Born in Harlem, New York City, Ilfenesh Hadera joined her father working with an African Services organization based in Harlem prior to beginning her acting career. She made her acting debut in the 2010 film 1/20.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Run the World (2021)
Guest starring as Ilfenesh Hadera
- Episode 1x03: What a Co-inky-dick (May 30, 2021)
The Equalizer (2021)
Guest starring as Michelle Chambers
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x01: Truth for a Truth (Feb 18, 2024)
- Episode 3x18: Eye for an Eye (May 21, 2023)
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Starring as Mayme Johnson
(29 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Our Black Shining Prince (Mar 26, 2023)
- Episode 3x09: We Are All Kings (Mar 19, 2023)
- Episode 3x08: Homeland or Death (Mar 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x07: All Roads Lead to Malcolm (Mar 5, 2023)
- Episode 3x06: Spooks (Feb 26, 2023)
- Episode 3x05: Angel of Death (Feb 19, 2023)
- Episode 3x04: Captain Fields (Feb 5, 2023)
- Episode 3x03: Mecca (Jan 29, 2023)
- Episode 3x02: Alzado (Jan 22, 2023)
- Episode 3x01: The Negro in White America (Jan 15, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: The Hate That Hate Produced (Aug 29, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: The Bonanno Split (Aug 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Man of the Year (Aug 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: The Ballot or the Bullet (May 23, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: It's a Small World After All (May 16, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: The Geechee (May 9, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: The Fruit Stand Riot (May 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Sting Like a Bee (Apr 25, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: The French Connection (Apr 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: Chickens Come Home to Roost (Dec 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Rent Strike Blues (Nov 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: How I Got Over (Nov 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Masters of War (Nov 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Il Canto de Malavita (Nov 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: It's All in the Game (Oct 27, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: I Am the Greatest (Oct 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Our Day Will Come (Oct 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: The Nitty Gritty (Oct 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: By Whatever Means Necessary (Sep 29, 2019)
Deception (2018)
Starring as FBI Agent Kay Daniels
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Transposition (May 27, 2018)
- Episode 1x12: Code Act (May 27, 2018)
- Episode 1x11: Loading Up (May 20, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: The Unseen Hand (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Getting Away Clean (May 6, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Multiple Outs (Apr 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Sacrifice 99 to Fool One (Apr 24, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Black Art (Apr 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Masking (Apr 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Divination (Apr 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Escapology (Mar 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Forced Perspective (Mar 18, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 11, 2018)
Billions (2016)
Guest starring as Deb Kawi
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Ball in Hand (May 7, 2017)
- Episode 2x11: Golden Frog Time (Apr 30, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Sic Transit Imperium (Apr 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: The Kingmaker (Apr 9, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Victory Lap (Apr 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Indian Four (Mar 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Currency (Mar 19, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: The Oath (Mar 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Risk Management (Feb 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x12: The Conversation (Apr 10, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x11: Magical Thinking (Apr 3, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x10: Quality of Life (Mar 27, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x09: Where the F*ck is Donnie? (Mar 20, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x08: Boasts and Rails (Mar 13, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x07: The Punch (Mar 6, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x06: The Deal (Feb 21, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x05: The Good Life (Feb 14, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x04: Short Squeeze (Feb 7, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x03: YumTime (Jan 31, 2016) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x02: Naming Rights (Jan 24, 2016) [Co-Star]
Chicago Fire (2012)
Guest starring as Serena Holmes
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: Short and Fat (Dec 8, 2015)
- Episode 4x08: When Tortoises Fly (Dec 1, 2015)
- Episode 4x06: 2112 (Nov 17, 2015)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Ilfenesh Hadera
- Episode 2017-05-26: David Hasselhoff, Ilfenesh Hadera (May 26, 2017)