Annie Ilonzeh | |
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Born | Annette Ngozi Ilonzeh [1] August 23, 1983 Grapevine, Texas, U.S. [2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Annette Ngozi Ilonzeh (born August 23, 1983) is an American actress. From 2010 to 2011, she played Maya Ward on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital , and later starred as Kate Prince in the short-lived ABC reboot of Charlie's Angels . She later had recurring roles on shows such as Arrow , Drop Dead Diva and Empire . In 2017, Ilonzeh played Kidada Jones in the biographical drama film All Eyez on Me and starred in the thriller 'Til Death Do Us Part . From 2018 to 2020, she started as Emily Foster in the NBC drama series, Chicago Fire .
Ilonzeh was born in Grapevine, Texas, and went to Colleyville Heritage High School. [3] Her father is a Nigerian of Igbo descent, [4] and her mother is white. [5] In 2007, she made her television debut in an episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother . She had bit roles in the movies He's Just Not That Into You , Miss March and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief . [6] Ilonzeh had a recurring role in the CW prime time soap opera Melrose Place from 2009 to 2010, and in 2010 guest starred in three episodes of Entourage . From 2010 to 2011, she played the role of Maya Ward on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital .
In January 2011, Ilonzeh was announced as one of the "Angels" on the reboot of the 1970s television series Charlie's Angels . The series, which premiered in September 2011, received mostly negative reviews, [7] and was cancelled the day after the fourth episode. In March 2012, it was announced that Ilonzeh would be recurring on The CW series Arrow . [8] Later that year, she began appearing in a recurring role in the ABC Family drama series Switched at Birth . In 2013, she played a leading role in the Lifetime television film Killer Reality. [9]
Ilonzeh also guest starred in the second season of CW's Beauty & the Beast , [10] and had a recurring role on Lifetime comedy-drama Drop Dead Diva in 2013. Later, she had a recurring role on Person of Interest and Empire .
In 2017, Ilonzeh had her first major film role, playing Kidada Jones in the biographical drama All Eyez on Me , about hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. [11] Later that year, she played the leading role in the psychological thriller film 'Til Death Do Us Part . [12] The film was released on September 29, 2017 and grossed $3.5 million. [13] Also that year she guest-starred in American Horror Story: Cult episode "Great Again". In 2018, Ilonzeh appeared in the action thriller Peppermint , [14] and was cast in a lead role on the ABC drama pilot Staties, [15] which was not picked up to the series. Later in 2018, Ilonzeh began portraying Emily Foster in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise, first starring in Chicago Fire . [16] She was in two seasons, departing following Season 7. [17] In 2021 she starred in another unsold pilot, the drama Getaway for NBC. [18]
In 2022, Ilonzeh starred in the action-thriller film, Agent Game . The film was released in the United States on April 8, 2022, by Saban Films. It was panned by critics. [19] In 2023, Ilonzeh starred in four films playing leading roles: the horror thriller Fear , the psychological thriller Ruined , the thriller Vicious Affair, and the horror-thriller Soul Mates . [20] [21] In 2024 she starred in the thriller film The Stepdaughter for Tubi. [22]
In 2024, Ilonzeh joined the CBS series S.W.A.T. for the show's eighth and final season as Officer Devin Gamble. [23] Ilonzeh's character is a gender flip reimagining of Officer Brian Gamble from the 2003 film adaption with the same name, who was portrayed by actor Jeremy Renner.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Hot Girl | |
Miss March | Beautiful Girl #2 | ||
Not Necessary | Whitley | Short film | |
2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Aphrodite Girl | |
2017 | All Eyez on Me | Kidada Jones | |
'Til Death Do Us Part | Madison Roland/Kate Smith | ||
2018 | Peppermint | FBI Agent Lisa Inman | |
2022 | Agent Game | Caroline Visser | [24] |
2023 | Fear | Bianca | |
Ruined | Olivia “Liv” Richards | ||
Vicious Affair | Skylar Hastings | Also producer | |
Soul Mates | Allison | ||
2024 | The Stepdaughter | Whitney Hughes | |
2025 | Singing in My Sleep | Rissa | |
Run | Meliss | To be released | |
TBA | Thinestra | Demetria | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | How I Met Your Mother | Becky | Episode: "The Yips" |
2008 | Do Not Disturb | - | Episode: "Pilot" |
2009–2010 | Melrose Place | Natasha | Recurring cast |
2010–2011 | General Hospital | Maya Ward | Regular cast |
Entourage | Rachel | Recurring cast: Season 7, guest: Season 8 | |
2011 | The Game | Anthea | Episode: "A Very Special Episode" |
Charlie's Angels | Kate Prince | Main Cast | |
2012–2013 | Switched at Birth | Lana | Recurring cast: Season 1–2 |
2012–2014 | Arrow | Joanna De La Vega | Recurring cast: Season 1, guest: Season 2 |
2013 | Killer Reality | Hayley Vance | TV movie |
Diary of a Champion | Ciara Tryce | Recurring cast | |
Drop Dead Diva | Nicole | Recurring cast: Season 5 | |
2013–2014 | Beauty & the Beast | Beth Bowman | 2 episodes |
2014 | Rush | Jordana Rourke | Episode: "Where Is My Mind?" |
2015 | Allegiance | Julia Marcus | Episode: "Pilot" |
Guy Theory | Skylar Thomas | Episode: "Perfect Storm" | |
Graceland | Courtney Gallo | Recurring cast: Season 3 | |
2015–2016 | Person of Interest | Harper Rose | Recurring cast: Season 4, guest: Season 5 |
2016 | Empire | Harper Scott | Recurring cast: Season 2 |
2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Erika | Episode: "Great Again" |
2018–2020 | Chicago Fire | Emily Foster | Main Cast: Season 7–8 |
Chicago P.D. | Crossover Cast: Season 6–7 | ||
2019 | Chicago Med | Episode: "Infection, Part II" | |
2021 | The Lower Bottoms | Beulah Rhodes | Main Cast, podcast |
2024–2025 | S.W.A.T. | Devin Gamble | Recurring cast: Season 8A, Main cast: Season 8B |