Sufe Bradshaw

Sufe Bradshaw (/ˈsuːfi/ SOO-fee;^[1] born November 30, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue, the secretary and scheduler to Vice President Selina Meyer, in the HBO comedy series Veep.^[2] Her prior acting credits include guest roles in Prison Break, Mind of Mencia, Southland, Cold Case and FlashForward, as well as a minor role in the 2009 feature film Star Trek.

Sufe Bradshaw
Bradshaw at the New York PaleyFest 2014 for the TV show Veep
Born	(1979-11-30) November 30, 1979 (age 45) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present

Early life

Sufe Bradshaw was born on November 30, 1979 on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, where she was raised. She has nine siblings.^[1]

Career

Bradshaw has also worked as a documentary filmmaker. Her project New Leaves, currently in development, examines children growing up in impoverished or underprivileged urban neighborhoods.^[1] She has also performed as a spoken word poet, and does humanitarian and activist work for groups including One Billion Rising and the Greenway Art Alliance.^[3]

Bradshaw played secretary to the Vice President Sue Wilson in the HBO comedy series Veep for the show's first five seasons.^[2] She did not appear in the show's sixth season as a result of developing a glucose issue.^[4] She appeared in the final episode of the seventh and final season, returning as Meyer's secretary in the White House after the character is elected.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Les Brown Show	Make-up Artiste	Short
2006	Speechless	May
2007	Black Woman's Guide to Finding a Good Man	Mika Moore	Video
	Mr. Jackson's Neighborhood	Kim	Short
2009	The Lost Nomads: Get Lost!	April
	Star Trek	Cadet Alien
	Dance Flick	Keloid
2010	Infatuation of a Psychopath	-	Short
	Halfway Where?	Agent #2	Short
2011	Susan's Remembrance	Forensic Specialist Smith	Short
	Fixing Pete	Janice Taylor	TV movie
2012	Overnight	Shawna
	And When He Died, All He Left Us Was Alone	-	Short
	Coming Home	Tiffany	Short
2014	Imperial Dreams	Detective Gill
	Crossroads	YoYo
	Snackpocalypse	School Nurse	Short
	Happy Medium	Dr. Diane Tyler	Short
2015	Marathon Day	-	Short
2016	Federal	Detective Mogues	Short
2017	Bad Kids of Crestview Academy	Dr. Knight
2019	Murder Mystery	Holly
2020	First One In	Ashalee
2021	Together Together	Jean
	The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu	Jill Crane
	Val	Officer Daughtry
2022	Metal Lords	Dean Swanson
2023	Little Dixie	Carla
	The Getback	Detective Jade Hatch
	Guardian Angel	Wilma Reed	Short
	No Right Way	Amy
	Rise	Fati

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Yo Momma	Guest Comedian	Episode: "Episode #3.9"
2008	Cold Case	Chantelle Legros	Episode: "Ghost of My Child"
	Mind of Mencia	Shakey	Episode: "Episode #4.2"
2009	Trust Me	Receptionist	Episode: "Au Courant"
	ER	Waitress	Episode: "And in the End..."
	Southland	Josie	Episode: "Derailed"
	Prison Break	Wife	Episode: "Free" & "The Old Ball and Chain"
	FlashForward	Ms. Gerber	Episode: "White to Play"
	Bones	Gina McNamara	Episode: "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken"
2010	The Hard Times of RJ Berger	Nurse	Episode: "It's All About the Hamiltons"
2012-19	Veep	Sue Wilson	Main Cast: Season 1–5, Guest: Season 7
2014	Rizzoli & Isles	Dalia Reilly	Episode: "Food for Thought"
2018	The Guest Book	Angel	Episode: "Under Cover"
2020	Lovecraft Country	Nawi	Episode: "I Am."
2021-22	Hidden Canyons	Denise Collins	Main Cast

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2013	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Veep	Nominated
2014				Nominated
2015				Nominated
2016				Nominated