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