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De'Adre Aziza

De'Adre Aziza
Born De'Adre Danielle Aziza
(1977-06-14) June 14, 1977 (age 39)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Singer
Years active 2006–present

De'Adre Danielle Aziza (/diˈdrə əˈzizə/; born June 14, 1977) is an American actress and singer.

Aziza was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Donna Avery, Part Time Assistant Professor and Textiles Specialist at Parsons - the New School for Design. She attended The Harlem School of the Arts for eleven years, the Dance Theater of Harlem for five, and is a graduate of 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, in which she played "teenage goddess" Edwina Williams, Dutch neo-hippie Marianna, and German revolutionary/filmmaker Sudabey. She recently appeared again on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.



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