2026 Princess Grace Award
Grace Le Vine Theater Honor
Nominated by: The Juilliard School
Sapu-D’jano is a Congolese multi-hyphenate creative originally from the DMV. She recently graduated from The Juilliard School with her BFA. She recently performed in Gloria Majule’s Possessed (or, “The Crazy African Girl” Play) at the O’Neill Center National Playwrights Conference. She booked her first co-star role on a new TV show coming to Amazon Prime, and is currently developing her first feature, Leopard, an inspiring story set in the DRC, whilst starting her own production company, which she intends to launch by the end of this year!
