Tinashe Kinajese-Bolden is still invested in progressing in her career.

Being raised in Zimbabwe, Kajese-Bolden was surrounded by narratives, coming from a family with a legacy of storytellers. This fueled her towards a career in acting. Bolden finished high school in Kenya. Then, she moved to the United States to resume acting studies. She graduated from the University of Illinois and studied under film director Daniel Sullivan.  

“I love storytelling, and I want to find those main ingredients within it.”  

In early 2004, the actress made her debut in the film Superstore, starring as the clerk. “It was an excellent opportunity to live in the interaction of a wider scale and television,” said Kajese-Bolden. She then appeared on many television shows and started working as a director.  

Through her work as a director, she gained recognition by being named the BOLD Women’s Leadership Circle Artistic Director Fellow for the Alliance Theater season 2019-2020 for her works and helping others. 

“Connection with the alliance theater in Atlanta led to founding and provocation and for female actresses around the globe, redefining to create the process and how we build ourselves.”  

As a director, Kajese-Bolden was dedicated to keep creating and using her storytelling, as well as expanding on the community at Alliance theater. Some of her works include Native Gardens, Eclipsed (Synchronicity Theater), and Nick’s Flamingo Grill. “Directing, you get to explore the main ingredients for joy and interrogating the human blind spot. I want to crack open the human psyche and get under the hood to understand the emotions towards that work.”  

Bolden also got to be a part of the DC family and Hit film The Suicide Squad (2021) as Flow Crawley. “It was amazing to be around this cast and blessed to be around viola Davis and stand out. It was God arranged and gained an enjoyable experience and rich experience.”  

Today Kajese-Bolden is still working on a plethora of projects and films and supporting black women in their acting careers. She leaves one piece of advice for those who are starting. “Believe in yourself; don’t hide or forgo anyone else’s changes. With everything happening, don’t let anyone put you inside a container.”