino.
Djaka just wrote and directed her first short film "Jazz in Wakanda".
