Zephani Idoko

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Zephani Idoko is a Nigerian-American actress who began her career after graduating and moving to New York City, where she was cast as Abena in The Unsettling, an independent psychological horror film. It screened in 2021 and 2022 at festivals held in Australia, the UK and the US before reaching theaters and streaming platforms on February 10, 2023. She is known for playing Sallay in Blumhouse and Amazon Studios' Nanny (2022), which premiered at Sundance in 2022 and earned the Grand Jury Prize in its dramatic competition, and for appearing as Stephanie in the Starz series Power Book II: Ghost and Ashley in HBO Max's Gossip Girl. Her television work also includes the second season of Gossip Girl and the late 2025 limited series Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas, where she plays Sarah.