Jane Shaka

Education

About me

I am 5 feet 3 inches. Long brown hair and eyes. I am creative and able to step into character. I am mature, very curvy and am charismatic. I have a corporate background but throughout my life I have been in several feature films as an extra, short films, adverts, theatrical shows and played parts in all four 2012 Olympic Ceremonies - 9 costume changes including some specifically cast roles as a drummer and a mill worker from 1800s. I'm smart, I'm not shy and very confident to talk to people. I love acting, singing, dancing, dressing up and doing voices. I've a happy disposition and have a great sense of humor. I am a humanitarian and have raised thousands for charity, received numerous awards doing so and I've even devised and ran major events myself at top venues. There isn't much I cant do and you won't be disappointed you engaged me because I will give 100% and bring lots to the table to make your project a success..

Additional Information
Available any days or times
Worked with special needs children
Devised and executed own comedy sketches and show
Widely travelled in Asia / Europe and the Caribbean
Currently writing Asia travel books and biography
Not afraid to travel alone and will travel anywhere including internationally
Great cook - English and exotic cuisine
Can influence negotiation at the highest executive level
Managed large teams of employees
Great cultural ambassador (and can help break down barriers between cultures)
Works well in ambiguous environments
Can type 70-80wpm
Interested in all sport
Love football

Acting experience:
Film extra for Screen Search in the following films:
- Tube Tales (1999), (Filmed on disused platform - Holborn underground)
- Virtual Sexuality (1998)
- Swing (1998)

Pantomime:
Widow Twankie and Aladdin, Kingsway Princeton college, full costume and make up.

Performing:
Champions League Final Opening Ceremony (2013) - Cast as a Beyern Munic medieval knight and drummer in the football final between FC Beyern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. 3 months training -Locations Ford works in Dagenham then final at Wembley statium, London.

--(2012) I was auditioned and was successful to play roles in all four 2012 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies globally televised- 9 costume changes including some specifically cast roles in Danny Boyle's re-imagining of the British Industrial Revolution:
- a drummer and role played one of the satanic mill workers from 1800s in the Industrial Revolution scene.
drum training given by Ash Soam and Mike Dolbear and Rick Smith of Underworld. Also basic army footwork training for 3 months to teach us precision footwork. Extensive costume and make up sessions for dress rehearsals.

Corporate events cast in costume various roles: Sher Khan the Tiger (2011) / Wonder Woman (2014) / Professor McGonagall (Harry Potter)
(2013)
Dancing experience:
I auditioned on three separate occasions for all four 2012 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies. I had to dance on a painted line which went around the floor of an aircraft hanger for three hours to test my rhythm. I had to dance to every type of music. I was one of those chosen out of 25000 applicants. I had to mass learn routines for all four Ceremonies and dance throughout three of the ceremonies to pop music, one whilst drumming the entire time during the Industrial Revolution scene.

Taught Swing and the Cha Cha at the Arthur Murray School of Dance, Strand, London removed .

Sheila Watsky's Sparrows - troupe Member (tap-dancing and singing)
Local performances in the Camden area removed (Sheila Watsky was connected with the production of Ipi Tombi showing at her Majesty's Theatre in 1974.

Singing experience:
Singing from an early age. Member of Sheila Watsky's Sparrows. Performing in local shows in Camden.
Private singing lessons for 6 months in 1982.
Used for voice-over singing for 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Modelling experience:
Freemans Catalogue - teenager modelling pyjamas
ARA Coffee - advert - Model
I have been in a photoshoot and understand what is involved

Television experience:
Age 10 - the 'Tonight Show' demonstrating how to use a dictionary.

2012 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies - roles in all four Ceremonies, televised globally
Details - 9 costume changes including some specifically cast roles as a drummer and a mill worker from 1800s in the Industrial Revolution scene. Thereafter, full drumming training given by Ash Soam and Mike Dolbear and Rick Smith of Underworld. Also army training for 3 months including precision footwork training.

