Biography

Canadian Actress raised in the east end of Toronto Ontario. A child actor beginning at the age of seven, spent four years as a regular dancer on Citytv's Boogie, before landing her first role in the feature film The Kidnapping Of The President, with William Shatner, Hal Holbrook and Eva Gardner. Switching direction to pursue music, She joined her uncle, Charlie Ecstein in the family Show band 'Something Kinda Different' as the lead female vocalist spending fourteen years travelling across Canada. Until moving to the west coast of Canada in 91 to once again work in film and television. BC opened up several other artistic opportunities and led to time spent on stage, both in theater, cabaret and stand up comedy clubs across the lower mainland. The change also rekindled her love of writing. Fully immersing her life in the arts. she has gone on to establish herself as a triple threat entertainer adding director, producer, published author, writer, and playwright to her list of accomplishments and credits. When not working on film or television projects armed with her love of crafting and artistic design, She spends time creating original works under her company name, Zigante Designs Boutique. C J resides in Beautiful British Columbia Canada's Fraser Valley, with her husband of more than twenty years, her Bffl and two adorable fur babies Basil & Ginger.
- IMDb mini biography by: C J Jackman Zigante