Vicky Jeudy 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 ''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Pr ...

''.

Early life

Jeudy was born and raised in Queens, New York. She is of

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an descent. Jeudy graduated from St. John's Preparatory School (Queens) in Astoria and studied theatre at

State University of New York at New Paltz The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz or New Paltz) is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It traces its origins to the New Paltz Classical School, a secondary institution founded in 1828 and reorganized as an ...

. 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, ''

''. Along with cast she received three

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. In 2014, she made her network television debut in an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and co-starred opposite

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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 ''

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'' and '' Chicago P.D.''. In 2022 she played the leading role in the thriller film, ''Stranger Next Door'' for Lifetime.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeudy, Vicky Living people 21st-century American actresses American television actresses Actresses from Queens, New York State University of New York at New Paltz alumni American people of Haitian descent Year of birth missing (living people)