Specific skills:
Experienced Driver, Car
Cycle rider
Can play drums (pandemonium drummer in the 2012 Olympics)
Piano (some piano and violin lessons as a child)
Lots of patience!
Confident with guns and good at target shooting generally
Can Ice skate
Good at combat (Have played a medieval knight)
Can quad roller skate
Can play blind person (able to look right through you!)
Can play tennis, badminton and other bat n ball games
Can fake injury (i,e, limp)
Able to fake being pregnant (push out tummy convincingly)
Will work with animals
Will work with children, the elderly and those with disability
Excellent written and communication skills
Computer literate (advanced MS Office)
Punctual
Dedicated and driven
Professional and adaptable to any situation
Good rhythm
Can generally dance
Additional skills:
Experienced Driver / bike rider
Confident with guns and good at target shooting generally
Can Ice skate
Good at combat (Have played a medieval knight)
Can quad roller skate
Can play blind person (can look right through you!)
Can play tennis, badminton and other bat n ball games
Can fake disability
Fake being pregnant (push out tummy convincingly)
Happy to work with animals
Works well with children, the elderly and those with disability
Excellent written and communication skills
Computer literate (advanced MS Office)
Punctual
Dedicated and driven
Professional and adaptable to any situation
Good rhythm
Can generally dance

Interesting past experiences:
- After passing 3 auditions, joined cast in all four 2012 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies televised around the globally. I was one of the 1000 drummers in the Industrial revolution scene, I looked after the athletes in both Olympics and met very famous A list people. I wore one of the blue bowler hats with the lightbulb on the top!
- Being a good cook - I made a large cake for Danny Boyle denoting his Isle of Wonders theme. He loved it and I have a photograph with him and the cake I made.
- I also made a drum cupcake for every one of the 1000 drummers. They even had drumsticks made of marzipan!

- I was nominated 108 times to carry the Olympic flame for my charity work raising £400,000.
Awarded 'highly commended - Cancer Research flame of hope
Awarded 'Unsung Hero' Award by DHL for charity work.

- Whilst on holiday in Thailand, (being a Tomb Raider wannabe) I decided to drag my husband into the dense mountains to search for an ancient temple. The steeple (which I could see from our hotel in the distance) was somewhere far awau in the hills. After getting completely lost, being chased by large wild monkeys and savage bandit dogs, we found the temple. It was in the middle of nowhere and we were parched and needed water badly. We tried to find out way out but we were lost and chased by even more bandit tan coloured dogs and came upon an eerie graveyard with strange graves before we found a road out. I saw the road across the other side of some waste land. We started walking across the wasteland and heard a low growl..- more terrifying dogs! We turned fast and headed the other way. Eventually we got back to civilisation - I decided I wont be taking us into the mountains again any time soon.

I love guns and target shooting. I found out I am a good shot when I went on holiday to Wales with my youth club. The local farmer met with the group and we asked to have a go of his gun. He said ok 'shoot til you miss' and gave us a target 30-40 feet away. I was last to go - I had never picked up a gun before but hit his target 64 times before missing! I've loved shooting targets ever since.
My interests:
I am interested in Music (Especially reggae and acoustic guitar versions of anything). I love travel, especially South East Asia and the Caribbean and I enjoy writing about my travels. I am also writing a film script based on my colourful life.
I love animals and making money for Charity.
I love film and theatre and anything to do with performing or dressing up.
I love organising events, the bigger the better.

Additional information:
Available any days or times as long as I have a little notice
Worked with special needs children
Devised own comedy sketches and show
Widely travelled in Asia / Europe and the Caribbean
Currently writing about travels in Asia and a films scrips based on a true story
Lots of film extra work
I love all music, but especially Reggae and acoustic versions of anything
Not afraid to travel alone and will travel anywhere including internationally
Great cook - English and exotic cuisine
Can influence negotiation at the highest executive level
Managed large teams
Great cultural ambassador (and can help break down barriers between cultures)
Works well in ambiguous environments
Can type 70-80wpm
Interested in all sport

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, Italian, Tamil, Thai
Accents/Dialects	English - General