BLACK PANTHER MOVIE: Nabiyah Be, daughter of reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff stars in Black Panther opens in Jamaica today

Nabiyah Be plays Tilda Johnson in
the movie Black Panther,
which opens today. 

BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer  Friday, February 16, 2018
When the fantasy/science fiction blockbuster film Black Panther opens in Jamaica this evening, an actress with strong Jamaican ties will be among the cast. She is Nabiyah Be, daughter of reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff.
This is the major screen debut for Brazilian-born Nabiyah Be who, like her father, is a singer-songwriter. In Black Panther she plays Tilda Johnson.
Nabiyah Be 
“Me and my other siblings are very proud and happy for Nabiyah as it is her first movie. We are all going to see it when it opens,” said her older sister, Odessa Chambers, a Kingston-based publicist and television producer.
The highly anticipated film is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is directed by Ryan Coogler and is expected to break box office records, largely because of its portrayal of a black superhero.
Black Panther has a strong cast including Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o, Forest Whitaker, Chadwick Boseman, and Angela Bassett.
As a child, Nabiyah Be was introduced to music by Cliff (real name James Chambers), best known for his starring role in The Harder They Come, and who has a massive following in Brazil. She has toured with her father as guest singer and backup singer. more

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