Haneefah Wood is an American actress. She is known for starring as Candace De La Brix on Nurse Jackie and Jill Riley on One Day at a Time.
Personal Life[]
No information is available on her personal life.
Career[]
Wood made her debut in an episode of the TV show Strong Medicine. She played Raleena in the episode "The Philadelphia Chromosome". In 2005, she played Ellie Graham on the episode "Prisoner" of Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
In 2006, she played Vickie/Rafik's Sister in Freedomland.
In 2011, she played Candace De La Brix on 2 episodes of Nurse Jackie. In 2012, Wood played Layla Mislap on an episode of NYC 22. In 2013 and 2014, she had guest roles on White Collar and The Millers, respectively.
In 2015, Wood had a starring role as Pearl in the short-lived Zoe Ever After. Also in 2015, she played Tanya on Life in Pieces.
She was in Grease Live! playing Blanche. She also played a camp administrator on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in that year.
More recently, she stars as Ivy in Baskets, Cydie Scoville in Truth be Told, Jill Riley in One Day at a Time, and most notably, Wilma Howell in Schooled.
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Hook Man | Odessa | Short |
2014 | Typecast | Haneefah | Short |
2006 | Freedomland | Vicky/Rafik's Sister |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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TBD | Are You Sleeping | Cydie Scoville | TV Series |
2018 | Art Prison | Warden Parks | TV Movie |
2017-2018 | Baskets | Ivy | TV Series |
2017-2018 | One Day at a Time | Jill Riley | TV Series |
2017 | S.W.A.T. | Norah | TV Series |
2016 | Zoe Ever After | Pearl | TV Series |
2016 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Camp Administrator | TV Series |
2016 | Grease Live! | Blanche | TV Movie |
2015 | Life in Pieces | Tanya | TV Series |
2014 | The League | Teacher | TV Series |
2014 | The Millers | Vicky | TV Series |
2014 | King Bachelor's Pad | TV Series | |
2013 | White Collar | Wanda | TV Series |
2012 | NYC 22 | Layla Millsap | TV Series |
2011 | Nurse Jackie | Candace De La Brix | TV Series |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ellie Graham | TV Series |
2002 | Strong Medicine | Raleena | TV Series |
Theater[]
Year | Title | Role |
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Jan 26, 2018 - Feb 25, 2018 | Bad Dates | Hayley Walker |
Jan 2, 2015 – Feb 1, 2015 | Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike | Casandra |
Jul 31, 2003 - Sep 13, 2009 | Avenue Q | Gary Coleman |
Apr 29, 1996 - Sep 07, 2008 | Rent | Swing |
Oct 21, 2004 - Jun 26, 2005 | Brooklyn |