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name: "Ilfenesh Hadera"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ilfenesh-hadera"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 December 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T03:12:54.512840+00:00"
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# Ilfenesh Hadera

Actor. Born 1 December 1985 in New York, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 December 1985, New York, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Ильфенеш Хадера

## Biography

Ilfenesh Hadera is an American actress. She was born on 1 December 1985 in New York and raised in Harlem. She attended the Harlem School of the Arts and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, and received an MFA in text and performance studies from RADA / King's College London.

Hadera made her acting debut in the film *1/20* (2010). She has collaborated frequently with director Spike Lee, appearing in *Oldboy* (2013), *Chi-Raq* (2015), *She's Gotta Have It* (2017–2019) and *Highest 2 Lowest* (2025). Her other credits include the role of Carmen Febles in the miniseries *Show Me a Hero* (2015), Stephanie Holden in *Baywatch* (2017) and Mayme Johnson in *Godfather of Harlem* (2019–).

Her father, Asfaha Hadera, an Ethiopian refugee, founded the African Services Committee, a Harlem-based organisation supporting African immigrants; her mother, Kim Nichols, serves as co-director.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Show Me a Hero* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Carmen Febles — [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md)

## Also known for

- *Baywatch* (2017), Stephanie Holden
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Jennifer Palmer
- *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), Mistress
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), Serena
- *Oldboy* (2013), Judy
- *Billions* (2016), Deb Kawi
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Angela Reddick
- *Godfather of Harlem* (2019), Mayme Johnson

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