Naffie Janha was born in the Ruhr area. She began studying at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in 2018. During her studies, she worked with Kathrin Wehlisch, Oliver Haffner and Robert Lehniger, among others. In 2021, she worked as a guest at the Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden. In the 2021/2022 season, she took up her first permanent engagement at the Staatstheater Darmstadt. From the 2023/2024 season, she will be a permanent ensemble member at the Residenztheater.