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Annie Ilonzeh
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Annette Ngozi Ilonzeh
August 23, 1983 Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Annette Ngozi Ilonzeh (born August 23, 1983), known as Annie Ilonzeh, is an American actress. She has been in many TV shows and movies. From 2010 to 2011, she played Maya Ward in the TV show General Hospital. She also starred as Kate Prince in the TV series Charlie's Angels. Annie has had regular roles in popular shows like Arrow, Drop Dead Diva, and Empire. In 2017, she acted in the movie All Eyez on Me and the thriller 'Til Death Do Us Part. From 2018 to 2020, she played Emily Foster in the NBC drama series Chicago Fire.
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Early Life and Career Beginnings
Annie Ilonzeh was born in Grapevine, Texas, on August 23, 1983. She went to Colleyville Heritage High School. Her father is from Igbo in Nigeria, and her mother is white.
Annie started her acting career in 2007. Her first TV appearance was in an episode of the CBS show How I Met Your Mother. She also had small parts in movies like He's Just Not That Into You, Miss March, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
First Big TV Roles
From 2009 to 2010, Annie had a repeating role in the TV show Melrose Place. In 2010, she appeared in three episodes of Entourage.
From 2010 to 2011, she became a regular on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. She played the character Maya Ward.
Rising to Fame
In January 2011, Annie Ilonzeh was chosen to be one of the "Angels" in a new version of the classic 1970s TV show Charlie's Angels. The show started in September 2011, but it didn't last long.
After Charlie's Angels, Annie continued to get many roles. In 2012, she started appearing in The CW series Arrow. She also had a repeating role in the ABC Family show Switched at Birth. In 2013, she played a main character in the TV movie Killer Reality.
Annie also guest-starred in Beauty & the Beast. She had a repeating role in the comedy-drama Drop Dead Diva in 2013. Later, she appeared in Person of Interest and Empire.
Recent Work in Film and TV
In 2017, Annie Ilonzeh got her first major movie role. She played Kidada Jones in All Eyez on Me, a movie about the famous hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. Later that year, she starred in the thriller movie 'Til Death Do Us Part. This movie earned $3.5 million. Also in 2017, she was a guest star in an episode of American Horror Story: Cult.
In 2018, Annie was in the action movie Peppermint. Later that year, she began playing Emily Foster in the popular Chicago TV series. She was a main character in Chicago Fire for two seasons, leaving after Season 7. In 2021, she starred in another TV pilot called Getaway.
In 2022, Annie starred in the action-thriller movie Agent Game. In 2023, she had leading roles in four movies: the horror thriller Fear, the psychological thriller Ruined, Vicious Affair, and Soul Mates. In 2024, she starred in The Stepdaughter for Tubi.
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | ... | |
| 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 | |
| 2023 | Fear | Bianca | |
| Ruined | Olivia “Liv” Richards | ||
| Vicious Affair | Skylar Hastings | Also producer | |
| Soul Mates | Allison | ||
| 2024 | The Stepdaughter | Whitney Hughes | |
| TBA | Thinestra | Demetria | Post-production |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | How I Met Your Mother | Becky | Episode: "The Yips" |
| 2008 | Do Not Disturb | - | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009–10 | Melrose Place | Natasha | Recurring cast |
| 2010–11 | 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 | |
| 2012–13 | Switched at Birth | Lana | Recurring cast: Season 1–2 |
| 2012–14 | 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 | |
| 2013–14 | 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 | |
| 2015–16 | 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" |
| 2018–20 | 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–present | S.W.A.T. | Devin Gamble | Recurring cast: Season 8A, Main cast: Season 8B |
See also
In Spanish: Annie Ilonzeh para niños
