Vicky Jeudy (born January 23, 1987) is an American actress, known for her role as Janae Watson on the

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comedy-drama series, '' Orange Is the New Black''.

Early life

Jeudy was born and raised in Queens, New York. She is of Haitian descent. Jeudy graduated from

St. John's Preparatory School (Queens) St. John's Preparatory School is a private school, private, Roman Catholic High school (North America), high school in the Astoria, Queens, Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York (state), New York. It is located within the Roman ...

in Astoria and studied theatre at State University of New York at New Paltz. During her years in college, she was a top 25 Semifinalist in the Miss New York competition.

Career

Jeudy appeared in a number of short films before she landed the recurring role of Janae Watson in the

comedy-drama series, '' Orange Is the New Black''. In 2014, she made her network television debut in an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and co-starred opposite

Aunjanue Ellis Aunjanue L. Ellis ( born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Men of Honor'' (2000), '' The Caveman's Valentine'' (2001), '' Undercover Brother'' (2002), ''Ray'' (2004), '' The Express: The Ern ...

in the independent film ''Romeo and Juliet in Harlem''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeudy, Vicky Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City American television actresses People from Queens, New York State University of New York at New Paltz alumni American people of Haitian descent 1987 births