Sufe Bradshaw
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Sufe Bradshaw 2014.jpg
| caption = Bradshaw at the New York PaleyFest 2014 for the TV show Veep
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|11|30}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
Sufe Bradshaw ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|uː|f|i}} {{respell|SOO|fee}};[http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/hbos-veep-break-out-star-sufe-bradshaw-talks-her-character-new-documentary#axzz2ZVeYIZxs "HBO's 'Veep' Break-out Star Sufe Bradshaw Talks Her Character, New Documentary"]. Ebony, May 17, 2012. born November 30, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue, the secretary and scheduler to Vice President Selina Meyer, in the HBO comedy series Veep.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130510010531/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/05/sufe-bradshaw-veep-character-patterned-after-someone-at-the-dmv.html "Sufe Bradshaw: 'Veep' character patterned 'after someone at the DMV'"]. Zap2it, May 5, 2013. Her prior acting credits include guest roles in Prison Break, Mind of Mencia, Southland, Cold Case and FlashForward, as well as a minor role in the 2009 feature film Star Trek.
Early life
Career
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 poet, and does humanitarian and activist work for groups including One Billion Rising and the Greenway Art Alliance.[http://uptownmagazine.com/2013/04/all-eyes-on-sufe-bradshaw/ "All Eyes On: Sufe Bradshaw"]. Uptown, April 14, 2013.
Bradshaw played secretary to the Vice President Sue Wilson in the HBO comedy series Veep for the show's first five seasons. She did not appear in the show's sixth season as a result of developing a glucose issue.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Bryn Sandberg,Lacey |date=2019-03-29 |title="It's Been This Weird Crystal Ball": 'Veep' Stars and Creatives Talk Trump, Chaos and the Series Finale in Dishy Oral History |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/veep-stars-creatives-talk-series-finale-dishy-oral-history-1198054/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} She appeared in the final episode of the seventh season and series' finale, returning as Meyer's secretary in the White House after the character is elected.{{Cite web |title='Veep' showrunner breaks down series finale: Selina 'got what she deserved' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/13/veep-showrunner-david-mandel-breaks-down-series-finale/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=EW.com |language=en}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| The Les Brown Show | Make-up Artiste | Short |
| 2006
| Speechless | May | |
| rowspan=2| 2007
| Black Woman's Guide to Finding a Good Man | Mika Moore | Video |
| Mr. Jackson's Neighborhood
| Kim | Short |
| rowspan=3| 2009
| The Lost Nomads: Get Lost! | April | |
| Star Trek
| Cadet Alien | |
| Dance Flick
| Keloid | |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| Infatuation of a Psychopath | - | Short |
| Halfway Where?
| Agent #2 | Short |
| rowspan=2| 2011
| Susan's Remembrance | Forensic Specialist Smith | Short |
| Fixing Pete
| Janice Taylor | TV movie |
| rowspan=3| 2012
| Overnight | Shawna | |
| And When He Died, All He Left Us Was Alone
| - | Short |
| Coming Home
| Tiffany | Short |
| rowspan=4| 2014
| Detective Gill | |
| Crossroads
| YoYo | |
| Snackpocalypse
| School Nurse | Short |
| Happy Medium
| Dr. Diane Tyler | Short |
| 2015
| Marathon Day | - | Short |
| 2016
| Federal | Detective Mogues | Short |
| 2017
| Bad Kids of Crestview Academy | Dr. Knight | |
| 2019
| Holly | |
| 2020
| First One In | Ashalee | |
| rowspan=3| 2021
| Jean | |
| The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
| Jill Crane | |
| Val
| Officer Daughtry | |
| 2022
| Dean Swanson | |
| rowspan=5| 2023
| Carla | |
| The Getback
| Detective Jade Hatch | |
| Guardian Angel
| Wilma Reed | Short |
| No Right Way
| Amy | |
| Rise
| Fati | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Yo Momma | Guest Comedian | Episode: "Episode #3.9" |
| rowspan=2| 2008
| Chantelle Legros | Episode: "Ghost of My Child" |
| Mind of Mencia
| Shakey | Episode: "Episode #4.2" |
| rowspan=6| 2009
| Trust Me | Receptionist | Episode: "Au Courant" |
| ER
| Waitress | Episode: "And in the End..." |
| Southland
| Josie | Episode: "Derailed" |
| Prison Break
| Wife | Episode: "Free" & "The Old Ball and Chain" |
| FlashForward
| Ms. Gerber | Episode: "White to Play" |
| Bones
| Gina McNamara | Episode: "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" |
| 2010
| Nurse | Episode: "It's All About the Hamiltons" |
| 2012-19
| Veep | Sue Wilson | Main Cast: Season 1–5, Guest: Season 7 |
| 2014
| Dalia Reilly | Episode: "Food for Thought" |
| 2018
| Angel | Episode: "Under Cover" |
| 2020
| Nawi | Episode: "I Am." |
| 2021-22
| Hidden Canyons | Denise Collins | Main Cast |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Association ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| 2013
| rowspan="4"| Screen Actors Guild Awards | rowspan="4"| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | rowspan="4"| Veep | {{nom}} |
| 2014
| {{nom}} |
| 2015
| {{nom}} |
| 2016
| {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2395944|name=Sufe Bradshaw}}
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Category:American television actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American documentary filmmakers
Category:21st-century African-American actresses
Category:Actresses from Chicago
Category:American spoken word artists
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American women documentary filmmakers
Category:African-American women musicians
Category:20th-century African-American actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
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