N'Bushe Wright

N'Bushe Wright is an American actress and dancer who trained at the Martha Graham School of Dance and the Alvin Ailey Dance Center. Born in Brooklyn, she soon began acting study at Stella Adler's Studio and won a starring role in Anthony Drazan's Zebrahead (1992). Critics responded well to her turn as the drug-addicted older sister of the young lead in Boaz Yakin's Fresh (1994). She then played an idealistic Black Panther Party member in the Hughes brothers' Dead Presidents (1995) and later appeared as Dr. Karen Jenson in Blade (1998). On television, she had a recurring role as Claudia, a Black civil rights activist working for educational equality, in the NBC drama I'll Fly Away, and she has made guest appearances on series such as Chappelle's Show, Third Watch, Homicide: Life on the Street, and New York Undercover. She has also recorded a public service spot for Deejay Ra's Hip-Hop Literacy campaign.