Vicky Jeudy (born January 23, 1987) is an American actress, known for her role as Janae Watson on the
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
comedy-drama series, ''
Orange Is the New Black''.
Early life
Jeudy was born and raised in Queens, New York.
[ She is of Haitian descent.] Jeudy graduated from St. John's Preparatory School (Queens)
St. John's Preparatory School is a private school, private, Roman Catholic High school (North America), high school in the Astoria, Queens, Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York (state), New York. It is located within the Roman ...
in Astoria and studied theatre at State University of New York at New Paltz. During her years in college, she was a top 25 Semifinalist in the Miss New York competition.
Career
Jeudy appeared in a number of short films before she landed the recurring role of Janae Watson in the Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
comedy-drama series, '' Orange Is the New Black''. In 2014, she made her network television debut in an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and co-starred opposite Aunjanue Ellis
Aunjanue L. Ellis ( born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Men of Honor'' (2000), '' The Caveman's Valentine'' (2001), '' Undercover Brother'' (2002), ''Ray'' (2004), '' The Express: The Ern ...
in the independent film ''Romeo and Juliet in Harlem''.[
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Filmography
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Living people
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from New York City
American television actresses
People from Queens, New York
State University of New York at New Paltz alumni
American people of Haitian descent
1987 births