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Ilfenesh Hadera

Highest Rated: 53% Werewolves (2024)

Lowest Rated: 18% Baywatch (2017)

Birthday: Dec 1, 1985

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

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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Highest rated movies

53% 45% Werewolves Watchlist 50% 25% The Bricklayer Watchlist 18% 56% Baywatch Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
53% 45% Werewolves Unknown (Character) - 2024
50% 25% The Bricklayer Tye (Character) - 2023
18% 56% Baywatch Stephanie Holden (Character) $58.0M 2017

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 52% 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