Haneefah Wood | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Haneefah Wood is an American actress. She is known for her role as Candace De La Brix on Nurse Jackie , Vickie/Rafik's Sister in Freedomland , Blanche on Grease Live! , and Wilma Howell on Schooled and The Goldbergs .
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Wood made her debut in an episode of the TV show Strong Medicine . She played Raleena in the episode "The Philadelphia Chromosome". In 2005, she played Ellie Graham on the episode "Prisoner" of Law and Order: Criminal Intent .
In 2006, she played Vickie/Rafik's Sister in Freedomland . In 2011, she played Candace De La Brix on 2 episodes of Nurse Jackie . In 2012, Wood played Layla Mislap on an episode of NYC 22 . In 2013 and 2014, she had guest roles on White Collar and The Millers , respectively. [1]
In 2015, Wood had a starring role as Pearl in the short-lived Zoe Ever After . [1] Also in 2015, she played Tanya on Life in Pieces . She was in Grease Live! (2016) playing Blanche. She also played a camp administrator on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in that year.
From 2017-2020, she starred as Ivy in Baskets , Cydie Scoville in Truth be Told , Jill in One Day at a Time , and most notably, Wilma Howell in Schooled .
Film
Movie | Role | Year | Notes |
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Freedomland | Vickie/Rafik's Sister | 2006 | |
Typecast | Haneefah | 2014 | Short film |
Grease Live! | Blanche | 2016 | TV movie |
Hook Man | Odessa | 2015 | Short film |
Art Prison | Warden Parks | 2018 | TV movie |
Television
Series | Role | Year(s) | Notes |
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Strong Medicine | Raleena | 2002 | Episode: "The Philadelphia Chromosone" |
Law and Order: Criminal Intent | Ellie Graham | 2005 | Episode: "Prisoner" |
Nurse Jackie | Candace De La Brix | 2011 | 2 episodes |
NYC 22 | Layla Mislap | 2012 | Episode: "Schooled" |
White Collar | Wanda | 2013 | Episode: "Empire City" |
King Bachelor's Pad | Herself | 2014 | Episode: "Obamacare: Healthcare Livin'" |
The Millers | Vicky | 2014 | Episode: "Movin' Out: Carol's Song" |
The League | Teacher | 2014 | Episode: "Epi Sexy" |
Life in Pieces | Tanya | 2015 | Episode: "Burn Vasectomy Milkshake Pong" |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Camp Administrator | 2016 | Episode: "I'm Back at Camp with Josh!" |
Zoe Ever After | Pearl | 2016 | Main role |
S.W.A.T | Norah | 2017 | Episode: "Homecoming" |
Baskets | Ivy | 2017–2019 | 5 episodes |
Truth Be Told | Cydie Scoville | 2019–2020 | Main role |
One Day at a Time | Jill | 2017–2020 | 11 episodes |
Schooled | Wilma Howell | 2019–2020 | Joined main cast in season 2 |
The Goldbergs | Professor Howell | 2021 | Episode: "Bevy's Big Murder Mystery Party" |
Murderville | Chief Rhonda Jenkins-Seattle | 2022 | 6 episodes |
Hello Tomorrow! | Shirley Stedman | 2023 | 10 episodes |
Drag Me to Dinner | Herself / Judge | 2023 | Hulu original [2] |
St. Denis Medical | Megan | 2025 | Episode: "Anything to Push Zaluva" |