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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1967-12-22 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Barbados, British West Indies

Deidrie Henry

Biography:

Deidrie Nicole Maria Henry is an American award-winning singer and actor, and civil rights activist. She is also known for being "Annie the Popeye's Lady", longtime commercial spokesperson for Popeye's Chicken.

Her screen credits include MacGyver, Game of Silence, Criminal Minds, Justified, CSI, Bones, Ghost Whisperer, The Riches, Brothers and Sisters, E.R., Shark, Without A Trace, and NCIS.

On stage she has played lead roles in "Raisin in the Sun," "Streetcar Named Desire," "Yellowman," "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," "The Ballad of Emmett Till," and many others. She has won multiple awards, including the LA Tony for Best Actress and the NAACP Image Award. She has also been honored with an Ovation Award, Backstage Garland Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle Award.

Known For

Acting

2025

2018

The Rookie as Dr. Spader

2016

Game of Silence as Detective Liz Winters
MacGyver as Dr. Falama
Colony as Heloise

2015

Bosch as Millie Elias
Chicago Med as Deb Morgan

2014

Beyond the Lights as Deidrie Henry

2013

Mom as Andrea

2012

Touch as Maggie Miller

2011

Beautiful Boy as Bonnie
Shameless as Fowler

2010

Rizzoli & Isles as Mrs. Senna (Mathias' mother)
Justified as Rowena

2009

NCIS: Los Angeles as Rachel DeMayo
Lie to Me as A'isha Walker

2006

Brothers and Sisters as Dr. Williams

2005

Criminal Minds as Commander Jumilla Reardon
Commander in Chief as Ms. Clark
Bones as Elaine Akusta

2003

NCIS as Tracy Taylor

2002

2000

1994

ER as Nichelle Richardson