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Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves (born 13 October 1976; age 47) is an actress who played J'Vini in the Star Trek: Discovery fourth season episode "Choose to Live".
She was born and raised in Toronto, and lived in New York City for ten years, during which she attended the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and received a BA diploma in film production at The City University of New York, Brooklyn College.
Moving back to Canada, she appeared in guest roles on television series such as Against the Wall (with Damon Runyan, Daniel Kash, and Josh Madryga), Hemlock Grove (starring Famke Janssen), The Expanse (with Shohreh Aghdashloo, Daniel Kash, Elias Toufexis, Alex Armbruster, Justin Howell, and Simon Northwood), Taken, Designated Survivor (with Lisa Berry), Kim's Convenience (with Tanu Ravi), Private Eyes, and Y: The Last Man (with Tara Nicodemo, Milton Barnes, Dillon Jagersky, and Missi Pyle).
She co-starred in Endlings, which also featured Oyin Oladejo in the cast.