Ilfenesh Hadera

Ilfenesh Hadera is an American actress who was raised in Harlem and trained at the Harlem School of the Arts and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, later earning a graduate degree in text and performance studies through RADA and King's College London. She made her screen debut in 2010 in the film 1/20. Hadera has worked repeatedly with Spike Lee, taking roles in Oldboy (2013), Chi-Raq (2015), the television series She's Gotta Have It, and Highest 2 Lowest (2025), where she played Pam King. She co-starred as Stephanie Holden in Baywatch (2017) and starred as Kay Daniels in Deception in 2018. She held a recurring role in Billions and from 2019 played Mayme Johnson in Godfather of Harlem. Her other television appearances include The Blacklist, Show Me a Hero, Chicago Fire, and The Punisher.