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Janab Kareem
Actor
Janab Kareem is a multi-racial Muslim American Actress. She was born in Ventura, California and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida by her Irish mother and African American and Native American father along with her three brothers. She began modeling at the age of 17 and at the age of 18 she moved to NY to continue modeling and pursue a higher education. While visiting her home town she then decided to join the United States Coast Guard as a First Responder. While serving active duty Janab decided to get a waiver through the military that allowed her to stay active duty and also work in the entertainment industry (acting/modeling). Janab then competed in a national competition (MAAI) in NY where she placed first in three out of five categories and top three in the other two categories. From there she got attention from multiple agencies nationally which has allowed her to model nationally and internationally in print and run way. A year before honorably discharging from her two terms of active duty military she crossed over to acting and has then been featured in film, TV, and commercial nationally and a spoke person internationally.
Filmography
| 2024 | The Baxters (2024) (TV Series) · as Paramedic |
| 2023 | Fatal Attraction (2023) (TV Series) · as Receptionist |
| 2019 | Good Trouble (TV Series) · as Shopper #2 |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam (2018) (TV Series) · as Amalia |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) · as Lapd Photographer |
| 2016 | This Is Us (TV Series) · as Desiree |
| 2010 | Chase (2010) (TV Series) · as Lisa Wilson (victim Tied Up) |
| 2010 | The Deep End (TV Series) · as Beth Branford Secretary |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Hazel Talbert |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Marta |