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Jeryl Prescott

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Jeryl Prescott
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Jeryl Prescott Gallien[1] (also known as Jeryl Prescott Sales) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jacqui in The Walking Dead (2010-2012; 2016), Madame Xanadu in Swamp Thing (2019), and Aktropaw in Ahsoka (2023).

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Jeryl Prescott was born Hartsville, South Carolina.[2] At a young age, Prescott and her mother worked for a local group called Willing Workers, a local community organization.[2]

Prior to 2010, Prescott earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Management, and worked as a trucker.[2] She later achieved her PhD in American Literature, and has a Master's Degree in African American Literature.[2] She worked as a professor at Wake Forest University in 1998,[3] and the North Carolina School of the Arts.[2]

Prescott portrayed Jacqui in Season 1 of the television series The Walking Dead, which premiered on AMC in 2010.[4] Prescott, a resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina,[4] divides her time between that city and Los Angeles.[5] Prescott was originally cast for just two episodes of the premiere season of The Walking Dead.[5] However, her character, Jacqui, was then written into the series cast of the season as well.[5][2] Prescott reprises her role as Jacqui in the Season 3 episode "Hounded", as one of the voices that speaks to Rick on the phone.[6]

In 2014, Prescott directed, wrote and starred in the drama film Stand Down Soldier.[7] Later, Prescott recurred as Cherry in Ray Donovan on Showtime. Prescott also appeared as a Judge Delilah Nunes in the Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, which debuted on CBS in 2011.[5] Additionally, Prescott appeared as Felicite in the film, Bolden! (2011).[5] She has also cast in a film, produced by Harry Lennix, based on William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1.[5] On television, she also guest-starred on Brothers & Sisters, Southland, Parks and Recreation and Revolution.[8] She also has appeared in films The Birth of a Nation (2016) and High Flying Bird (2019).

Prescott had a recurring role during the second season of Ray Donovan in 2014, and the following year on the adaptation of the comic book series Powers. She guest starred on NCIS: Los Angeles, Scandal, and Shameless. In 2019, she was cast in her first series regular role, on the DC Universe series Swamp Thing playing the role of Madame Xanadu.[9] The series was canceled after one season.[10] She also appeared in two episodes of HBO drama series, Big Little Lies in 2019 and guest-starred on 9-1-1, Batwoman and Nancy Drew. In 2021 she appeared in the Netflix romantic comedy film Resort to Love and later took the recurring role in the BET+ drama series, All the Queen's Men. In 2023, she appeared in the romantic drama film, To Live and Die and Live.[3]

In May 2023, Prescott was honored with the Sarcoidosis Crystal Spotlight Award by the Foundation of Sarcoidosis Research.[1]

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