Sufe Bradshaw
Sufe Bradshaw (/ˈsuːfi/ SOO-fee;[1] born November 30, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue, the secretary and scheduler with an acerbic wit, to Vice-President Selina Meyer, in the HBO comedy series Veep.[2] 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.
Sufe Bradshaw | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Career
A native of Chicago, Illinois,[1] 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.[1] 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.[3]
Filmography
Film and TV Movies
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Les Brown Show | Make-up Artiste | Short |
2006 | Speechless | May | |
2007 | Black Woman's Guide to Finding a Good Man | Mika Moore | Video |
Mr. Jackson's Neighborhood | Kim | TV Short | |
2009 | The Lost Nomads: Get Lost! | April | |
Star Trek | Cadet Alien | ||
Dance Flick | Keloid | ||
2010 | Infatuation of a Psychopath | - | Short |
Halfway Where? | Agent #2 | Short | |
2011 | Susan's Remembrance | Forensic Specialist Smith | Short |
Fixing Pete | Janice Taylor | TV movie | |
2012 | Overnight | Shawna | |
And When He Died, All He Left Us Was Alone | - | Short | |
Coming Home | Tiffany | Short | |
2014 | Imperial Dreams | 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 | Murder Mystery | Holly | |
2020 | First One In | Ashalee | |
2021 | Together Together | Jean | |
The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu | Jill Crane | ||
Val | Officer Daughtry | ||
2022 | Metal Lords | Dean Swanson |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Yo Momma | Guest Comedian | Episode: "Episode #3.9" |
2008 | Cold Case | Chantelle Legros | Episode: "Ghost of My Child" |
Mind of Mencia | Shakey | Episode: "Episode #4.2" | |
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 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | Nurse | Episode: "It's All About the Hamiltons" |
2012-19 | Veep | Sue Wilson | Main cast: season 1–5, guest: season 7 |
2014 | Rizzoli & Isles | Dalia Reilly | Episode: "Food for Thought" |
2018 | The Guest Book | Angel | Episode: "Under Cover" |
2020 | Lovecraft Country | Nawi | Episode: "I Am." |
2021-22 | Hidden Canyons | Denise Collins | Main cast |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Veep | Nominated |
2014 | Nominated | |||
2015 | Nominated | |||
2016 | Nominated |
References
- "HBO's 'Veep' Break-out Star Sufe Bradshaw Talks Her Character, New Documentary". Ebony, May 17, 2012.
- "Sufe Bradshaw: 'Veep' character patterned 'after someone at the DMV'". Zap2it, May 5, 2013.
- "All Eyes On: Sufe Bradshaw". Uptown, April 14, 2013.