Sufe Bradshaw ( ;
born November 30, 1979) is an American
actress
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, best known for her role as Sue, the
secretary
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and
scheduler
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with an
acerbic wit
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, to Vice-President
Selina Meyer
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, in the
HBO
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comedy series ''
Veep
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''. Her prior acting credits include guest roles in ''
Prison Break
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'', ''
Mind of Mencia
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History
The first season of ''Mind of Mencia'' ran from July 6, 2005 ...
'', ''
Southland Southland may refer to:
Places Canada
* Dunbar–Southlands, Vancouver, British Columbia
New Zealand
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'', ''
Cold Case
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'' and ''
FlashForward
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'', as well as a minor role in the 2009 feature film ''
Star Trek
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''.
Career
A native of
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
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,
["HBO's 'Veep' Break-out Star Sufe Bradshaw Talks Her Character, New Documentary"]
''Ebony
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'', May 17, 2012. Bradshaw has also worked as a documentary filmmaker. Her project ''New Leaves'', currently in development, examines children growing up in impoverished or underprivileged urban neighborhoods.
She has also performed as a
spoken word
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poet, and does humanitarian and activist work for groups including
One Billion Rising
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and the Greenway Art Alliance.
"All Eyes On: Sufe Bradshaw"
'' Uptown'', April 14, 2013.
Filmography
Film and TV Movies
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
American television actresses
American film actresses
American documentary filmmakers
African-American actresses
Actresses from Chicago
American spoken word artists
21st-century American actresses
1979 births
American women documentary filmmakers
African-American women musicians
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women
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