Ilfenesh Hadera
Born and raised in New York City, Ilfenesh Hadera graduated from the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, which was the basis for the film "Fame" (1980), and the subsequent TV series. Hadera also studied acting at the Harlem School of Arts before making the jump to the screen. One of her first credits was a small role in "Da Brick" (2011), a pilot directed by Spike Lee. Although the show didn't go to series, it was the first of many collaborations between Hadera and Lee, another being Lee's remake "Oldboy" (2013). Hadera was a series regular on the highly praised limited series "Show Me a Hero" (HBO, 2015) created by David Simon before again collaborating with Lee on the film "Chi-raq" (2015) then landing a recurring role on "Billions" (Showtime, 2016-). In 2017, Hadera again appeared in a Spike Lee joint, this time in a supporting role on the TV series adaptation of his film "She's Gotta Have It" (Netflix, 2017-). It was announced that she would be the series lead on "Deception" (ABC, 2018-), playing an FBI agent who teams up with an illusionist to solve crime.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Werewolves | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
50% |
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The Bricklayer | Tye (Character) | - | 2023 |
18% |
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Baywatch | Stephanie Holden (Character) | $58.0M | 2017 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 51% | The Equalizer | Michelle Chambers (Guest Star) | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Godfather of Harlem | Mayme Johnson (Character) | 2019 2021 2023 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Blue Bloods | Angela Reddick (Guest Star) | 2021 |
78% | 59% | She's Gotta Have It | Opal Gilstrap (Character) | 2017 2019 |
64% | 91% | Deception | Kay Daniels (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2017 |
20% | No Score Yet | Conviction | Naomi Golden (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Chicago Fire | Serena (Guest Star) | 2015 |