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Biography
Shalèt Monique is an Afro-Cuban actress, stuntwoman, writer, and producer. She is best known for her breakout role as Rayah Dunham in the Tyler Perry-directed Netflix feature thriller Straw (2025), which went on to win an NAACP Image Award. Her other notable screen appearances include television series such as HBO's We Own This City. Prior to her career in the entertainment industry, she spent over a decade working as a special education teacher.
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Filmography7 titles

Straw
2025as Rayah Dunnam
2025as Rayah Dunnam

We Own This City
2022as Te'ana
2022as Te'ana

A Professor's Vengeance
2021as Detective
2021as Detective

It's Christmas Again
2022as Teacher
2022as Teacher

Jennie
2021as Erica
2021as Erica

Unrequited
2026as Helen
2026as Helen

King of Newark 2
2018as Joyce Brooks
2018as Joyce Brooks