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Marsha Stephanie Blake
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Blake in production of The Merchant of Venice (2010)
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| Born | 3 May 1974 |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College University of California, San Diego (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Children | 1 |
Marsha Stephanie Blake is an amazing actress from Jamaica and the United States. She was born on May 3, 1974. Many people know her best for playing Linda McCray in the Netflix show When They See Us. For this role, she was even nominated for a big award called the Primetime Emmy Award.
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About Marsha Stephanie Blake
Marsha Stephanie Blake was born in Jamaica. In the late 1980s, she moved to the United States with her family. She went to Dartmouth College and finished her studies there in 1996. Later, she earned a special degree in acting from the University of California, San Diego.
Her Acting Career
Marsha Stephanie Blake has performed in many plays on Broadway and Off-Broadway. Some of these plays include The Merchant of Venice and The Crucible. She has also appeared in many TV shows. She was a guest star in popular shows like Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Good Wife.
Big TV Roles
In 2015, Marsha joined the cast of the Netflix show Orange Is the New Black. She played a character named Berdie Rogers. Because of her work on this show, she and the other actors won an award called the Screen Actors Guild Award. This award is for the best group performance in a comedy show.
She also had important roles in other TV series. These include Happyish, Getting On, and The Blacklist.
In 2019, Marsha played Linda McCray in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us. This show was directed by the famous Ava DuVernay. After that, in 2019, Marsha was cast as Vivian Maddox in How to Get Away with Murder. She also appeared in This Is Us alongside her co-star from When They See Us, Asante Blackk. More recently, in 2022, she had a main role in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.
Movies Marsha Has Been In
Marsha Stephanie Blake has also acted in many movies. Some of her movie roles include:
- The Architect (2006)
- Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (2013)
- Nasty Baby (2015)
- Person to Person (2017)
- Crown Heights (2017)
- The Wilde Wedding (2017)
- Luce (2019)
- See You Yesterday (2019)
- The Laundromat (2019)
- I'm Your Woman (2020)
In 2023, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her role as Ruth in the movie Brother. This shows how talented she is in different types of films.
Selected Filmography
Here are some of the movies and TV shows Marsha Stephanie Blake has been in:
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2006 | The Architect | Missy Neeley |
| 2013 | Stand Clear of the Closing Doors | Carmen |
| 2015 | Nasty Baby | Mo's Sister / Haimy |
| 2017 | Person to Person | Janet |
| 2017 | Crown Heights | Briana |
| 2019 | Luce | Rosemary Wilson |
| 2019 | See You Yesterday | Phaedra |
| 2019 | The Laundromat | Vincelle Boncamper |
| 2020 | The Photograph | Violet Eames |
| 2020 | I'm Your Woman | Teri |
| 2022 | Brother | Ruth |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Third Watch | Myrna Addison | Episode: "Cold Front" |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Maria | Episode: "Outcry" |
| 2013 | Elementary | Melanie Cullen | Episode: "M." |
| 2015 | Orange Is the New Black | Berdie Rogers | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Maia Sachs | Episode: "Taxed" |
| 2016–2019 | The Blacklist | Janet MacNamara | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Linda McCray | Miniseries |
| 2019–2020 | How to Get Away with Murder | Vivian Maddox | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Niecie | Main role |
| 2023 | Wilderness | Detective Rawlings | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist | Delores Hudson | Miniseries |
