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{{short description|American actress and singer}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = De'Adre Aziza
| birthname   = De'Adre Danielle Aziza
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1977|06|14}}
| birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date  =
| death_place =
| yearsactive = 2006–present
| occupation  = Actress<br>Singer
}}
'''De'Adre Danielle Aziza''' ({{IPAc-en|d|i|ˈ|eɪ|d|r|ə|_|ə|ˈ|z|iː|z|ə}}; born June 14, 1977) is an American actress and singer.
==Early life and education==
Aziza was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] and raised in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]]. She is the daughter of Donna Avery, retired part-time assistant professor and textiles specialist at [[Parsons The New School for Design]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DO5ucNpsCz8C&q=donna+avery+de%27adre&pg=PA123 |title=Gumbo for the Heart |first=Dianne | last= Andrews |page=123 | via= Google Books |date=2010-08-17 |publisher=Author House |access-date=2016-03-02|isbn=9781452032047 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sommers|first=Michael W.|date=2008-05-14|title=Scaling 'the Heights': Musical charmer catches Tonys' eye with 13 nods|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/2008/05/scaling_the_heights_musical_ch.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=nj|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=de'Adre Aziza|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/6636/deadre-aziza/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Broadway.com|language=en}}</ref> She attended [[the Harlem School of the Arts]] for eleven years and the [[Dance Theater of Harlem]] for five. She is a graduate of the [[Tisch School of the Arts]] at [[New York University]].
==Career==
She received a [[Tony Award]] nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for ''[[Passing Strange (musical)|Passing Strange]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-03-26|title=Tony Nominees De'Adre Aziza and Jon Michael Hill Are Residents of Hot L Baltimore, Starting March 24 - Playbill.com|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149112-Tony-Nominees-DeAdre-Aziza-and-Jon-Michael-Hill-Are-Residents-of-Hot-L-Baltimore-Starting-March-24|access-date=2021-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326051822/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149112-Tony-Nominees-DeAdre-Aziza-and-Jon-Michael-Hill-Are-Residents-of-Hot-L-Baltimore-Starting-March-24|archive-date=2011-03-26}}</ref> in which she played "teenage goddess" Edwina Williams, Dutch neo-[[hippie]] Marianna, and German revolutionary/filmmaker Sudabey. She appeared again on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in ''[[Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (musical)|Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadreaziza.com/ |title=de'Adre aziza |website=Deadreaziza.com |date= |access-date=2016-03-02 |archive-date=2014-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216213012/http://deadreaziza.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Brown Sugar (2002 film)|Brown Sugar]]''
| Wedding Patron
|
|-
| 2004
| ''L-o-v-e''
| Star
| Short
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]''
| Bailiff
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Ronal the Barbarian]]''
| Amazon Queen
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012
| ''[[Red Hook Summer]]''
| Colleen Royale
|
|-
| ''Brutus Black''
| Brutus's Girl Friend
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''[[Da Sweet Blood of Jesus]]''
| Alto
|
|-
| ''In the Morning''
| Zuri
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[The Breaks (2016 film)|The Breaks]]''
| Tamika Grant
| TV movie
|-
| ''bwoy''
| Marcia
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[The Fire Inside (film)|The Fire Inside]]''
| Mickey
|
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! 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 (TV series)|Ugly Americans]]''
| -
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[30 Rock]]''
| Trene
| Episode: "[[Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy]]"
|-
| 2013
| ''[[666 Park Avenue]]''
| TV Reporter
| Episode: "Lazarus"
|-
| 2014
| [[Person of Interest (TV series)|''Person of Interest'']]
| Shari
| Episode: "A House Divided"
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2015
| [[Blue Bloods (TV series)|''Blue Bloods'']]
| Sharon Parsons
| Episode: "The Poor Door"
|-
| [[Madam Secretary (TV series)|''Madam Secretary'']]
| Janice Dwyer
| Episode: "Whisper of the Ax"
|-
| ''[[The Good Wife]]''
| Tabitha Gray
| Episode: "Red Meat"
|-
| ''[[Master of None]]''
| President
| Episode: "Hot Ticket"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Kevin Can Wait]]''
| Danielle
| Episode: "Kevin and Donna's Book Club"
|-
| [[Bull (2016 TV series)|''Bull'']]
| Wendy
| Episode: "Just Tell the Truth"
|-
| 2017
| [[The Breaks (TV series)|''The Breaks'']]
| Tamika Grant
| Main Cast
|-
| 2017–19
| [[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|''She's Gotta Have It'']]
| Raqueletta Moss
| Recurring Cast: Season 1, Main Cast: Season 2
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2018
| [[Instinct (American TV series)|''Instinct'']]
| Ellen
| Episode: "I Heart New York"
|-
| [[Elementary (TV series)|''Elementary'']]
| Krista
| Episode: "Sober Companions"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| [[The Code (American TV series)|''The Code'']]
| Nona Ferry
| Episode: "Don and Doff" & "Legit Bad Day"
|-
| [[Evil (TV series)|''Evil'']]
| Fiona Plemmons
| Episode: "3 Stars"
|-
| 2020
| [[The Sinner (TV series)|''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 (TV series)|''Younger'']]
| Azealia King
| Episode: "Inku-baited" & "Older"
|-
| 2021–23
| [[Run the World (TV series)|''Run the World'']]
| Donda Baptiste
| Recurring Cast
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2192823}}
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:African-American actresses]]
[[Category:American stage actresses]]
[[Category:Musicians from Teaneck, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Actresses from Teaneck, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni]]
[[Category:Singers from New Jersey]]
[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]
[[Category:Theatre World Award winners]]
[[Category:African-American women singers]]
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