Sufe Bradshaw
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Sufe Bradshaw
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Bradshaw at the New York PaleyFest 2014 for the TV show Veep
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| Born | November 30, 1979 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Sufe Bradshaw (born November 30, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Sue Wilson, the secretary and scheduler to Vice President Selina Meyer, in the HBO comedy series Veep.
Before Veep, Sufe appeared in TV shows like Prison Break, Southland, and Cold Case. She also had a small role in the 2009 movie Star Trek.
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About Sufe Bradshaw
Early Life and Background
Sufe Bradshaw was born on November 30, 1979, in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up on the West Side of Chicago. Sufe has a large family, with nine brothers and sisters.
Her Acting Career
Sufe Bradshaw is most famous for her role as Sue Wilson in the TV show Veep. In the show, she played the very organized and direct secretary to the Vice President. She was a main character for the first five seasons.
She took a break from the show's sixth season due to a health issue. However, she returned for the final episode of the seventh season. In that episode, her character, Sue, became the secretary to the President in the White House.
Sufe has also appeared in many other films and TV shows. Some of her movie roles include Star Trek (2009), Dance Flick (2009), Imperial Dreams (2014), and Murder Mystery (2019). More recently, she was in Together Together (2021) and Metal Lords (2022).
On television, besides Veep, she has been in shows like Cold Case, ER, FlashForward, and Bones. In 2020, she appeared in Lovecraft Country.
Beyond Acting
Sufe Bradshaw is also a documentary filmmaker. She is working on a project called New Leaves. This film looks at the lives of children who grow up in tough city neighborhoods.
She is also a spoken word poet. This means she performs poetry out loud, often with rhythm and passion. Sufe also does important humanitarian and activist work. She supports groups like One Billion Rising, which works to end violence against women, and the Greenway Art Alliance.
Awards and Recognition
Sufe Bradshaw and the cast of Veep have been nominated for several awards. They were nominated four times for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. This award recognizes the best group performance in a comedy TV show. They were nominated in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
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