De'Adre AzizaDe'Adre Imani Aziza is an African-American actress and singer.Early life and educationShe is the daughter of Donna L. Avery, retired part-time assistant professor and textiles specialist at Parsons The New School for Design. She attended the Harlem School of the Arts for eleven years and the Dance Theater of Harlem for four years. She is studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.CareerShe received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Passing Strange, in which she played "teenage goddess" Edwina Williams, Dutch neo-hippie Marianna, and German revolutionary/filmmaker Sudabey. She appeared again on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.