Bahia Watson facts for kids

Bahia Watson is a talented Canadian actress and writer. She is well-known for her role as Brianna, also called Oferic, in the popular TV series The Handmaid's Tale. She has also lent her voice to many cartoon characters that you might recognize!

Meet Bahia Watson

Bahia Watson was born on May 15, 1992. She grew up in a town called Carman in Manitoba, Canada. Her father is Canadian, and her mother is from Guyana.

Her Acting Roles

Bahia Watson has appeared in many exciting TV shows and movies. Besides The Handmaid's Tale, she played Sakai in The Expanse and May in Star Trek: Discovery.

She is also a busy voice actress! You might have heard her voice in cartoons like:

• Mysticons
• Clifford the Big Red Dog
• Big Blue
• Total DramaRama
• The Loud House
• Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City
• My Little Pony: Make Your Mark

She has also acted in films such as Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang, What We Have, Cranks, and The Archivists.

Bahia as a Writer

Besides acting, Bahia Watson is also a playwright. This means she writes plays for the stage! She has worked with theatre groups like Nightwood Theatre and d'bi Young's anitAFRIKA dub theatre. She also wrote fun cabaret shows with Liza Paul, including pomme is french for apple and Mashup Pon Di Road.

Awards and Recognition

Bahia Watson has received awards for her amazing work.

• As part of the cast of The Handmaid's Tale, she was nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. This was at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2019 and the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2020.
• In 2021, she won an award for Outstanding Voice Performance — Female from the Toronto chapter of the ACTRA Awards. She won this for her voice work in Total DramaRama.