Vicky Jeudy

{{Infobox person

| name = Vicky Jeudy

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| birth_name =

| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.

| spouse =

| children =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2006–present

| website =

}}

Vicky Jeudy is an American actress, known for her role as Janae Watson on the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.

Early life

Jeudy was born and raised in Queens, New York. She is of Haitian descent.{{cite web|url=http://blackgirllonghair.com/2013/09/a-chat-with-orange-is-the-new-blacks-vicky-jeudy/|title=A Chat with Orange is the New Black's Vicky Jeudy|access-date=January 20, 2015}} Jeudy graduated from St. John's Preparatory School (Queens) in Astoria and studied theatre at State University of New York at New Paltz.{{cite web|url=http://millenniummagazine.com/?p=3546|title=Vicky Jeudy: Orange is the New Black - Millennium Magazine|access-date=January 20, 2015}} During her years in college, she was a top 25 Semifinalist in the Miss New York competition.{{cite web|url=http://lunionsuite.com/2014/03/07/meet-haitian-american-actress-orange-is-the-new-blacks-vicky-jeudy/|title=Meet Haitian American Actress "Orange Is the New Black's" Vicky Jeudy -|access-date=January 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120184507/http://lunionsuite.com/2014/03/07/meet-haitian-american-actress-orange-is-the-new-blacks-vicky-jeudy/|archive-date=January 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://news.instyle.com/2014/06/18/vicky-jeudy-orange-is-the-new-black-janae-watson/|title=6 Things We Learned About Orange Is the New Black Star Vicky Jeudy (aka Janae Watson)! - InStyle|access-date=January 20, 2015}}

Career

Jeudy appeared in a number of short films before she landed the recurring role of Janae Watson in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. Along with cast she received three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/vicky-jeudy/bio/3030804918/|title=Vicky Jeudy|website=TVGuide.com}} In 2014, she made her network television debut in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and co-starred opposite Aunjanue Ellis in the independent film Romeo and Juliet in Harlem. After Orange Is the New Black, Jeudy starred in several independent films and guest-starred on New Amsterdam and Chicago P.D.. In 2022 she played the leading role in the thriller film, Stranger Next Door for Lifetime.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/stranger-next-door|title=Watch Stranger Next Door|website=Lifetime}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
2013 \| Shake \|Judy \|
2013 \| Addiction \|Nandie \|Short film
2013–2017, 2019 \| Orange Is the New Black \| Janae Watson \|Recurring role, 56 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2015–17) Nomination — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2018)
2014 \| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \|Officer McKenna \|Episode: "Amaro's One-Eighty"
2014 \| Romeo and Juliet in Harlem \|Benvolia \|
2017 \|Armstrong \|Lauren \|
2019 \|New Amsterdam \|Alma Pearson \|Episode: "Your Turn"
2019–2020 \|Chicago P.D. \|Angela Nelson \|Episodes: "Absolution" and "Mercy"
2020 \|Friend Request \|Rayna \|
2020 \|Rollers \|Maddie \|
2022 \|Stranger Next Door \|Rochelle Sellers \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2013

| Shake

|Judy

2013

| Addiction

|Nandie

|Short film