Serena Olanthe Reeder (born April 8, 1983) is an American theater, film, and television actress and screenwriter. Reeder was born in

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. She is best known for her roles in the films ''

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'', ''

Get Rich or Die Tryin' ''Get Rich or Die Tryin'' is the debut studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Interscope Records, Eminem's Shady Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. After si ...

'', '' The Architect'', '' The Brooklyn Heist'', and ''

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.''

Early life and education

Reeder was born and raised in

. She attended the

Duke Ellington School of the Arts The Duke Ellington School of the Arts (established 1974) is a high school located at 35th Street and R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., and dedicated to arts education. One of the high schools of the District of Columbia Public School syst ...

in Washington, DC for theater. She attended the

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as part of the Drama Division's ''Group 34'' (2001–2005), graduating with a B.F.A degree in 2005.

Career

In 2005, Reeder's first professional role came before she graduated from Juilliard in '' Get Rich or Die Tryin'''. She was cast as

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's mother by the six time Academy Award nominee

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. This marked her film debut and the first time she worked with two time Academy Award nominee

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, playing her daughter. The movie was released November 9, 2005. In the summer of 2005, she was cast in '' The Architect'', directed by Matt Tauber marking the second time she would play the daughter of Viola Davis. Reeder was cast as

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's daughter in ''The Bucket List'', a 2007 comedy-drama starring

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and directed by

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. '' The Tea Party'', her directorial debut, was selected for competition, in the short film section of the 2013

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reeder, Serena Living people 1983 births Actresses from Washington, D.C. Juilliard School alumni 21st-century American women