De'Adre Aziza

De'Adre Imani Aziza (/diˈeɪdrə əˈziːzə/; born June 14, 1977) is an African-American actress and singer.

De'Adre Imani Aziza
Born	De'Adre Danielle Avery (1977-06-14) June 14, 1977 (age 48) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress Singer
Years active	2002–present

Early life and education

Aziza was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Donna L. Avery, retired part-time assistant professor and textiles specialist at Parsons The New School for Design.^[1][2][3] She attended the Harlem School of the Arts for eleven years and the Dance Theater of Harlem for four years. She is studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

Career

She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Passing Strange,^[4] in which she played "teenage goddess" Edwina Williams, Dutch neo-hippie Marianna, and German revolutionary/filmmaker Sudabey. She appeared again on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Brown Sugar	Wedding Patron
2004	L-o-v-e	Star	Short
2008	Miracle at St. Anna	Bailiff
2011	Ronal the Barbarian	Amazon Queen
2012	Red Hook Summer	Colleen Royale
	Brutus Black	Brutus's Girl Friend	Short
2014	Da Sweet Blood of Jesus	Alto
	In the Morning	Zuri
2016	bwoy	Marcia
2024	The Fire Inside	Mickey

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Sex and the City	Bachelorette #1	Episode: "The Post-It Always Sticks Twice"
2005	Starved	Receptionist	Episode: "3D"
2009	Great Performances	Edwina/Marianna/Sudabey	Episode: "Passing Strange"
2010	Ugly Americans	(voice)	Episode: "Pilot"
2012	30 Rock	Trene	Episode: "Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy"
2013	666 Park Avenue	TV Reporter	Episode: "Lazarus"
2014	Person of Interest	Shari	Episode: "A House Divided"
2015	Blue Bloods	Sharon Parsons	Episode: "The Poor Door"
	Madam Secretary	Janice Dwyer	Episode: "Whisper of the Ax"
	The Good Wife	Tabitha Gray	Episode: "Red Meat"
	Master of None	President	Episode: "Hot Ticket"
2016	Kevin Can Wait	Danielle	Episode: "Kevin and Donna's Book Club"
	Bull	Wendy	Episode: "Just Tell the Truth"
	The Breaks	Tamika Grant	TV movie
2017	The Breaks	Tamika Grant	Main cast
2017–19	She's Gotta Have It	Raqueletta Moss	Recurring cast (season 1), main cast (season 2)
2018	Instinct	Ellen	Episode: "I Heart New York"
	Elementary	Krista	Episode: "Sober Companions"
2019	The Code	Nona Ferry	Episode: "Don and Doff" & "Legit Bad Day"
	Evil	Fiona Plemmons	Episode: "3 Stars"
2020	The Sinner	Mrs. Hughes	Episode: "Part II" & "Part VI"
2020–23	Power Book II: Ghost	Marshal Gwen Meredith	Recurring cast (season 1), guest (season 3)
2021	Younger	Azealia King	Episode: "Inku-baited" & "Older"
2021–23	Run the World	Donda Baptiste	Recurring cast
2023	East New York	Bettina Powell	Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"