Jeryl Prescott Sales is an American actress, best known for her role as

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in the AMC series '' The Walking Dead''. In 2019, she had series regular role of

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in the short-lived

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series ''

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''.

Life and career

Prescott was born in Washington, D.C., then adopted and raised in

Hartsville, South Carolina Hartsville is the largest city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It was chartered on December 11, 1891. The population was 7,764 at the 2010 census. Hartsville was chosen as an All-America City in 1996 and again in 2016. Harts ...

. She is best known for her role as

in Season 1 of the

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'' The Walking Dead'', which premiered on

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in 2010. Prescott, a resident of

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, divides her time between that city and Los Angeles. Prescott was originally cast for just two episodes of the premiere season of ''The Walking Dead''. However, her character, Jacqui, was then written into the series cast of the season as well. Prescott reprises her role as Jacqui in the Season 3 episode " Hounded", as one of the voices that speaks to Rick on the phone. Later, Prescott recurred as Cherry in ''

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'' on

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. Prescott also appeared as a Judge Delilah Nunes in the '' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'', which debuted on

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in 2011. Additionally, Prescott appeared as Felicite in the film, ''

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'' (2011). She has also cast in a film, produced by

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, based on

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's ''

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''. On television, she also guest-starred on '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She also has appeared in films ''

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'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2019). Prescott had a recurring role during the second season of ''

'' in 2014, and the following year on the adaptation of the comic book series '' Powers''. She guest starred on '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''

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'', and '' Shameless''. In 2019, she was cast in her first series regular role, on the

series ''

'' playing the role of

. The series was canceled after one season.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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